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11 July 2012 | 8 replies
I am assuming by your numbers above that you either did some improvements to increase value or bought 30% under value.
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12 August 2012 | 19 replies
These areas have huge commitments to public employee unions, and have borrowed hundreds of millions and some billions, of dollars for improvements etc., they can no longer pay...
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3 August 2012 | 12 replies
Regular transactions are a bottom of the barrel law practice, so you run into lots of one lawyer office mediocrity.
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13 July 2012 | 11 replies
I have overseen over 1,200 units as a commission of a large PHA and I cut costs and overhead and had some significant maintenance/improvements made, hired an attorney on staff, acquired other properties for expansions and brought the PHA to a well performing rating, don't get me wrong as if I'm taking all the credit, there was a great staff and excutive director that I put in there that was amazing and they get the credit, but I stepped into that appointed position and had never owned 100 apartment units at one time!
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13 July 2012 | 10 replies
There are ways to apply that "boot" to repairs and improvements to avoid taxation on the gain (the proceeds are kept in escrow and drawn to cover the repairs as needed) - identify a Qualified Intermediary that you wish to use and ask them.Originally posted by Jay Wright:...2.
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14 July 2012 | 2 replies
I would just advise you to watch some youtube vids on basic excel and keep practicing, you'll get used to it.
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18 August 2012 | 23 replies
You can also find practically new appliances on craigslist.Bathtub refinishing.
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27 July 2012 | 6 replies
Instead I will spend more time on this forum learning what is and what is not acceptable practices.
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14 August 2012 | 31 replies
I am planning on renting it once I make a few improvements on it, so should I select "No"?
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5 August 2012 | 5 replies
But the practice of many small farmers trying to survive on tiny plots of land is difficult to sustain.