A short overview of the steps involved in typical Real Estate Investment schemes.

1. Real Estate Investment 101

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9. Step 4: Make high impact-low cost improvement. brokenarts http://www.sxc.hu/txt/license.html

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12. Step 7: Take equity from re-finance and start all over again with another property. SpydeRR http://www.sxc.hu/txt/license.html

13. Step 8: Continue cycle until you become a millionaire.

14. Good Luck!