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6 March 2019 | 10 replies
I don’t want to deal with the way another group manages themselves if that makes sense.
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4 March 2019 | 27 replies
@Tim Ellis has stated the difference several times, but it seems some people in this thread are still grouping them together.
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3 March 2019 | 2 replies
@Jon Lee can point you to a local foreclosure group with lots of info.
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3 March 2019 | 7 replies
Another option: look for a local real estate investors group and try to get personal recommendations from successful, proven investors.1.
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4 April 2019 | 21 replies
I think the investor group is quite easy to demonize, and many groups do a good job doing so.
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6 March 2019 | 14 replies
The only reason I have 48 hours advance notice is that one particular group of people have to let a big pressure vessel cool down before they can work on it.
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15 March 2019 | 44 replies
I went with a well known, highly recommended local group.
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10 May 2019 | 58 replies
I trusted this group and thought I had a future with them.
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8 April 2019 | 43 replies
Get around the networking groups where they attend and keep asking around like you're doing.
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2 March 2019 | 0 replies
I found this deal through a REI Facebook group How did you finance this deal?