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17 March 2016 | 5 replies
It was mostly about flipping, being a professional not an amateur, making sure to have a great system, and keep working on the strategy that can work most of the time.
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18 March 2016 | 10 replies
Last thing you need is amateur work in a critical area (like sweating copper together or electric) coming back to bite you.
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30 March 2016 | 13 replies
I know there are a lot of people trying to wholesale these days, but really the amateurs just make the experienced guys look better.
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14 March 2016 | 6 replies
;) When I upload a photo of myself, I'll wear the same shirt as you and grow a beard, but have a small blue box that reads "amateur", that will keep everyone straight!
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28 January 2016 | 11 replies
I just entered due diligence last night and began a very amateur overview of the documents.
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30 January 2016 | 17 replies
Yes, amateur hour is over for the wannabe wholesalers, that's for sure.
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15 March 2019 | 13 replies
But of course I am still an amateur so I probably don't know what I am talking about. lol@Andrea Belfon Update: I wound up buying a house in the Ashview Heights area.
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8 May 2016 | 17 replies
That's just my two (amateur) cents.Congrats either way!
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25 September 2019 | 4 replies
Then they come to me to be rescued.You're hoping to save property management fees by doing it yourself but odds are pretty good that it will end up costing you more when you make a mistake.If you think a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur.
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28 September 2019 | 15 replies
That selling strategy smacks of amateur-hour, probably born of some desperation.