They think they would rather have their money in a physical asset like real estate than a Roth account, and where better to start than have your young son do the grunt work for you. 

Being allergic to frequencies is usually a mental illness more than it is a physical illness.

Main things mechanically and physically like roof age, furnace age and HWT age as well.

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The rental business is like every other business in the world where the business owners try to get as much money as possible for their products and services.

. :-)If you think you have to do it, at least maintain control over the end product so you get a look befitting the place.

But isn’t that…“Real estate agents must make a “reasonable effort to ascertain all material information concerning the physical condition of every property for which he or she accepts agency” and disclose this “to their client or principal and when appropriate to any other party to a transaction.” ??? 

A portfolio loan is when the bank lends their own money and uses their own custom loan product to do so.

(Let me know if that makes sense).Onee of the challenges you'll face if you don't live in the US is the physical collateral.

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