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13 April 2017 | 8 replies
, I suggest you attend a few local real estate clubs and meet a few of the larger hard money lenders in your area.HML's are used to originating private loans as these.
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15 July 2019 | 11 replies
And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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23 June 2015 | 4 replies
@Amadeus HladunWelcome.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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23 July 2015 | 24 replies
Remember those shows are all staged, nothing is real.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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5 July 2015 | 5 replies
@JPaul Mills Thanks, I look forward to attending.
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15 July 2015 | 12 replies
I've found the best way to find colleagues/partners is to start contributing on the forums and attending local REI meetups.
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23 July 2015 | 6 replies
The process of attending the first time home-buyers class, landlord training, and working with real estate agents, lawyers, inspectors and the like has given me the confidence to look ahead to the next opportunity.
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20 July 2015 | 5 replies
You profession could be the source of all the private $ you will need.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.
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2 October 2015 | 2 replies
hello...my name is Tamika and I'm really excited to get started in investing.I started reading and have attended seminars approx two years ago...I know one way to be successful is taking in knowledge of the industry.Now that I've read, and read I'm ready to put this all together and go out there and CRUSH IT!!!!
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19 August 2015 | 7 replies
Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.