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2 January 2018 | 43 replies
They don't value smartphones (or cell phones hardly) or being in touch constantly.
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14 September 2016 | 12 replies
You will also want a lender who has more than two brain cells who can handle the idea that you are purchasing a new primary and keeping your old one as an investment.
4 October 2016 | 69 replies
Several of the larger private entities here have contracted in the past 4 to 6 years, but there's new blood coming in for added fuel.
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23 March 2017 | 27 replies
Don't forget to track and deduct your mileage (including trips to your remodel store of choice, assuming you own a car that you use(d) to conduct business with), deduct a portion of your cell phone (assuming you conduct business on your phone) and deduct a home office expense (assuming you conduct your property management out of a room in your house) and consult a tax accountant to see what other tax write offs you should be able to have.
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8 December 2016 | 14 replies
@Michael Kugler I started with cell phone pics, moved to a DSLR and then just recently got a wide angle lens, and not only have the photos improved and inquiries increased but I've been able to take accurate pictures of spaces I couldn't have gotten before.
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1 December 2014 | 4 replies
However, I worked for an appraiser while in college and moved a lot in my youth, so I think real estate is in my blood.
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4 March 2015 | 2 replies
Make sure your bills (cell phone, utilites, etc) are in your name and consider taking out a low-balance secured credit card through your bank.Good luck!
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7 December 2023 | 70 replies
What you deem as an acceptable generality could easily read is Blacks are lazy crack dealers or Jews are blood suckers.
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21 August 2018 | 3 replies
Write "Great Home in the Country, CHEAP, xxx.xxx.xxxx" Make sure to set up a free google voice number that will forward to your cell phone.
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9 March 2022 | 1 reply
It has OCR capability and organizes by Vendor NameAlways good to scan or snap a pic with your cell phone and remember to write the property name.