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18 August 2015 | 17 replies
This certainly shaves the 'theoretical' margins when compared to 'C' and 'D' neighborhoods but in the long run we feel it should equal out.
18 October 2015 | 6 replies
Iain S. have
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18 March 2016 | 18 replies
Soft Costs:If you are your own realtor you can shave off 3% which gives you a competitive advantage so you can offer more.
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26 June 2015 | 22 replies
I keep it in my golf bag and pull it out whenever I want to lighten the mood or I'm trying to shave off a couple strokes (pun intended):
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18 September 2015 | 2 replies
And now I will commence my BRRR research and go get some ice cream.
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19 October 2021 | 6 replies
You can probably also shave off a few bps on your P/M rate or handle it yourself in the short term in order to get the property operating at its full potential first.
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24 October 2021 | 0 replies
Aug. 2021 Update: I refinanced and was able to eliminate my PMI of $250, and shave almost $100 off per month on my mortgage, locking into a rate that is 1.25% lower.
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24 October 2021 | 0 replies
Aug. 2021 Update: I refinanced and was able to eliminate my PMI of $250, and shave almost $100 off per month on my mortgage, locking into a rate that is 1.25% lower.
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13 December 2021 | 4 replies
CREAM is a good facebook group to join too that hosts meetups and makes notice of meetups a lot also.
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28 October 2021 | 5 replies
What @Steve Vaughan and his wife did is perfectly normal and actually streamlines things a little to shave some costs of extra work.