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28 February 2015 | 62 replies
@Brian Mathews by starting out handling your own rentals you will gain the skills needed to know when your PM is not doing a good job.. instead of learning they are not doing a good job by very poor financial performance..
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20 August 2014 | 25 replies
Hiring people that are experts where I am not, and compliment my skills are important.
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22 December 2013 | 42 replies
Of course, people management skills are also extremely important in this biz, being a strong and effective manager of your crew is so important in not only serving the customers properly but running efficiently and getting things done during the shifts so the crew isn't there too long after closings, thus once again factoring into saving you some money on your labor costs.
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3 March 2014 | 10 replies
What do they offer, at what skill level, what services are included, and at what rate?
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9 April 2008 | 0 replies
A good way to do this is to offer them a higher return than they invested for initially.Professional people such as doctors and dentists,or other skilled professionals have a tendency to invest in groups.
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9 August 2008 | 4 replies
I have found no shortage of lenders that will do refi with no cash, Quicken being one.I hope this helps.Scottish007
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26 June 2012 | 27 replies
Maybe they will go after you for the shortage.
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6 November 2012 | 7 replies
I am picturing using my current single-family deal finding skills to list and sell a few high-value commercial properties per year and collect some fat commission checks.
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18 February 2015 | 49 replies
At this point, I strongly believe it is best to avoid dispute with tenant by having good management skill, inter-personal skills, leadership skill, good ethic, good judgment.I'm sure I will learn more lessons in the future.
1 August 2014 | 57 replies
There is a housing shortage in the area.