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5 October 2017 | 2 replies
I'm glad I didn't give them the money, because the reno is coming in about 40% over my initial budget, so I'm going to need to shave down our costs to realize a decent profit.
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12 August 2014 | 18 replies
Make sure the individual(s) have a job and/or fixed living income (social security / disability) Find out what you want, cash flow or property appreciation or perhaps a little of both.
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12 September 2017 | 198 replies
Brandon Miller, Tread lightly and shave those pennies.
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17 August 2021 | 16 replies
Make sure your doors do not need to be shaved off.
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30 November 2020 | 10 replies
@Syed Shah Sticking to neutral colors like beige, cream and gray would be best.
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27 December 2014 | 5 replies
Some of the best money you can spend early on is for training, which will end up shaving years off your learning curve.Good luck to you in your investing future!
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26 August 2015 | 6 replies
Check out Arbuckle's Ice Cream on campus at the dairy school.
31 January 2014 | 3 replies
No slicing the onion and then shaving those slices thinner and thinner.In order to account for the lease-up cost you have to make some assumption about the frequency of vacancies.
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25 August 2011 | 13 replies
You want to look for the cream of crop of the new realtors.
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16 September 2017 | 22 replies
@Adrien S. have you ever called the PR or do you send a letter?