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25 December 2013 | 5 replies
You found an awesome site and resource!
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26 December 2013 | 5 replies
WELCOME, look around the site, read past posts, blogs and listen to the podcasts.
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31 December 2013 | 22 replies
I usually learn far more from my mistakes than I would ever learn from my successes.Plus you have the added advantage of a large pool of mentors, advisors and information on this site.
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26 December 2013 | 13 replies
The reason I think it is a scam is that there is NO contact information either in the ad or in the google doc.If it was a site trying to sell educational material or actually get birdogs, then there would be some sort of contact information in the ad.
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7 January 2014 | 7 replies
The first 24 hours already makes me realize how valuable this site and people are.Rich
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28 December 2013 | 11 replies
This is a great site with a ton of resources.
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28 December 2013 | 12 replies
To evaluate deals in the future, be sure to check out this video if you haven't already:To find good contractors in the area, I suggest: Angie's List, networking here on the site with local investors, or going to local REIA's and asking around.
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26 December 2013 | 2 replies
Typically from what I have been reading there is a lot of uncertainty from the people that have used the site to bid on properties.With that being said there are a number of people that claim it is legitimate and the major problems stem from lack of due-diligent on the part of the bidder.