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19 January 2010 | 8 replies
That road led to self-employment.The work is harder, the pay often low for the hours put in, my retirement is not guaranteed, my silent partner (the government) is greedy and corrupt, and the people I work with (tradesmen, etc.) and for (tenants) range from injuriously stupid to outright evil.If I could go back and become a pipe-smoking, tenured, co-ed chasing, leather-elbow-patched college professor I'd certainly be tempted.But alas, here I am griping on BP while my tenured friends contemplate which European country to tour during their three month summer vacation........
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17 January 2010 | 3 replies
An example of an involuntary conversion is when the government notifies the seller that their property will be acquired for public use.5.
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17 January 2010 | 0 replies
Hello All,Has anyone attended Sean Carpenter's government deal funding seminar?
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26 January 2010 | 2 replies
If the local government doesn't want a project like this, it just won't happen.
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7 August 2010 | 21 replies
My goals aren't high as of yet, so hopefully they'll be easy to acquire.Goal 1: Achieve a 700+ Fico Score (< 2 years)Goal 2: Purchase our house in (>2.5 years)Goal 3: Purchase our REI house in >3-4 yearsGoal 4: Double my income (approximately $50k annually) in (>7 years)Goal 5: Start my own business (LLC/INC) in (>10 years)In the mean time I'll obviously be educating myself in Real Estate and it's factor into other sectors.
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4 February 2010 | 7 replies
People are really beginning to see that the government cannot create jobs nearly as efficiently as the Private Sector.There are a myriad of other reasons, but let's face it, Obama's honeymoon is OVER.
24 January 2010 | 11 replies
The banks are being controlled by the government; the auto industry is being controlled by the government; Freddie and Fannie have been taken over; and on and on and on.
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23 March 2011 | 22 replies
Seems that someone in the city government (maybe PD) had a vacant house to sell, so they used that for bait.I think it's a 100 bucks a sign.Good points, very creative bunch!
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13 February 2010 | 5 replies
In determining which way is the best for the lender/holder/servicer, subsidies by the government for losses can not be used in that determination.
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11 February 2010 | 15 replies
When it comes to government, like banks, common sense is not the first thing that comes to mind.