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16 September 2019 | 9 replies
The response to this will often be "oh I didn't realize that" or "oh I can't afford that", so this will keep you from wasting much time on the 80% who aren't serious or wouldn't qualify and didn't bother to read your original ad.
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21 September 2019 | 12 replies
Maybe he's not really motivated and you shouldn't waste your time.
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6 October 2019 | 2 replies
Most importantly you need to convey confidence and assurance you are a player and not just wasting their time.
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22 September 2019 | 2 replies
The attorney for the estate/other POA wants the executor/POA/sole heir to list the property but nobody is going to pay what they think the property is worth($70,000) because of the condition it's in and a real estate agent is even going to waste their time.
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21 September 2019 | 5 replies
I was really wondering if I should waste my energy and time micro-analyzing it line by line, or look at the total and be satisfied, which appears to be about 3% as you all mention.
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9 October 2019 | 78 replies
As an agent you are going to give advice for free, you're going to drive all over town in your vehicle wasting your gas showing houses to buyers (who might not even buy) for free.
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22 September 2019 | 2 replies
However I need a retirement and I too have always believed that the 401(k) and money investments are a waste of time I knew real estate has always been the the out come working for rental property management company and just never thought I was capable of doing it.I guess what I’m asking for is a little bit of advice point in a good direction and is there people in St.
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23 September 2019 | 11 replies
I tell everyone: part-time effort results in part-time success.I personally think it's a waste of time to dabble in real estate.
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23 September 2019 | 4 replies
I like FB ads as well, for some specific reasons (another topic) but without having a good SEO foundation it is just wasting money.They are big on creating video posts and they are really good at providing some generic content that you can post.
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26 September 2019 | 8 replies
Some people lump consumer credit card spending on wasteful unnecessary toys in the same category as a mortgage that in 5 years makes you a lot of money.