After she gave me the numbers, I calculated the rehab to be around $16,000 which I was fine with.I saw on the app we use to track expenses that there were small charges for the rehab which I was fine with.

You don't have to buy one, you can install an app on your phone that will accomplish the same thing.

They even added a small “welcome basket” with loccal treats, and guests loved the personal touch.. it became one of their most mentioned features in reviews!

A neat feature with xfinity (no I don’t work there 😀) is the voice remote and once you have one box you can stream the service to the rest of your TVs cutting down the cost of extra cable drops. 

@Gamal Harding all pretty basic stuff.What makes you think a professional screening company, processing hundreds or thousands of apps each day, are going to catch fraud?

Quote from @Lorraine Hadden: Take these California Malls ---- Eastmont Mall - Closed (Oakland); Carousel Mall - Closed (San Bernardino); Laguna Hills Mall - Closed (which was featured in BACK TO THE FUTURE); and the Village at Orange - Closed.

You’ll want to get loans from local banks and credit unions but you may run into issues with more limited features.

Get a maintenance contract on your hard systems that feature 2x a year service.

But what made me think about it for you as I read your post is the LULA feature. 

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