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30 June 2014 | 21 replies
Some tested their concept with a booth at the farmer's market before venturing into opening a restaurant, some taught at culinary arts schools, some created a restaurant/entertainment venue, some moved their business from a high rent area such as Portland's "The Pearl" to a more affordable rent area such as Vancouver's "Downtown" or "Uptown", some simply offered the city a cuisine that was not offered before.
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30 June 2014 | 10 replies
Right now, I'm taking time to educate myself about REI, and I'm planning on trying out wholesaling, and possibly even a property purchase, while I am in school.
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30 June 2014 | 3 replies
Work in real estate investing while going to school.
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4 July 2014 | 7 replies
The gurus are back in a big way so it seems every week sees a new crop of new seminar graduates out looking for deals.
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29 June 2014 | 4 replies
After graduating in construction management from LSU, I began a career in residential construction.
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25 September 2016 | 21 replies
The other huge issue is you'll need a heck of a good LOE - letter of explanation to sell the UW (underwriter) on why this is ideal to be your primary residence using factors the UW deems as variables that make sense for a primary occupant (larger family, location, schools, sob story, etc, etc).
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29 June 2014 | 5 replies
I've been learning every little thing I could ever since.I graduated 2012 with my bachelors, though not real estate related.
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1 July 2014 | 1 reply
This strategy could work, but you need to have a plan for when you graduate to hold the property for a little until you can either turn a profit or break even.