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27 July 2013 | 31 replies
What's funny to me is I saw a shirt at the store that said "I'm so badass I vacation in Detroit".
29 April 2019 | 3 replies
Account Closed Hello, the short answer is tax benefits and personal asset protection(making sure you never lose your shirt)Some generalized comments on the topic, though.
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2 April 2018 | 8 replies
The fence is clearly on your property according to the survey (make sure the survey is stamped by a licensed land surveyor).
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23 October 2016 | 6 replies
Total cost is at about $1/lead from lead source and then the numbers I posted just for the actual mailer/stamp/envelope etc.
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17 December 2016 | 4 replies
I provide someone the printed letters to stuff, add stamps, hand addresses the envelopes, and mail the letters.
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2 March 2014 | 12 replies
I then was able to drag my feet with them over the closing by blowing smoke telling them that I was still waiting for approvals so they would offer an extension, they didn't care because it wasn't personal to them, they just ran it past a judge who just rubber stamped everything put in front of him.
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27 February 2015 | 8 replies
The key is to know your area because there are other areas here where you'd lose your shirt.
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15 March 2015 | 9 replies
You can add costs of collections, stamps for notices, letter costs, but not phone bills or admin time or efforts as such are the costs of doing business.
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14 May 2019 | 1 reply
If people don’t know that you have assets, then they are less likely to sue because there’s no use in suing people that qualify for food stamps.
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25 September 2019 | 10 replies
Gone is the stinky movie theater, the bead shops, the cheap T-shirt shops, the used music store.