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1 April 2019 | 19 replies
In order to be classified as a real estate professional a few things are needed, 1) You spend more than 750 hours per year as a "material" participant in a real estate business, which could include management, brokerage, construction, leasing, rental and operation2) You spend more time in real estate businesses than all other businesses(including employment), that you're involved in, combined.
31 March 2019 | 9 replies
That would be a business card, used solely for the purchase of materials, if at all.
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19 August 2019 | 64 replies
There was material in the kitchen so I couldn't get a good picture of the floor, but I will in the next couple days.Next up in the plan is to start work in the basement
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10 April 2019 | 44 replies
Builders are complaining about the "unrelenting cost increases" of building materials.
31 March 2019 | 4 replies
Search House Hacking on BP and you will find tons of material.
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5 April 2019 | 55 replies
It is almost made out of a PVC type material and the planks are fairly thick.
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1 April 2019 | 3 replies
I been reading and listening to tons of material and I can't get a market specific material.
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3 April 2019 | 2 replies
Since every area is different, has different labor/material pricing, why don’t we create a forum where people can post in specific areas about their cost of labor, and materials and even reference the contractors who did it?
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1 April 2019 | 2 replies
It takes more labor to install but the materials are cheaper.
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3 April 2019 | 8 replies
Are there any other books or training materials that you would recommend to someone new?