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23 November 2017 | 99 replies
I have a friend who has money, but he's not interested in REI, especially since he attempted to partner up with someone in a real estate investment some years ago and got scammed.
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15 September 2018 | 102 replies
He's a Captain in the military and in his 40's and has been using the military card to get people to kiss his butt and I'm assuming getting away with scamming people like me.
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24 July 2018 | 81 replies
Don't fall for the Path of Progress scam brokers claim time and time again.Swanny
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13 November 2017 | 56 replies
Saved me $4k by not getting scammed by the dealership.All that aside, i paid cash for all of my vehicles.
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11 February 2018 | 15 replies
There are many scam ones that run a little brush through and charge you, but the reputable ones can fully scrub the ducts.
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1 January 2019 | 13 replies
As Jay said, they are actually very honest about their intentions/claims so I cant really call it a true scam.
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10 November 2017 | 44 replies
@John S LewisOh, I'm all about the education.In my target area, I once bid on a property that had been involved in two scams by a slumlord.
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17 November 2017 | 84 replies
Or they try to scam people.
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24 June 2017 | 103 replies
Then you ignore it forever and hope that the PM company doesn't scam you, your tenant doesn't create a meth lab, the government doesn't indemnify it, on and on and on.
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20 September 2019 | 84 replies
Most college “educations” are a scam in my opinion and kids rack up huge debts and start at a $37,000 a year job.