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BOOK REVIEW: Crash Boom! Rx for Real Estate Wealth

Posted on May 4, 2011 by cara

I’M NORMALLY EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS of financial ‘gurus’ and of people who have their heads swayed by their often-dubious advice. But a new book by Greg Rand, a real estate entrepreneur who contributes to Fox News (maybe that’s why I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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