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17 August 2008 | 33 replies
i guess my first priority right now is to learn some basics first, i dont even know many of the terminology yet. secondly i guess i should start saving up money and building credit!
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19 August 2008 | 21 replies
So basically the main difference between a bird dog and a wholesaler is that the bird dogger just finds the property for the investor and the wholesaler actually puts the property under agreement and then shops it to his investors?
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15 August 2008 | 3 replies
I sent a letter to the address basically saying I might be interested if you would entertain selling and I may be able to make it well worth your while.
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14 August 2008 | 1 reply
Just curious for anyone that has done some development work, if there are any basic numbers to follow for bringing in electric and phone?
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18 August 2008 | 6 replies
I also think that just being able to see some of the basic contracts that you use would clear up some of the uncertainty on that end.
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14 August 2008 | 4 replies
I use 2% as my basic guideline for purchase closing costs.
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2 July 2009 | 27 replies
He started land-based feudalism around 700 AD which is the basic structure of REI we use today.
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9 February 2009 | 37 replies
Here is what I found listed as an average daily diet for Michael Phelps:Breakfast: Three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayonnaise.A five-egg omelet.A bowl of grits.Three slices of French toast with powdered sugar.Three chocolate pancakes.Two cups of coffee.Lunch: A pound of pasta with tomato sauce.Two large ham, cheese, and mayo sandwiches on white bread.Energy drinks.Dinner: A pound of pasta with tomato sauce.Six to eight pizza slices (basically, a whole pizza!).
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15 September 2008 | 9 replies
I agree with Taz that quickbooks is a good program - I use Quickbooks Pro because the reports are a little better that the basic Quickbooks.
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30 August 2008 | 11 replies
The first thing I would do is learn the basics of the business.