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11 October 2010 | 16 replies
You can try to use the "paper tiger" tool that first perforates the paper surface, then apply the liquid / steam treatment.
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30 January 2011 | 17 replies
The water company refused to turn on new surface at any house I owned, regardless of who's name it was in, until the lien was paid off.For a solution, we include it in the rent, with a separate addendum.
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26 September 2017 | 183 replies
The deal that you posted up doesn't look great on the surface.
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1 September 2022 | 77 replies
I then take my returned capital from year 1 and invest it again.After this, there's always my one or two properties from 5 years earlier going up for sale, and so my annual return will stay at $115k (22%) indefinitely, until I finally stop the ladder.When that happens, I will temporarily have an extra $100k each year for 5 years.On the surface, this seems like it beats pretty much all other truly passive investments for annual income generation.
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24 November 2017 | 7 replies
Go in, and place was absolutely, completely filthy (an earwig in the freezer, every inch of the fridge covered in gunk, toilet had not been scrubbed, cat hair everywhere, many surfaces covered in a thick layer of dust and dirt).
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6 October 2021 | 83 replies
Pm me and we can have an in depth convo about real white hat seo.There is a huge new white hat strategy surfacing when it comes to seo.
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21 November 2017 | 9 replies
Based on your problem, if this was my house, I would add some surface drainage to move most of the ponding water to another location first.
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1 December 2017 | 5 replies
Adding the tub in my opinion adds value especially to those that may have young children, or when you need a large area to clean large items.Tub & tile- usually there is greater surface area (tub walls and ceiling) to tile so your costs of tile will go up, for the tile, the concrete backer board and the membrane.
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19 September 2017 | 6 replies
On the stone range, it seems a pot was dropped on the surface and a crack has spread to all four corners of the stove.
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14 May 2019 | 12 replies
What was initially thought to be worn surface paint was in fact a build up of soap scum.