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12 October 2014 | 23 replies
Nobody gives TWO craps while people rot on the streets in Liberia because there aren't any beds to treat sick patients, but DEAR LORD, ONE man in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA has Ebola, and nowwwwwww it's a cause for concern, so we need to close our borders and keep those pesky little Africans from stepping on my ground and infecting MY people with their African diseases.
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18 December 2014 | 76 replies
Even worse than when I was in Cairo and other northern African nation states.. it was almost surreal that we could have that kind of thing in the US
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7 May 2006 | 3 replies
To find it you have to do an internet search.Knowledge of that topic has helped me immensely; its even use-full in certain negotiations.My optimism stems from my knowledge that no matter what themarket does there will be profit for the savvy investor.
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20 November 2007 | 14 replies
Lots of good stuff here Markus.Feel free to post questions if you need more info on any topic.Side note: I was at a meeting last night where the group had two Brits (both emigrants or emigrant's children), one lady from Belgrade, one guy from Bulgaria, one South African and myself from the US.
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14 April 2017 | 96 replies
Growing up poor and African American, my mind was limited in regards to the heights I could actually reach.
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3 March 2014 | 5 replies
Enjoying the tax benefits of being a landlord immensely.
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8 March 2014 | 24 replies
I think a nice kitchen adds an immense amount of value, and like you said it's not like there's anything else to do with the space.
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20 March 2014 | 13 replies
I enjoy not paying others immensely.
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12 August 2014 | 6 replies
I've been following your screening guide and it's helped immensely, especially with weeding out people just kicking the tires and wasting your time.I've put in my ad that there is a small application fee and that usually weeds out people that I wouldnt want in there anyway and also communicates that there are only good tenants in the nearby units.
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6 March 2014 | 7 replies
But in November my parents lost their home through "Deed in Lieu" after a freak flood created immense damages.