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I am just starting in the real estate world and it has made my schedule busier and I struggle to make the most of my time and order my life to be the most effective.

Unfortunately I have to give the credit for my name to my mother and the epidural's lingering effects 

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I remember a couple of years back people were posting links in "dofollow" blog comments - is that still an effective strategy?

How you leverage the purchase will effect your expected returns and for some time.If you can't or don't need to flip for a MAI appraisal, ask appraisers for a letter of opinion of the market, they may be very close and at a fraction of the cost. 

Is this the most effect lead generation for flips or wholesale?

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That said, while it is certainly true the conditioning served FB in terms of selling their product, it was also a necessary and effective method to make sure every person took the most out of the weekend as possible.

What I have been reading about real estate investing is that putting together a team is important.In selecting the members how far do you go in meeting them?