I was talking about the book - the Bible when I mentioned the phrase, "Ask and you shall receive" :)

I personally would recommend getting your license because you won't have to rely on anyone else for running comps or putting in offers.Lastly -- Passive real estate is an overused phrase for people who only want the benefits of real estate and not the work that goes into actually building a portfolio that produces that type of income.  

Create your letter.I know that sounds basic, but once I started reading the examples out there, I could quickly weed out the phrases/wording that weren't my style and found a few phrases that I did like. 

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The is no need for phrases like if a then b except for c unless you make more then x, have less then 3 dependents and ate red meat on Thursday.

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Also, set keyword alerts for your city.

It all boils down to the simple old phrase ~ if you don’t pay .. you can’t stay!

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To hear the whole assets vs liabilities from someone that helped coin the phrase was really something.