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31 January 2013 | 1 reply
Should I build my buyer's list a bit before diving into deal making?
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31 January 2015 | 25 replies
I know it's a lot of dive into when you're first trying to figure out a system, but the payoff is huge.I'm pretty close to paperless for all of my record keeping.
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4 March 2013 | 10 replies
But what I was really upset about was the fact that I could've done that myself.....had I the knowledge at that time.I agree with Tracey, dive in here and you will have the knowledge for the next deal.
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26 February 2013 | 6 replies
Do your research, come up with a logical plan and dive in.
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26 February 2013 | 17 replies
Also, use a deeper color on the house, so it doesn't look washed out.
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21 March 2013 | 27 replies
It actually leads to increased crime rates and lower overall (physical/mental) health of a population too when looking deeper into this mess.
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11 March 2013 | 6 replies
There is a deeper issue at hand.
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13 March 2013 | 10 replies
That was lucky, but if you read the NY Times article this week about gentrification in Brooklyn, the game is still on.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/realestate/moving-deeper-into-brooklyn-for-lower-home-prices.html
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14 March 2013 | 10 replies
I'm also from Iowa and have a similar strategy in mind but have not taken the dive yet.