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3 January 2016 | 6 replies
Be a team player, find a team and share in their profits to start building yours.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.
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5 July 2013 | 4 replies
I am not a big player as an REI so this is great for my down time ;p and a great tool to learn even more, working along side other investors.You have also enlightment me on all the different ways you invest in real estate with all your sharing.and mostly, I want to thank you for the instant networking. wow, that was what I was doing wrong, when I was a starving agent in my past life.I thank you from the bottom of my heart. great community!
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12 October 2014 | 3 replies
I've just developed a contact with one of the partners of one of the biggest real estate development groups in my area. Having lunch or dinner with them would be an excellent opportunity for me. Being a bit star struc...
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17 February 2013 | 17 replies
That competition can easily outweigh the value of the market size, especially with a couple big players in the market.
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4 February 2013 | 40 replies
These are a few big players that do things right about the time before something big happens in the marketplace.
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21 May 2020 | 18 replies
The big Wall St players have been able to manipulate it and I think we will begin to see that in some larger syndication deals going forward.
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18 March 2023 | 29 replies
I've stayed in rentals that had over 50 five-star reviews even though they had broken furniture, a record player prominently featured in the marketing but it had no speakers, guitars prominently featured in the marketing but they had no strings, common kitchen items missing (e.g. strainer), and more.The response was too wordy.
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1 July 2015 | 9 replies
Or, they might be a wholesaler and doing an assignment, double close or something else tricky and they have a title company that will do the transaction.But I've not heard of a lender demanding you use a specific company.That said, this is an incestuous industry and there are affiliations between many of the players.
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20 January 2017 | 2 replies
If you ascertain the risks associated with the past players (owner, heirs, secured lie holders) and believe title insurance is essential, the.