1 February 2014 | 3 replies
Second jobRecycle metals Ask friends if you can "clean up junk they don't want" for a fee & recycle / sell what you canFind stuff for free and sell on eBay, I found a local co that gave me scrap graphite and I sold it to glass blowers...
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14 May 2020 | 35 replies
If you're not built to survive in this game, go buy bonds or precious metals or orange juice futures.
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5 July 2020 | 50 replies
Management Company = Waste of your money.I know this DJ from a satellite radio company, he's normally cavorting with heavy metal bands on a yacht in the Carribbean while he manages his STRs in the G/PF area with his iPhone.
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2 March 2016 | 10 replies
That first deal I had no job, no money and was scrapping metal to put gas in my truck then I assigned the contract and made 8K.
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19 November 2017 | 18 replies
We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning business.We hired professional cleaners upon move-out & also had the carpets professionally cleaned at 6 months living there and again upon move-out and used proper chemicals and a professional power washer to clean any oil stains from the driveway we may have caused with our old work vehicle.Our landlord charged us the following odd, ridiculous charges:$3.33 To empty out the ice from the freezer ice maker $1.08 To screw a lightbulb in the bathroom vanity$30.00 To remove a nice black metal paper towel holder we had put in the kitchen cabinet$6.67 To fill and paint a tiny minuscule hole barely visible to the naked eye in the kitchen pantry door$3.00 For a smoke detector battery$3.33 To remove a small piece of duct tape from a wall switch in the kitchen we had placed there because every time someone flipped the switch accidentally it would turn the dishwasher off.
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22 May 2015 | 3 replies
My name is Scott Schmitt, I am 20 years old and currently a sheet metal worker.
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1 January 2020 | 11 replies
All electric has been updated, plumbing updated, plaster walls have been replaced with drywall, has a metal roof, has 5ish yr old heating/air.I am not as familiar with structural components to a home, which makes me skeptical on such a old home.
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21 November 2011 | 5 replies
NOI, CoC, ROI... all those things are financial metrics which can be calculated for any investment (real estate, precious metals, stocks, poker returns).Obviously the investments themselves will be quite different... mortgages, expenses, etc.
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21 August 2014 | 6 replies
One of the units looks to still have the old metal cabinets so I don't think it should be priced at the top of the market so your range of $110-$115k is probably a decent price for the area.
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8 February 2015 | 3 replies
But I'd just make sure they weren't going to leave a mess of non-metal behind.What kinds of prices are you paying?