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4 September 2014 | 12 replies
Park ridge, home to among the most insane village inspectors on the planet.
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30 January 2014 | 11 replies
However, the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
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15 October 2017 | 19 replies
For California investors looking to invest out of state, I always recommend the Central Valley as an alternative because the fact is, the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
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5 September 2013 | 18 replies
Reading articles like this make me discouraged to be human sometimes, Heck I'm discouraged I would even waste my time reading this article and thus proving I'm just another stupid person on the planet earth who had nothing better to do, than respond with this stupid reply.
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18 August 2023 | 37 replies
Make the old listing seem like it is somewhere on the other side of the planet and totally unrelated to the new listing before you disable/delete it 😉
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3 November 2016 | 30 replies
Now I am the WORST landlord on the planet no one is worse than me..
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30 December 2015 | 76 replies
Investing too far from home, thinking it is easy to do passively from a distance and that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, based solely on projected cash flow numbers.Picking their team based strictly on price.
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1 June 2018 | 18 replies
And again, there's no legit reason to not go see it if all it takes is a planet ticket (which is not very costly compared to what you are spending on the property or may lose on a bunk investment) and a weekend.
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17 November 2013 | 9 replies
Did very good work but disappeared off the face of the planet after 5 months.4.
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3 November 2016 | 24 replies
We actually had a week of rain here and now the grass has turned greener than spring, so I think a few updated pics here and there wouldn't hurt especially with the kitchen furniture as a nice added touch.Thanks again for the advice, and I will keep at it!