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21 June 2021 | 217 replies
These things all made me nervous, but one quote always reminds me not to let fear drive my decisions: "A ship in harbor is safe - but that's not what ships are built for."
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3 November 2016 | 15 replies
Once everything was ship shape and the unit had been re-rented we would return what was left of the security deposit providing the previous tenant with a detailed accounting (with attached receipts) of all the charges that had been made against their deposit and usually a check for the remainder amount.
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27 April 2019 | 119 replies
That's funny @Clifford Paul My brother found and is trying to buy an old 1901 pirate ship to Airbnb!
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11 December 2018 | 67 replies
Welllllllll...... while i dont know the reason this all started, there have been some hideous fires that killed people - the most fresh in my mind is the ghost ship fire in Oakland 2 years ago.
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16 February 2015 | 4 replies
is $300 for a new electric stove top (free shipping) a good price?
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7 December 2015 | 41 replies
If the account is in the US, there is some slim chance to get the money back, assuming they haven't already shipped the money off shore (unlikely).BTW interstate/wire fraud should be a federal offenceSome people say absolutely NO up-front payments for lenders, but in my experience hard money lenders do charge a small fee up front (a couple hundred ~ a thousand bucks... not 15k+)..
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9 October 2015 | 8 replies
Many investors start off "too hot" by either overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will sink your ship quick and disable you from even achieving your short-term goals.
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9 October 2006 | 1 reply
CALL JEFF @: 239.699.9668.305 SE 32nd St, Cape Coral, FL 33904Asking: $362,000Incredible 100' Wide canal with sea wall and dock Gulf access canal view!
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12 June 2016 | 4 replies
My second goal is to rescue this capsized ship and turn it right-side up as quickly as possible.
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12 March 2022 | 11 replies
(They have 30 yr terms, Rates in the 4's....hip hip hooray :) Received Loan Questionnaire.