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3 January 2025 | 14 replies
They strategically avoid speaking to customers and offer support via online chat to a non US based helpdesk.
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3 January 2025 | 7 replies
Another thought if you have already been in the house for a year is to continue to work on it, add more value and then sell it after two years so you can avoid the capital gains.
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
My personal thesis is to avoid the HOA altogether, problem solved.RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS can still run with the land even if there is no HOA, placed on by the developer.
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31 December 2024 | 13 replies
The most important step to avoid a catastrophe is to create a detailed contract with your contractor.
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31 December 2024 | 17 replies
Any recommendations which companies os states to avoid?
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23 January 2025 | 165 replies
No idea why hydrants weren’t working but it wasn’t because trees in the Central Valley needed to be irrigated that day.
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31 December 2024 | 4 replies
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5 January 2025 | 24 replies
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25 December 2024 | 4 replies
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1 January 2025 | 24 replies
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