9 January 2025 | 0 replies
As firefighters persist in battling the blazes, many residents are left assessing their financial and emotional losses.
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12 January 2025 | 20 replies
Brandon Turner here on BP has written a few good books to help.Lessons Learned: Never let your emotions get in the way.
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19 January 2025 | 9 replies
But during the buyer’s due diligence, several unexpected issues surfaced, each cutting deeper into the profit I had worked years to earn.The first issue was with the water lines.
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6 February 2025 | 87 replies
If you just borrow more money, you are getting deeper in debt.
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31 January 2025 | 20 replies
It's interesting how the emails and texts get longer and more emotional while the spelling and grammar gets worse.I'll be filing a fraud claim with the Federal Trade Commission.
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9 January 2025 | 2 replies
It's hard not to be emotional when house hacking becasue you're living there but think about other factors for you too, not just the cost.
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5 February 2025 | 14 replies
For your part, it might seem like a free roll of the dice to go to court, but there are surprises and landmines along the way, litigation always takes far longer than anybody expects, and the time and emotional expense of fooling with litigation are energy drains on more productive endeavors.
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12 January 2025 | 8 replies
Motivation is an emotional response to a circumstance, not the circumstance itself.Here’s the bottom line:You can’t target motivated sellers.
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19 January 2025 | 27 replies
If it is a pet, be aware that they could get paperwork saying it is an emotional support animal (if so tell them it needs to be from a local medical professional not a website) or say that they don't have a pet.
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16 January 2025 | 18 replies
. :) As I've dug a little deeper, I found many favorable experiences with virtual CPA firms.