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20 February 2016 | 14 replies
I am pretty good judge of character..
20 February 2016 | 7 replies
Due to all the work I have done to my own house and this other project (30,000SF mansion build) I feel confident that I have a solid knowledge of construction, construction costs and general sub contractor craziness – some real characters out there with bizarre stories.
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22 February 2016 | 6 replies
No trips to the bank to deposit the checks.
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27 December 2016 | 124 replies
I want to know as much about their character as a person as I can before I invest with them.
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23 February 2016 | 12 replies
I also want to take a trip soon to check out neighborhoods and units.
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22 February 2016 | 5 replies
Planning a mixed business/pleasure trip to Austin - first week of April.
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11 June 2018 | 20 replies
Even then, take a, ahem, "business trip" (aka vacation) and do your own driving.
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22 February 2016 | 1 reply
I don't have the full last 2 years of employment history because of a Missionary trip outside the US I took from 2013 to 2015.
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22 February 2016 | 0 replies
If it turns out that we do not make any deals during the trip what documents do I need to be able to deduct the trip and any expenses during the trip?
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22 February 2016 | 3 replies
What a great opportunity to study a market beforehand, and then look at it on the trip, even in passing.