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1 August 2013 | 3 replies
Instead I have spent many nights researching stocks, reading newspapers, watching various news channels and trying to convince myself the stock market is where I should put my money.
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19 August 2013 | 17 replies
I have spent sometime in Atlanta, Georgia and have heard the market there is picking up.
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10 August 2013 | 13 replies
I have spent a LOT of money on courses boot camps, and seminars.
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16 August 2013 | 5 replies
Once it is spent, it is gone and you still have to pay it back.
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16 February 2014 | 27 replies
(GV also tracks to the precise minute how much time they've spent on the phone)Over time, I sink some negotiating skill into this person, and they progress from just using the script to making soft passes.
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23 August 2013 | 9 replies
Taranaki...Welcome...I loved the 18 months I spent just outside New Plymouth (Stratford area) back in the dark ages of my youth.My uncle owned a dairy farm there & I managed it for him when he had a heart attack.
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9 September 2013 | 11 replies
I knew every street, spent Sunday afternoons going to open houses and knew what sold and what didn't.
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4 September 2013 | 4 replies
I spent all of my 3 day weekend going through this site and found so much useful information.
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6 June 2017 | 91 replies
I've heard a lot of complaints from people who had due diligence inspections done, and spent the next several months finding all kinds of surprises.
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14 September 2013 | 8 replies
I have spent several hours searching the site, and I applaud this online community for being so eager to assist aspiring investors.