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10 September 2016 | 9 replies
I’ve spent the last 13 years or so chasing the rabbit hole of success in the 9-5 world — successful I suppose, depending on the metrics you use to measure that sort of thing.A couple years ago, I dipped my toe back into the real estate investing world.
7 September 2016 | 4 replies
People see these big names of these massively successful people and they say I want to be a millionaire and I want to be there.
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5 January 2018 | 3 replies
I am a real estate agent and investor in Boise and owe a lot of my success and growth to this community.
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14 September 2016 | 6 replies
If they own several they are obviously investors.Once you get a response from the seller of the vacant house, negotiate a deal to buy it for all cash and get it under contract.
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9 September 2016 | 4 replies
(achievable goals)Surround yourself with motivated people, network and talk to people who are successful.
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7 April 2017 | 22 replies
Buy or inherit and hold all their lives while working the properties for income.I've seen teachers, firemen, software engineers and all sorts of people utilize both strategies successfully.
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30 March 2017 | 6 replies
I had some deals fall through due to not moving fast enough while others didn't get past initial negotiations.
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8 September 2016 | 5 replies
If they own several they are obviously investors.Once you get a response from the seller of the vacant house, negotiate a deal to buy it for all cash and get it under contract.
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8 September 2016 | 7 replies
thank you @Roy N. for your feedbackI have read other posts that people seem to have success with signs for marketing to renters.For tenant turnovers, not a rehab, do you also put out the same signs out front?
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16 September 2016 | 50 replies
Thanks again for sharing and continued success!!