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27 August 2019 | 3 replies
Don’t end up with an empty building defeats the purpose of buying it.
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29 August 2019 | 2 replies
Having the locks changed and letting the tenant stay in the apartment defeats the purpose of the eviction time and date but I'll have to deal with it.
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30 August 2019 | 22 replies
Also you can't do any of the repair work yourself and must hire a contractor which defeats most of the benefits of a live in flip.
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17 April 2011 | 10 replies
Proverbs 22:4.Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures.
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13 June 2011 | 11 replies
Not sure how the tint would make it hotter unless it's somehow defeating the windows original heat reflecting qualities.
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28 June 2011 | 13 replies
It kind of defeats the purpose of a lease.
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7 February 2012 | 12 replies
According to the article, the house was foreclosed and then the foreclosing bank went out of business, so I assume the FDIC or other gov't entity took possession of the assets of the failed bank, which would include this house -- and, you cannot adversely possess gov't owned property (otherwise, people would be fencing off parks and stuff tog et the land).In the end though, all it will take to defeat this is for the property owner to tell the guy to get out.
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10 August 2011 | 4 replies
So it kind of defeats the purpose of it being a sub to deal.
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10 January 2009 | 24 replies
It seems to me that doing something else would defeat the whole purpose of having the rental business!
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2 December 2008 | 12 replies
or would using a personal check defeat the purpose.2.