There was a strange guy in the back bedroom wearing full out military camo gear and working out with some tiny cement weights.

I found a big safe hidden and cemented under the flooring in one house..It took me 2 full days to grind the lock out and all I found in it was lots of metal shavings :-(

One of my favorites was to carry a bottle of rubber cement with me and put them where I could.

Can't you just apply a 1/4" layer of cement board before you install your tile?

We even made our own out of a Portland cement and sand mixture.

That includes cement board, waterproofing, etc, but not the actual tiles.  

This agreementgoverns and outlines all activities and rights concerning any properties purchases by The FreshCorporation (Party A) and assigned to Standard Loan Customer (XXXX) (Party B)The members in this agreement are:The Fresh Corp (2824) (Last 4 E.I.N)Standard Loan Customer (XXXX) (Last 4 SSN)The members to this Agreement agree to the following: ARTICLES OF OPERATION:THIS AGREEMENT OUTLINES AND CEMENTS ANY RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES OR ACTIONSCONCERNING ANY PROPERTY PURCHASED BY PARTY A, AND ASSIGNED TO PARTY BPARTY (A) RESPONSIBILITIESa) Party A will use previously purchased loans purchased from American Association of Private LendersMembers and various other investors to purchase properties selected by Party B (Subject to investorapproval)b) Party A will disclose all information to Party B concerning purchase of property including but notlimited to, appraised value, monthly payment amount, fixed interest rate, loan term and conditions,closing date, and investor guidelinesc) Party A will process all payments made by Party B to investor and send email confirmation for allpayments received and posted, per amount disclosed in loan disclosure prior to or at closing.PARTY (B) RESPONSIBILITIESa) Party B will make all payments to investor per loan disclosure agreement supplied by Party A on the1st of each month no later than the 15th without penalty or late fee.The Fresh CorpThe Purchased Operating Agreementb) Party B will pay all municipality based fees associated with property including but not limited to,annual property taxes, water bill, and any fines issued by the municipality, county or state in which theproperty is located on an annual basis.PARTY (A) RIGHTSa) PARTY A has the right to begin the process of ending the assignment of the subject property to PARTYB if PARTY B is continuously delinquent on monthly payment set for in Party B RESPONSIBLITIESclause for 60 days or more.b) Party A has the right to impose a penalty or late fee per the terms set for in the STATE BAR OFWISCONSIN FORM 11-1982.

These fail appraisal because they're not cement-filled like the permanent ones. 

Then you would need to tie in rebar dowels with epoxy to tie in both sides and pour in new cement.

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