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4 December 2008 | 28 replies
Artificially making a home more affordable is the exact same thing as qualifying someone who cannot afford a house.
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19 January 2015 | 3 replies
Personally if I didn't need an office I wouldn't try to artificially create one to get a deduction.
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28 March 2014 | 11 replies
It has artificially ballooned the market and now there aren't any buyers left.
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15 August 2020 | 192 replies
It's all Artificial Uptrends, but, it saved me for now.
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16 November 2023 | 9 replies
I'd use slats as mentioned above or maybe the artificial greenery panels that can be attached to a fence for privacy.
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19 August 2019 | 72 replies
Artificially low interest rates create mal investment.
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2 May 2020 | 21 replies
They're still on the high of the hot market we had right before this started. also there is essentially an artificially created "limited supply" on inventory right now because most markets are closed down.
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2 July 2018 | 338 replies
It's not normal, it's artificial.
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19 November 2017 | 7 replies
DP does lower the mortgage however you are buying what amounts to artificial cash flow at a very high premium.If a mortgage is at 4% then you are only saving 4% by paying down.
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12 March 2018 | 8 replies
I use in in my rental properties for flooring, concrete, artificial grass, etc.