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25 March 2008 | 21 replies
i joined the army, and have 14 years in so far.
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6 June 2007 | 2 replies
Your area of interest will determine which educational information you need.Regardless of the area you want to pursue, I would strongly suggest joining your local REIA (real estate investors association).Mike
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27 June 2007 | 16 replies
Join your local REIA and meet people!
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19 June 2007 | 14 replies
If you have already been reading tell us what else you have done.Did you join a local REIA in your area if there is one?
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20 May 2020 | 5 replies
The very first thing you should do is join your local REIA and make friends with the SUCCESSFUL investors.
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16 June 2007 | 2 replies
I would join your local REI club. network and find out who the players are.
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17 June 2007 | 4 replies
Join your local REIA (real estate investors association) and make friends with the SUCCESSFUL investors in your area.
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20 June 2007 | 6 replies
. :) Thanks for all the valuable information and the great community.Hello and welcome this is a great place i been coming here for several months as a guest but decided to finaly join, i thinks this place is really awesome.
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19 June 2007 | 3 replies
Thanks for joining us and sharing with everyone the knowledge you've built.
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19 June 2007 | 1 reply
I couldn't resist joining because I have questions and it certainly looks as thought this is the best site around to have them answered.Just a little about me.