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24 May 2020 | 4 replies
Really we should be talking about "construction quality" in general rather than caring about whether the house is built in a factory by robots in Mexico, on site by highly paid American tradesmen.
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11 June 2020 | 13 replies
But remember, going forward, once you train a tenant that they can pay rent late without consequence, you have created a monster.
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18 August 2020 | 3 replies
I do misc consultation on the side (for a kids robotics competition, for example in the past 2 years) and misc jobs, down to mowing the lawn, car maintenance for neighbor/friends, fixing things around the house, selling on Ebay, etc... that I collect "income" for, but they would add up to >$500.
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9 September 2020 | 11 replies
It shows a personal nature to your interaction and your dreams and thoughts instead of a robotic developer that wants him to do something for them.No legal advice given.
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4 September 2020 | 3 replies
You want to build rapport with the seller and not sound like a robot, people won't take you seriously.
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3 September 2020 | 10 replies
We've just acquired Showcase IDX and I suspect are moving in the direction of being a market-monster on the idea of "Zillow with a brokerage" - except that we'll have actual IDX feeds.
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1 September 2020 | 1 reply
I partnered with another local all cash on this one, with a solid return. when a project runs long its ok when you are all cash as you lose some future use of the funds but theres not a 10% interest monster eating 1/2 the profit either.beforehttps://my.matterport.com/show/?
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14 September 2020 | 1 reply
And getting it all done within about 60 days.I guess June 2021 is going to be a MONSTER of a tax sale across all of Iowa, if Des Moines/Polk Co is any indication.https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/media/de3hcoyr/2020-09-04-tax-sale-delay-resolution-to-polk-bos-9-1-20.pdf
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18 September 2020 | 3 replies
I'll never have to pay tax on the monster gains I will have accrued come retirement time.Most of these properties where about to be lost for back taxes.
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17 August 2012 | 11 replies
I wouldn't have bought all those properties in Detroit.The rent ratio to the property tax is a monster !