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13 January 2019 | 214 replies
I asked random people questions while I worked on my own projects at home.
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30 September 2015 | 39 replies
@Arianne L.It's not often an agent would randomly lower someone's offer, obviously lessening the chance of getting the deal (and commission) - so that is certainly odd.
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17 October 2016 | 43 replies
If you're just trying to talk to some random bank that does FNMA/FMAC residential loans then call around until you find a good one.
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30 March 2023 | 25 replies
You can pay them a referral for leads sent or closed which would motivate them to capture more leads instead of letting their owners find a random agent in the area and they lose an owner on the PM side AND get nothing.
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8 January 2018 | 0 replies
I have safeco and they send inspectors out to random properties of mine and ask to see the lease agreement and it doesn’t look like the property is rented.
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7 November 2017 | 402 replies
I was a produce manager 2 years ago at a supermarket in Boston and was actually paid real good I read rich dad poor dad and then quit ran a distribution company then thought I was unstoppable moved to Miami and worked as an hvac helper, sign holder, Pepsi stocker, used car salesmen, dead body remover, helped people move, roofer, flooring, trucker, auto parts delivery, body shop car washer and the. parts manager somehow ended up in Springfield mass and started making handmade motorcycle seats I quit and now run a catering business while working on getting my real estate license lol I'm only 23 so I can't waste anymore time once I become and agent I will start investing and no more random jobs
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17 June 2017 | 16 replies
And, for fun, save an extra $5K in case a tenant takes a jackhammer to a unit randomly.
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6 September 2017 | 27 replies
They pull random numbers or miscalculated numbers out of hat and call it a deal because they think it makes sense.
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12 September 2017 | 73 replies
I, like Joe Scaparra I do random gifts usually around thanks giving and Christmas.
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1 December 2023 | 60 replies
He knows the people i use, so it's not a random person/company (If it'll be the case, I've gone to the property if he cannot be home).