27 August 2018 | 65 replies
Threats to nationalize EVERYTHING, including land, are only a pen stroke away.
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19 October 2017 | 8 replies
Should I lower the down stroke to say $5000?
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21 November 2016 | 26 replies
But just referencing the state of Ohio is kind of a broad stroke, as there are many large & rural suburban areas.
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27 November 2012 | 8 replies
I just had a cat stroke us on the application process, dragging it out over a couple days.
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11 December 2013 | 55 replies
Lol, stroke their ego a bit.
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13 March 2014 | 45 replies
I'd say too that if you take a greater interest in the contractor, ask to see his portfolio of work, if it's great, praise it, contractors see themselves as craftsmen creating things, just stroke the ego a bit.
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17 February 2020 | 16 replies
Couriously (to me anyway) was that before my stroke in 2009 I was widely considered to be one of the best on the phone in real estate, however when I returned to work in 2010 I had totally lost my confidence.
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2 May 2010 | 25 replies
Without getting too specific, my mom died unexpectedly, another family member contracted emphysema, another succombed to alcoholism, another was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and fought 2 years with chemo before passing away, another had 6 heart attacks in one summer and a stroke the next year . . .
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3 January 2014 | 27 replies
My problem with @Bill Gulley's example is the broad stroke of C corps being a bad idea for holding income producing property you never intend to convert to personal use.