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31 December 2015 | 4 replies
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3 January 2016 | 6 replies
We've really enjoyed the people we have met so far in the RE community and have found them very encouraging.
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11 January 2016 | 9 replies
Accelerated depreciation has always been a tool by the government to encourage people to invest in equipment and even real estate.
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5 January 2016 | 4 replies
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1 March 2016 | 11 replies
I would agree with Joel and encourage you to give it a try.
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29 February 2016 | 1 reply
You encourage them to lie to you.
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19 May 2016 | 14 replies
I've actually been on BP for several months but haven't interacted much.
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30 September 2016 | 10 replies
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1 January 2016 | 8 replies
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12 February 2016 | 30 replies
Yes - we'll have to agree to disagree.I cannot in good conscience promote your point of view anymore than you can promote mine.All I can do is what I do in every encounter: encourage you to get educated so you rely more on knowledge and intelligence than on defaulting to "conventional wisdom" and popular points of view.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.