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16 February 2014 | 14 replies
Smoke alarms down like the fumes the Zinsser Shellac gives off so remove them before you apply the shellac so their sensors don't get saturated with the chemical.
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24 October 2020 | 30 replies
Sorry this might seem harsh but I'm just letting out years of frustration with using the platform.
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5 January 2019 | 114 replies
@Michinori Kaneko I don’t mean this to sound harsh but what you describe is exactly why I teach C.R.A.P (Cash Rich Asset Poor) is not the way to Financial Independence I have too many friends who suffer from CRAP and I am trying to wake them up with this realization all the time
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28 September 2007 | 13 replies
Actually 203k is the option i was going to mention, but i have not experinced the harshness of getting the loan as stated.
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11 October 2017 | 1 reply
Not to sound harsh, but if they have a felony or multiple evictions, they are likely used to getting denied because that's pretty basic criteria.
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6 December 2022 | 173 replies
Just understand that you’re participating in a practice many scammers use, so you better be ready for some harsh criticism and warnings to prospective borrowers, who have no idea who you are.Label them what you want, but there is no reason for anyup-front fee, in my view.
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16 November 2016 | 5 replies
If it does come out to be a smaller issue you can look into doing your own treatment via some chemicals I can recommend.I'm near a university and I frequently take my literature or correspondence to the tutoring center with some candy and get students to translate it for me.
19 November 2016 | 4 replies
Most of those chemicals dry pretty fast, and if it was going to peel it probably would have done so already.
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27 August 2018 | 11 replies
But, if someone was poisoned due to chemicals, you would probably be held accountable as the owner.That is why most states require training and liability insurance to obtain a Pest control applicators license.Think about this: If you need to treat a unit and it will require the tenant to be out of the apartment for a couple of hours, you may want to hire a licensed pest control company for the job.