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15 November 2019 | 17 replies
That can financially ruin you.
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16 January 2024 | 40 replies
Carpet ruined by pets, smelled like smoke, cupboard doors broken off, blinds destroyed; in a word - thrashed.
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16 September 2022 | 10 replies
You could be staring down the barrel of a ruined house very easily.
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20 September 2018 | 1 reply
I wanted to triple check everything before I did it so I didn't get hurt and didn't ruin material.
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17 May 2019 | 6 replies
A bad PM can ruin your investment.
14 December 2022 | 12 replies
I don't want anyone else (including a bankruptcy court) to have leverage to tell me what I have to do or unwind my transaction or ruin it's economics.
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31 July 2018 | 2 replies
I call it, "Get the hell out and I won't ruin your credit" lol
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25 January 2007 | 2 replies
Homeowners can ruin a deal if they are not coached properly I have lost thousands from homeowners talking too much.
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4 March 2013 | 26 replies
While you can never fully eliminate risk, you can reduce it by employing a strategy whereby you at least identify and befriend those relatives or other who might lay claim and ruin your day.
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17 August 2021 | 16 replies
Dont use up the last sanding on those floors just to be ruined by tenants in 5 years.