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26 July 2024 | 10 replies
Are you sharing this with the other agents so they can do better next time?
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27 July 2024 | 5 replies
A good agent will more than pay for themselves in profit, time and stress.
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26 July 2024 | 1 reply
I assumed compliance never communicated with the sales rep. and saw the large transaction amount done wrong the first time, and decided to block me EVEN though it was done exactly how they requested the second time.
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21 July 2024 | 0 replies
I'm sure he's expecting me to come back and negotiate something more but we are both very new at this and I have no idea what would be an appropriate value for the risk and the time my money would be tied up in this.
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26 July 2024 | 2 replies
Outside of real estate, I do other types of investing and consulting, I am a macro strategist with long term time frame.
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26 July 2024 | 1 reply
Sometimes they don't want to talk and perhaps don't want us there, but most of the time it's well received.1.)
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26 July 2024 | 19 replies
Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?
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26 July 2024 | 2 replies
Ensure the developer has a good history of delivering projects on time and as promised.- Location and Market Trends: Choose projects in prime locations or areas with high growth potential.
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21 July 2024 | 1 reply
Has rent control worked anywhere on the planet or fails every time in the short & long-term.Why not have price control on college tuition, food, interest rates, new vehicle prices and energy ?
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26 July 2024 | 2 replies
Plus every time the house sells you start that amortization schedule over and you're on the "winning" side of the payments from the new owner so to speak.Obviously this only works when you've got low payments yourself or you manage to increase the value of the home significantly, but is there anything else I should be looking out for here?