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Hello Portland,
I decided to do a quick survey, let's share what works the best for you. I'm currently doing a lot of direct mail campaigns, and testing different categories and scripts. What response rate do you hav...
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GreetingsIm a big data nerd, just wanted to know if anyone knew of a web portal or software, that is similar to sites like realquest, or property shark etc. where you can search by both Parcel and address to Find the ...
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Hello, I have been interested in real estate for sometime now and I think I want to start with wholesaling. If you have any tips and tricks and best methods to getting my first sale that would be very helpful and appr...
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Hello All,I am having a hard time getting my first deal. The local market is very competitive. Deals are sold almost immediately. To widen my net, I would like to look at some auctions. This is a new avenue for me and...
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Hello,My name is Justin Swindle and I am currently a healthcare professional in Sacramento, CA. As of August of 2016, I officially separated from active duty after 10 years of service in the United States Air Force. I...
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Hello All,
This is my first post in this forum and I want to thank you all in advance because I have found this RE forum to be one of the best! You all talk about real topics and the wealth of info here is awesome!
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Hello Fellow BP'ers!So, I've been renting to the same tenants going on 3 years! Exciting, yes. Everything has been fairly uneventful with them - except for having to replace the whole HVAC system the first summer they...
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What would you say are real estate careers for beginners other than becoming an agent?
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I'm using list source to create a door knocking list instead of a mailing list. I need money now not 8 months from now. Don't get me wrong I'll be adding direct mail to my marketing budget after I get my first deal fo...
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I thought I would post the link to my most recent blog article here. It includes a VERY brief (and entirely incomplete) description of what it takes to be successful in real estate. It also links to a case study deta...