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14 May 2008 | 21 replies
I much perfer to be conservative rather than gamble.
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6 July 2008 | 15 replies
If manufacturing comes back in my lifetime, I'll be happy, but I'm not holding my breath or gambling my future.
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3 May 2008 | 3 replies
Each Club has its own personality, heartbeat and pulse.There are a few that are nothing but a complete waste of time, but there are others that really do hit the jackpot as far as offering knowledge, support and information let alone finding the one or two people that you can connect with that send your investing to the next level.While I have done a myriad of deals along every spectrum of the investing arena, right now I am loving the thrill of single family home investing because of the speed I can accomplish it at.If you are in Evergreen Park, maybe you should make it to a small networking subgroup I am going to in Oak Forest on Thursday night.
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30 May 2008 | 6 replies
Ok since everything is more expensive lately, if I find something useful for cheap - I'm thrilled to see it.
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1 June 2008 | 22 replies
If I want to gamble, I'll go to Las Vegas.Mike
27 April 2009 | 21 replies
After foreclosure happens, you then occasionally get to experience the thrill of watching the previous owners (or just as often a squatter0 getting dragged out of the building by the sherrif
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9 July 2008 | 163 replies
Rest assured there are other expenses, and if your deal only works with a low amount allocated for expenses, and you don't have reserves to cover the others when they come up, you're going to be in trouble when something happens.Those have been around a while know I sometimes compare investing to gambling.
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5 July 2008 | 7 replies
I'm thrilled to have found this website and forum.
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25 July 2008 | 9 replies
To a homeowner, if they can get a property worth $330 for 10% off, they are thrilled to save $33k.
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22 June 2011 | 26 replies
But hear me out.I get a mentor, yes, but I already have two amazing and successful flippers right now who are giving me terrific advice, and I met a couple more at the class who would be thrilled to help me.