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17 September 2010 | 65 replies
Since John has shown that the 6% rate is the current fair market charge of mortgage interest and has shown in his letter of intent that the transaction exclusively benefits the IRA (in that it will receive a fair 6% rate of return) and that John himself is not personally benefitting from the IRA, the IRS approves his transaction and he has the green light to proceed.That all said, the idea of forming a small group of SDI owners who loan to each other and the funds are then used to benefit you personally outside the IRA (in addition to benefitting the IRA itself) could still be viewed by the IRS as a prohibited transaction as a whole.
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17 November 2013 | 8 replies
Oh they told me even animals like to sleep so lights and sound help keep them from nesting.
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6 November 2017 | 198 replies
I believe there are some good people that worked for Lange that can shed the light on a lot of what was going on.
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16 April 2010 | 8 replies
Some light sanding might be needed if there is a laminate on the cabinets.
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15 April 2011 | 37 replies
For us, one of the big things we're starting to do is make the homes very energy efficient.
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2 May 2013 | 37 replies
The rankings are based on a variety of criteria, and Pittsburgh topped the list of large cities in cost effectiveness, which included business space rental and purchase prices, salaries and energy costs.
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12 March 2011 | 33 replies
And if we're really heading to financial Armageddon, I don't think owning the shiny gold stuff will matter, either.You'll want to own the physical essentials: a lot of land and the means to grow/raise food on it; access to energy; and guns/ammo.
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2 October 2015 | 4 replies
Then for the 10 seconds I'm actually riding the wave, I'm completely in the moment and all my senses are firing as I ride the energy of the swell.If I could stay in the water forever I would, however I believe that God has given me certain talents and capabilities which I have the responsibility to use to make the world a better place.
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5 February 2020 | 5 replies
After award and in the submittal process (no turning back as elevators have very long lead times) it came to light the machine room was too small for his equipment and the required clearances.
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21 October 2015 | 49 replies
I think cheap energy prices and low interest rates will continue to push prices up a little, but areas where I live that depend on the high price of oil to generate jobs are much riskier.