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18 April 2018 | 6 replies
Of course, there are exceptions, but I think that's a pretty safe bet as a general rule.
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22 April 2018 | 30 replies
I'm new to this site as well.
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17 April 2018 | 1 reply
Now I’m using all the free sites due to RE agents don’t want to go through all the work for no reward for the sake of doing price analysis.
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19 April 2018 | 33 replies
Nowadays, you can search on consumer MLS related sites when you want to find properties.
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18 April 2018 | 7 replies
Depending on your strategy sites like those may be fine for some strategies, but for qualified leads you need better data or you'll spend much of your time running in circles.Also, even with the better data, it can be challenge reaching some distressed owners for a litany of reasons.
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27 April 2018 | 1 reply
I just came across this site and have been checking it out.
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25 April 2018 | 9 replies
@Keith Patrick one other thing I can recommend is reaching out to syndicators on this site with offers to help them (make coldcalls to property owners, perhaps tour a property, or anything else they need help with...)I, too, am really interested in Multi-family investing/ syndication and I believe offering to help the investors who are doing what I would like to get good at is a great, economical way to get ahead.
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1 June 2018 | 8 replies
It takes quite a bit of hustle and learning and connecting with other too succeed, but the results make the effort pay off in a big way :)If you don't get that many responses about accepting your free lunch, I would suggest looking up which members on this site live near you and then reaching out to them and offering again.
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28 April 2018 | 7 replies
Universities are going to make money, your best bet is to play the game with them and sometimes you can't b/c they simply control the market too much.
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17 April 2018 | 3 replies
.- They have changed their business model and are testing an instant offer option to visitors of their site.