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26 August 2016 | 20 replies
From the AKC: "The Am Staff is a people-oriented dog that thrives when he is made part of the family and given a job to do.
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4 September 2016 | 5 replies
Recently, I saw on a news site, the city I want my investing career to begin and thrive in, has hired new people to continue demolishing abandoned and condemned homes.
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2 September 2016 | 8 replies
A friend of mine is thriving in this market.
11 December 2016 | 3 replies
Others are thriving.
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4 September 2017 | 1 reply
What is one way for a newbie to thrive in such a place?
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20 September 2017 | 32 replies
The market over there is thriving in certain parts.
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20 September 2017 | 19 replies
Kansas City is a great place to look due to its low-cost housing but thriving market, just as @Mike D'Arrigo mentioned above.
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1 November 2017 | 9 replies
***Renting in the area is thriving because people are unwilling to pay market value for a house, unable to save for a down payment or uneducated on the minimal cost barrier of entry to home ownership.
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30 September 2017 | 187 replies
When Class A is strong, and the gap in Avg rent is big, Class B & C thrive.
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20 September 2017 | 3 replies
We are a growing and thriving market.