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28 July 2009 | 86 replies
It should be changed form "The right to bare arms" to "The privilege to bare arms".
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31 July 2009 | 4 replies
Forgive me if I make social (internet) blunders, but this is all new to me.Thanks for the opportunity to participate
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6 August 2009 | 20 replies
I was unclear about how someone got a negative influence but after reading the post (thanks for the hyperlink Ralph) about how the influence system works it's pretty clear.Someone with a high negative influence had to be spamming quite a bit and not really participating on the forum to get to that point.
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6 August 2009 | 11 replies
I put an offer for $12,000 and then I learned that you have pay $75 to participate in some kind of bidding.
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19 September 2009 | 13 replies
I want to be honest and up front with everyone but I'm starting to think that stating the bare minimum might be a better option in the beginning.
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27 August 2009 | 8 replies
I spoke at the Mobile Home Park Summit in Anaheim CA in early 2009, and I actively Co-Admin their Mobile Home Park Forum and their private Forum for Boot Camp participants.
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12 September 2009 | 11 replies
CIC, established by China's Communist government in late 2007, is keen to participate in the PPIP as it expects the U.S. property market to recover gradually late this year, said the sources.
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18 August 2009 | 2 replies
I could barely change a light-bulb a year ago (okay, I still pretty much can't :).Given our trajectory, we expect to double those numbers this year pretty easily, and in 4-5 years, hopefully we're making a good bit more than that.So, I think I'm a good example of the fact that it's really not that difficult to make good money flipping houses if you have strong plan and can execute on it...in fact, my average work week was about 20-30 hours this past year...
9 December 2009 | 11 replies
Since it seems that the participants on the thread can't help but solicit business, I'm closing the thread.
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17 September 2009 | 10 replies
If you look at the original purchase deal and apply the 50% rule, it indeed will barely cash flow for the buyer but as with many buyers out there, I suspect he's not applying the 50% rule.