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20 October 2016 | 9 replies
I would recommend the 7 habits of highly effective people and how to win friends and influence people.
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5 October 2016 | 13 replies
If the contractor (or in this case the turnkey company) provides a complete breakdown, what harm does it do them?
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9 October 2016 | 4 replies
They will only work with properties that are deemed habitable and safe.As Caesar pointed out, somebody who can put down cash may be a more appealing buyer, but on the other hand, if you don't have to put anything down, you may be able to come back with a higher offer that beats the cash offer.
6 December 2016 | 11 replies
I continue to always look myself as part of a habit because those are what I would be looking for as well.
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10 October 2016 | 6 replies
Or habitable?"
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7 October 2016 | 2 replies
Section-8 (if they do the inspections at all) simply makes sure the house is habitable.
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16 August 2016 | 45 replies
Time is better spent hosting lunch-and-learns, being a junior achievement volunteer, putting on financial literacy courses at your church, starting web sites like BP, hosting podcasts to help others get ahead...practical stuff (where you may be able to help 1 out of 10 or 20 who are willing to fix the habits that keep them in the middle class).Class warfare creates more divide than it provides help or solutions.
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15 August 2016 | 20 replies
In any case, if you think it is a meth-lab the right thing to do is go ahead and have it inspected so you do not harm others or yourself.
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16 August 2016 | 35 replies
I understand the learning curve is steeper when starting this way, but I am not in the habit of jumping the gun on a project before doing my research.
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16 August 2016 | 22 replies
There is such a simple answer (or 3 or 4 actually) but I'm not in the habit of giving advice to people that are disingenuous and not willing to be ethical in their dealings with others.