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28 June 2020 | 3 replies
Yeah, there is some satisfaction to renovating a home, but I want to make money.Otherwise, it’s about the “numbers” and the nature of the deal.
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23 June 2020 | 1 reply
We widened the kitchen entrance, added a see-through for the dark staircase to add more natural light, put in new floors, kitchen, and bath.
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23 June 2020 | 5 replies
Chicago building code requires 8% of natural light and 4% of natural vent for living and bedroom spaces.
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24 July 2020 | 41 replies
We've only now gotten to large scale testing, so naturally more people are going to test positive.
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24 June 2020 | 0 replies
Ended up selling the property as a package with another Duplex when we discovered natural appreciation would provide us a good return.
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24 June 2020 | 1 reply
Most of the work I do in San Antonio, TX requires hard money lenders due to the distressed nature of the properties and quick closings, but those are the only reasons.
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2 July 2020 | 9 replies
Yes, that's the nature of the cycles, but as William Wallace says with the cavalry racing toward him, "Hold ... hold ... hold!!!"
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25 June 2020 | 2 replies
Naturally, you want to take advantage of historically low interest rates, but you also want to buy at the lowest possible price.Things are changing rapidly, and uncertainty is still amidst.
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26 June 2020 | 3 replies
It may be something we have to learn to live with, or it may die out naturally as the Spanish flu did in 1919.
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25 June 2020 | 3 replies
Maybe a little lower since the garages will have less CapEx over time.What does the natural gas cover?