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6 July 2018 | 28 replies
A long road with lots of unexpected expenses.
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26 February 2015 | 6 replies
I have contacts all over the nation, but, surprisingly I don't have as many as I'd like in Houston.
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25 February 2015 | 3 replies
Remember most auctions are 'as is' so there could be more unexpected costs/surprises in terms of maintenance.
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20 March 2016 | 14 replies
It's tough to have a landing page with out content to attract people to your site.The dollar cost was surprising as well.
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28 February 2015 | 7 replies
if you can pull off the new construction and have 15% for unexpected overruns that would be the best long term deal but you have to be absolutely sure of the costs and numbers
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8 June 2015 | 30 replies
We had a property inspection done before we purchased, so I don't anticipate any surprises.
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26 February 2015 | 12 replies
I am surprised at all the encouragement and enthusiasm that all of you have!
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26 February 2015 | 20 replies
If you do not have an underlying policy with your umbrella, you're in for a HUGE surprise come claim time.
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26 February 2015 | 2 replies
I'm very surprised you have done all that, but don't know the next bit.
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26 February 2015 | 8 replies
You might find some nasty surprises if you don't know what you are taking possession of.