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14 November 2013 | 24 replies
I pulled over, took the sign out of the ground and knocked on the guys door... here we are today, i have always been a believer that the early bird get the worm.
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11 February 2013 | 21 replies
I would take it a step further and look for local bird dogs, local probate attorneys, BK attorneys, and etc etc etc.
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5 October 2012 | 4 replies
Pass on the referral and try to get a bird dog fee or find a property to quickly purchase and flip over to them.
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11 October 2012 | 8 replies
A bird dog brought me a lead, but it is owned by the VA.
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27 November 2012 | 40 replies
It needs to be signs, mailers, business cards, networking, bird dogs, driving for dollars, classified ad, online classified ad, etc, etc... every single month.
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30 July 2007 | 7 replies
When the property is in foreclosure the bank is still only the lender and is not the owner.Recognizing the subtle differences is important when you are working short sales, foreclosures, REOs and other ways to buy and sell.By extension a bird dog is operating illegally if they are trying to be paid based on the successful completion of a RE transaction between a buyer and seller where the bird dog is not a principal.
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31 July 2007 | 1 reply
what are all the types you use (bandit signs, bird dogs/ant farm, newspaper add, direct mail, etc)?
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22 May 2008 | 11 replies
Targets such as having sellers call you, finding investors and partners, and recruiting bird dogs.
2 August 2007 | 0 replies
Yet they act like it is a private club of just friends and family.To be more to the point...Some are in a service role providing something to the public (RE agent, book seller, mortgage broker, home inspector, REO portfolio bird dog, what ever).