& I certainly appreciate the time & effort it takes, but It's gratifying to stand back & see YOUR finished design evolve from the original demolition.I've done 3 in the last 12 months & the last one took 244 1x2ft porcelain floor tiles but I did loose 15 lbs.

I chose not to do an assignment to avoid loosing the deal at the last minute in the event the title company sent settlement statements to buyer and seller the day before which would show my profit.NEGOTIATING CLOSING COSTS......Also, what strategies would you suggest in negotiating that the seller and the end buyer pay the my agents 6% plus closing costs?

I have paid experts to trump inspectors many times, but some buyers are gun shy and you  loose them.  

Age discrimination laws for hiring or doing business are pretty loose right now at the federal and state level but are bound to tighten up over the next few years.

A few came loose after a water leak so we used heavy duty glue and it was no problem to glue it back down.

When the marke went to the crapper and people started to loose their homes, the insurance companies could not repay all the secondary loan positions that were washed away in a foreclosure.  

Now IF you do have exclusive rights to sell, this has to be reflected on the MLS at which time you loose all other agents incentive to show or sell it (I think).  

Although, we have saved a lot of money by being frugal and loosely budgeting our family finances I have grown sick of going over budget in certain areas.

Utilities companies get paid for providing these services and need to implement a process that prevent them from loosing money. 

Long term capital gains federal and regular income state.As my grandfather said, it is hard to loose money paying taxes.They are not fun though