Is There Something Like That in Real Estate?

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Yelk: How do i know when a real estate agent is bolsheting me about this house i'm interested in buying or and are there like, ten questions i should ask about a house before i buy it. Yelk: What i've found is asking a good friend who is in that industry, in my own research a, to give me the skinny on what it is. They don't have to know that you're on the market for a car, a diamond or a house, but just ask somebodyh with a level of expertise that is going to speak honestly about their industry.

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