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Well maybe not brand spanking new to real estate, but definitely to investing. I'm an ultra ambitious go-getter with 2 years experience as a real estate agent. I currently work full-time in the biotech field in Cambri...
Hey Everyone,How many times have you run into something in this industry that has slowed you down, confused you, made you doubt yourself, made you hesitant to move forward, or just made you wonder why you should conti...
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Hello! I split up my information below to make it easier to follow.
Who am I
My name is Alex. I recently moved to downtown Chicago from law school in California. I grew up in the western suburbs o...
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Hello everyone! I am a former "career management consultant" (Deloitte, Booz Allen for 10+ years) that left/escaped the Washington, D.C. area in 2015 and moved to lovely Vero Beach, Florida with my family. Our initial...
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They say you should always start with why; that what you do is not nearly as important as why you do it. The saying really plays to persistence and strong will - it reminds us to think deeply about why we do what we d...
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This is a post based off of curiosity. To all self managing landlords that switched to using a property management company, what caused you to make the switch? Was there a situation you encountered that deterred you f...
Most people pursuing financial independence own businesses or have stable jobs, working as hard as they can to make any extra dollar, throwing their money into the stock market or real estate, and betting on the econo...
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In this industry, there is a lot of incentive to bend the truth, some say dont say x to the lender.. and if something happens dont say y to the insurer. When it comes to raising capital, appear this way, speak that w...
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