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12 June 2013 | 2 replies
It is a very real cost of doing business with rental properties, regardless of whether you hire it out or do it yourself (someone is going to do the job, which means you will have to pay the price one way or another, either in time or money).When I make offers on rental properties, I focus less on "negotiation" and haggling with the seller, and more on the number that works for me.
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12 June 2013 | 4 replies
Sometimes large companies (and new companies trying to sound large) come up with ridiculous titles to try to make people sound more important (and knowledgeable) than they really are.Where did you come across these specific titles...that might help us figure out what they mean (if anything).
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12 June 2013 | 3 replies
It's awesome when experienced guys join up - I bet you have a lot of knowledge that maybe you can help fill people in on about commercial real estate!
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12 June 2013 | 19 replies
If nothing else, knowledge that evolves.This is another favorite saying of mine:Every Person Is My SuperiorIn That I May Learn From Each PersonHere is a subject that will encourage many differing debates.
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15 June 2013 | 7 replies
One partner was a former bank executive.The team had money, knowledge, experience, a long history of success, and powerful connections.
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13 June 2013 | 16 replies
The wealth of knowledge I have gained so far has been invaluable.
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15 June 2013 | 6 replies
Buying SFRs for cash flow income or fix and flips will be way safer investments than building a spec home without knowing the network of people required and with limited knowledge of the process.
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14 June 2013 | 4 replies
I'd like to parlay some of that experience into real estate investment - the latter is a completely different animal and I'm hoping to get to know knowledgeable and helpful investors here on BP - I'm new to this so I'm not sure how much I can bring to the table for the rest of you who have been at it for much longer but hopefully we can all work together to build for our future!
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13 June 2013 | 2 replies
I can see if you walk in and say I want to do sandwich lease-options, many will not want to get involved with you.If you can demonstrate knowledge, they will be more likely to work with you, if they see you don't have a clue, you may not be worth thier time teach you the legal issues and why.
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3 October 2013 | 20 replies
Do you have the knowledge and the WHY to leverage yourself?