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8 December 2008 | 42 replies
Excellent exchange, the range of experience/perspective of the dialogue couldn't be better, thank you all and keep it coming!!!
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23 June 2008 | 31 replies
We have good relationships with our contractor's and get really good rates.
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19 June 2008 | 17 replies
And as a professional photographer, I have to say your profile photo is excellent :D
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17 June 2008 | 1 reply
Marketing by direct mail allows you to do this as well as to establish a relationship with the prospect before they even meet you.The basic principles of direct mail are simple.
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17 June 2008 | 1 reply
The relationship must reflect both ways in order to be of value to you in business.
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14 November 2010 | 36 replies
We've taken to tracking a 6 month rolling average on the advice of our statistical experts (to smooth out those bumps and to showing trending more accurately), it's easy to do in an excel ss when you're really trying to figure out what's cooking in a particular market.
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22 June 2008 | 13 replies
Thank you again for an excellent thread.
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10 November 2008 | 26 replies
They will have bendable rules.3. comm broker Try to find a national one if you intend on leaving your area to buy in the future.4. title company (unless your attorney handles title work and closings)Ask for a rep and build a relationship, they can do a lot of leg work for you. be sure they do double escrows as well.5. savy accountant Make sure he/she has other investor clients.
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24 June 2008 | 13 replies
If you structure everything correctly, REI provides an excellent tax shelter that's legal.
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3 July 2008 | 9 replies
I have an excellent mortgage source here in Las Vegas.