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8 March 2010 | 1 reply
I opened shop in January after studying various real estate techniques over the last 9 months.
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13 October 2010 | 28 replies
Look the part...have a professional website, business cards, etc. and study as much as possible to present yourself well.
19 May 2010 | 12 replies
Is there a recent phase 1 study... this might shed some light on the issue.Best of luck!
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20 March 2010 | 8 replies
I am also reviewing the material I studied several months ago in preparation of taking the California exam to get my RE license.It seems that every answer I get to my questions, and many people that respond to my posts here, and the general consensus for me is that it is very, very tough to succeed in investing in Southern California right now.
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1 April 2010 | 19 replies
Rents are still anticipated to drop MORE before they stabilize according to current studies.
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13 May 2010 | 41 replies
In most instances, it coincides with the projections by national studies.
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9 May 2010 | 13 replies
It then uses a case study of an A-B B-C transaction where the B-C sale is NOT disclosed as an example of possible fraud.
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9 August 2010 | 89 replies
I then go study on my own.
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10 August 2010 | 10 replies
I'm just curious because I've seen studies that even lower income residents are very Internet savvy.