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13 October 2019 | 136 replies
Thing is, I enjoy chasing a deal, rehabbing as needed, transforming my little corner into something better.
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21 October 2019 | 16 replies
It transformed us from consumers into real investors by developing within us REI mindsets.Now some will venture and say well Bayshawn you could’ve developed that mindset for free just by searching the web.
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28 October 2019 | 21 replies
I'll be interested if you can develop more as I am now getting extremely confused.The "Illinois type" land trust, to the contrary of most other trust, convey the legal AND equitable title to the trustee and transform the beneficiary ownership into a personal property.
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30 October 2019 | 69 replies
That money isn't disappearing, it is just transforming from cash in your pocket to equity in your property.
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4 November 2019 | 3 replies
The west side is especially appealing because there is a lot of new development happening there with the Bayfront project and others and that neighborhood is really starting to transform.
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5 November 2019 | 0 replies
From there, we have gutted the home to the studs, increased the square footage, and completely transformed the home.
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21 November 2020 | 50 replies
The downstairs consisted of an apartment and 3 commercial spaces.The previous owner purchased the building from the ILA and transformed the upstairs into a massive model railroad museum!
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6 November 2019 | 2 replies
You also need to check with the utility companies and get cost estimates from them for availability, fees, hookup charges, transformer and power line/power pole locations or relocation requirements, water, sewer,gas, cable etcYou will need ball park cost estimates from site work contractors for site work, roads, installation of utility lines etc.Once you have some answers to these questions you can get estimates from site-work contractors to do the work.
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11 November 2019 | 4 replies
He built a machine he foresaw as capable of transforming the personal computer market.
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14 November 2019 | 48 replies
So while it was meant to be informative and educate others, it has transformed into anti wholesaling in many threads.