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27 March 2024 | 3 replies
You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.
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25 March 2024 | 3 replies
Is your "insurance guy" a captive agent (one company) or independent (able to shop around)?
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26 March 2024 | 5 replies
Seller paid for 2nd independent appraisal, where appraiser massaged valuation into $305K.
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26 March 2024 | 11 replies
Example: "I want to build financial independence through real estate investing.
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25 March 2024 | 6 replies
I almost typed "independently" but there is a nuance stopping me from that, the very issue we're discussing.If the two of you do not have other STRs, as seems to be the case, you only have this one STR to draw the required hours from. 3 material participation tests to try:1.
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25 March 2024 | 2 replies
Likely owned by GSH Ventures,another retail multifamily real estate schemeElisa Zhang is a real estate finfluencer, formerly a computer engineer, who markets herself through the ElizaZhang Financial Independence University41.
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25 March 2024 | 2 replies
I am embarking on a journey into the real of residential real estate investment to seek financial independence, generational wealth, and the freedom to do as I please.
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25 March 2024 | 6 replies
They have in house salesmen but they also let independent agents called Brokers sell them as well because you can never have enough people selling your products.So, the way you combat that is call a bunch of places.
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25 March 2024 | 11 replies
You want independent contractors, paid by the job, not by the hour.
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23 March 2024 | 2 replies
In my senior seminar class, one of our assignments is to identify a mentor to meet with in person or virtually 4 times this semester in an industry we are interested in pursuing upon graduation.I would love to connect with a bigger pockets member that has experience in personal real estate investing for themselves or who has work experience in a specific field that has allowed other people to achieve financial independence through real estate investing.