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24 January 2014 | 7 replies
Thanks Vanessa & BillI think my of my first steps is to find a local Broker who has been in the business for a while and who is a real estate investors locally.
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24 January 2014 | 1 reply
Just trying to figure out the next step...right now it is primarily my husband and I and we have a realtor, who is not in our biz,but assists us with finding properties.
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8 March 2014 | 19 replies
But the way that a lot of wholesaler/Bird dogs get around this is by taking the process a step further and getting the property under contract.
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24 January 2014 | 3 replies
Taking baby steps now : )However, not sure what the expenses are but I know they made a profit.
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29 January 2014 | 3 replies
Get the deal before it hits MLS or the steps to REO. 2014 will be alot of out bound marketing and taking alot of cell phone calls looking for deals.
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27 January 2014 | 11 replies
You have a good goal statement work out the steps to achieve it.
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24 January 2014 | 11 replies
What does it look like (step by step)?
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25 January 2014 | 12 replies
You should get out, IN REAL LIFE, and network with them to find out the steps they took and if you can do the same.
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27 January 2014 | 5 replies
They stepped into the shoes of the mortgagee on the borrower's note.
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27 January 2014 | 8 replies
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