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14 March 2007 | 1 reply
I remember reading in someone (maybe Groucho Marx's) autobiography, about getting stock tips from a shoeshine boy and an elevator operator prior to the 1929 stock market crash.
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24 March 2007 | 26 replies
In addition, it shoudl be remembered that in the rental business we're not flipping houses, wholesaling, or running a business that requires doing 5 deals a month to survive.
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16 March 2007 | 9 replies
You want this person to be a REInvestor not a professional mentor.And remember, this business is ultimately a people and relationship business.
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28 March 2007 | 3 replies
Ideally, I would like to outright sell the property since I would recover all the cash and I can move on to my next deal, but the market is somewhat slow here.
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2 August 2007 | 22 replies
remember, "luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
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2 May 2007 | 22 replies
One thing to remember is that the typical homebuyer or seller does not understand any type of creative real estate buying or selling.
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1 April 2007 | 17 replies
I remember seeing some language about "flips" in some of the documents there.
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7 April 2007 | 9 replies
Remember this; insurance adjusters are SALES PEOPLE first and foremost.
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29 May 2007 | 19 replies
I remember our Christmas that year: two hard-boiled eggs, sauerkraut salad and four potatoes.
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22 March 2007 | 3 replies
Ideally, it would provide QucikBooks-type reports and info for tax purposes, as well as track investments and expenditures in other investments.