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9 June 2007 | 6 replies
- If you don't have a great deal of reserves, find contractors that are willing to advance labor/materials.
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15 November 2008 | 8 replies
Japanese-American's were not slaves that labored on the construction of The White House.They where busy building the RR's different time I know (just that the US has always taken advantage of desperate people) We (American Corperations) are doing it now in third world countries outsourcing American jobs to sweatshops paying pennies an hour.
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25 February 2009 | 14 replies
But, you can be an Average Joe or Jane and make a difference in your local community.
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20 December 2014 | 7 replies
@Joe Villeneuve I would venture to say it partially depends in a investors risk level, skill and personal aggression and ambition.
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8 January 2015 | 2 replies
Private money lenders like "Joe" who have some mattress money or "Alice" who has a self-directed IRA with same-day access would be your best sources.
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13 January 2015 | 22 replies
Originally posted by @Joe Villeneuve:Originally posted by @Andrew Syrios:........
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7 January 2015 | 16 replies
That's because many routine jobs, both manual labor and office work, are being automated out of existence.
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10 July 2017 | 0 replies
The Bureau of Labor Statistics often mentioned as a good data source.