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11 May 2016 | 2 replies
So - I'm wondering if any of you can weigh in on the benefits of being in many different areas vs the benefits of being more concentrated in fewer ones.
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29 May 2016 | 22 replies
Both my wife and I have VA loan benefits so we were able to turn former primary residences into rentals since we didn't need to free up the equity.
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12 May 2016 | 7 replies
The risk you'd have probably doesn't outweigh the benefit.
12 May 2016 | 6 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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13 May 2016 | 9 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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13 May 2016 | 15 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.
11 May 2016 | 4 replies
The position is a 1099, unpaid, no benefits, etc. for 6-18 months before building a book of business.
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12 May 2016 | 10 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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18 May 2016 | 6 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.