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12 February 2015 | 31 replies
Park Police officers that operate independently)•The Environmental Protection Agency (200 special agents)•The U.S.
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8 April 2014 | 12 replies
One problem I am having is that much of my income comes from being an independent contractor on audio/video gigs and film production.
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4 November 2015 | 13 replies
I have an idea that I should be able to find an independent handyman to do real simple stuff- change the A.C. filter, turn off the water in an emergency, check the circuit box, give access to repair guys, etc.
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24 April 2014 | 17 replies
tenant in common owners control undivided interests...so, yes, each owner can handle their proceeds independently of the other owner(s).
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11 April 2014 | 15 replies
There is no way to predict this behavior or the outcome.If you had 10,000 units under management then you would have enough data to evaluate having statistical probabilities that may be valid.
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9 April 2014 | 3 replies
In some locations there are restrictions on this. 4) Dividing out utilities between units so they can be billed separately. 5) Renting out garages and parking separately and independently.
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8 April 2014 | 3 replies
Vet your General Contractors and independant service providers ...i.e.
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9 April 2014 | 11 replies
(helps with financing)I'd look to see the minutes of meetings, it's a non-profit, they should be public.Minutes may indicate the number of votes, that tells you how active others are in the HOA, some never show up and the board just has a free hand, it gets political, I don't care for that, activity is much better as it keeps board members accountable.Only other real issue is maintenance contracts, are they independent or does the developer remain on the board and have maintenance contracts you can't get rid of?
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2 July 2014 | 3 replies
When studying case law and precedent, it's clear that the IRS will view each individual deal you do independent of all others to determine it's own taxation.
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22 September 2015 | 10 replies
Ask the seller and have a full slew of independent inspections done. 3.