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16 February 2014 | 11 replies
lets say you spot a deal on the block but there is no running water, gas is shut off, electricity is off …there is no way you can check plumbing, furnace, etc ..some REOs even say “seller will not activate utilities” …I think you could activate utilities in your name …but then how about all the outstanding bills that might hit you ?!
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6 March 2014 | 26 replies
Doing quick fixes saves a lot of damagedon't like laying in cold water in a crawl space or running snake in sewer then also the vents on ice covered roofs in winter cause they are clogged to Recently got a call from a lady "water is running on floor " guess her husband who doesn't work couldn't get off couch to look at it or kill the water I love those calls :) This was in a tiny half bath They were nice enough to call some just let the water run.
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25 January 2015 | 17 replies
I just recently came back from HAWAI, and seeing the insane prices there and other popular vacation spot prices, $400-600K for acreage and waterfront is not a bad deal.First of all, I had spent the last for few weeks learning how to buy WATERFRONT.and BOY is it complicated: Buffer zones, Buy downs, Easements and Right of Way.
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16 March 2014 | 1 reply
The industry “sweet spot” is a lot rent of $495, he explained, but raising it by another $5 “could mean death.”
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19 March 2014 | 15 replies
You won't see "touch up spots" and you don't have to spend time/money re-doing the whole room.
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13 June 2011 | 9 replies
The residents of the neighborhood know if the MHP is a trouble spot or just older.Good luck.
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29 March 2011 | 27 replies
Despite that, many people with the off-street parking choose to park on the street first (it is free public parking after all), and thus those without off-street parking have a tough time getting a parking spot.
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22 May 2011 | 24 replies
Sweet spot is 50k-100k all-in.
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24 June 2016 | 21 replies
I'm still a little frightened of Nicetown, but perhaps @Mary B. found a sweet spot nearer to Temple.
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29 May 2014 | 24 replies
You don't have a cash box, a safe, a hiding spot in your home, a locked drawer, no place you could put them for safekeeping?