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19 July 2017 | 68 replies
I learned my lesson and have never even thought about buying new properties since I bought those four.
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28 July 2014 | 8 replies
Lessons learned - If there are window air conditioner units in an eight year old house with central air then your evaporator coil is full of cat/dog hair and your compressor is bad.
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1 August 2014 | 21 replies
Such an important lesson for me.Andrew
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10 September 2014 | 7 replies
A wise lesson you (& I) wont forget!
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10 September 2014 | 9 replies
@Wendy Diaz this is a good lesson for those that think they can turn C and D into B class. its like trying to marry someone and change them AINT going to happen .. with these tenants and really any tenant you need to follow Jon's advice ..
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24 December 2010 | 9 replies
If I'm lucky, maybe I'll end up with all 6.Lesson learned: patience and persistence pays off.
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25 February 2011 | 42 replies
Before this conversation, he was calling me 3-4 times a day to follow up.Another lesson I learned from this experience:Before I run an applicant's information through the tenant screening service, I call every single reference on the application to verify.
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17 May 2011 | 18 replies
Lessons equal $12KTotal Revenue equals $1,212,000.ROI 21.2%Please give me some feedback on this scenario.
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22 January 2015 | 2 replies
So many times this property entered my mind when advising people of what not to do and it had many painful lessons, it is such a relief to be able to say it is done.So what is your property you were happiest to see gone and why?