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24 January 2011 | 65 replies
I tend to think silver is a much better deal than gold.
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28 August 2010 | 8 replies
The prices in these places tend to be very high.
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24 September 2010 | 12 replies
Credit Union will also offer investors the ability to borrow, but the tend to be very conservative.
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7 October 2010 | 3 replies
You could maybe cut that cost by making one of those lights a motion detector, but I think that a full time florescent bulb is going to be cheaper to run than turning an incandescent or mercury vapor off and on.I've got a dusk to dawn florescent security light that is 14 watts.
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8 November 2010 | 15 replies
I just tend to think that they don't want to pay twice the price for just a background check that is not reimbursableAfter everything checks out, I meet up with them for the second time to collect more things for their background check such as1) copy of ID for each person over 18 years of age2) social security card copy of each person3) last two pay stubsAgreementIf everything checks out, then I meet them for the third time to sign the contract.
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1 November 2010 | 9 replies
As you know, the majors usually are involved with the securitization process with their properties but small banks tend hold their own loans.Therefore, if a small bank holds enough bad loans to affect their capital ratios/requirements; they need to make their loans performing or get them off their books.Currently, we are working with a small bank in Ohio who has a grand total of 19 non-performing loans.
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11 November 2010 | 25 replies
That said, they tend to appreciate more slowly than SFHs (as they are often valued based on their income potential), and can be more difficult to sell.But, if you're really trying to maximize cash-flow over all else, a duplex is probably the way to go given your cash availability, your most likely lending scenario and your goals.
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19 December 2010 | 16 replies
We used to run weekly seminars in Austin and people tended to lose focus after about 1.5 hours.
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1 June 2012 | 59 replies
Contractors tend to be as good as their last job.
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7 June 2012 | 2 replies
As to lending, less oversight by regulators generally means violations go unchecked and tend to increase, it's human nature to act up when the teacher is out of the room.