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6 February 2013 | 35 replies
It's kind of ironic that it's mostly the big players that benefit from the stock market -- CEOS, hedge fund operators ...but it is an investment that is marketed to the average employee/investor.
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13 February 2013 | 13 replies
In fact, it shows over capability and proof you are a real player when you do so.Dealing with private sellers could be a different story and now that it has been mentioned, a POF should not be needed in such a deal, most are not sophisticated enough to ask for one.
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11 February 2013 | 9 replies
Former professional on-line poker player, currently own a Home Inspection company and recently got my Realtor's licence.
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11 February 2013 | 19 replies
Go to local reia meetings and find out who are the real players.
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17 February 2013 | 6 replies
I’ve known the note investor for over 20 years and they have a 150 million private placement fund to buy notes and are credible, proven and reliable players in the note buying industry.Annette, you won’t believe this but the idiots at SBA turned down the loan request so the transaction came to me from a realtor who sat in on my guest speaker 45 minute seller finance presentation last April.Perfect example how five entrepreneurs and one individual can do business better than the entire United States Federal Government.
27 February 2013 | 20 replies
In actuality, I wasn't trying to market it before putting a contract on it, just wanted to find out who the players were so I'd have some contacts in place when the time came... the whole thing just spun out of control out of my trust for someone.
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9 March 2013 | 19 replies
I couldn't keep track of who all the players are.....a relative who is the tennant, makes decisions on whether or not there is a sale, has bad credit but will pay a premium in 6 months?
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16 February 2013 | 11 replies
Those who were players 3-5 years ago are reaping benefits today.
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6 March 2013 | 8 replies
LinkedIn seems to be a good way of just making your presence, background & qualifications known (it's almost always in the Top 4 results when you google a person's name - and the website itself is in the top 20 websites worldwide).