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24 April 2011 | 3 replies
I bet not BryanA, anything out of Texas will be weighted heavily for the benefit of large corporate interests, just in time to fend off any future BP Oil suits too.
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9 May 2011 | 21 replies
So this means it is better to buy the live-in property first, just in case the second loan is difficult to get.I assume the same is true if I rent out a few rooms and receive income from the room renter.
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11 March 2012 | 31 replies
. :)We do the same thing, though our rep will do it all within one order...When we go through the bid-desk at Home Depot, we find that on the first-pass, generally about 30% of the items are discounted 20-40% and the rest aren't discounted at all.
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29 April 2011 | 13 replies
Water, sun, great soil, not a ton of people compared to other parts...And just in the last week I read an article which seems to dovetail with these assumptions, except the author has a research staff to help him with the evidence. http://www.scribd.com/doc/53865070/GMO-April It is an enlightening and well researched report on what is likely to come.
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26 April 2011 | 4 replies
Also another tip ... have a letter or something from the owner allowing you to go in the house, just in case the police drives by and see you or an unknown person trying to step into the house.I always gave maintenance people, visitors, etc, my business card and a statement affirming that they were allowed to enter the premises.Believe it or not, they thanked me!
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27 April 2011 | 4 replies
(just in case) if you are getting your numbers from the person trying to SELL you the condo...uuummmmmIt doesn't sound like you are...but just want to make sure.Best of luck to you!!!!!
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8 June 2011 | 8 replies
A rep at Equity Trust assured me that properties in individual accounts are separate legally and untouchable assets if a judgment were made that exceeded insurance protection on one of the properties in another account.I understand that an LLC can provide protection, but also have read much about the difficulty and cost in properly managing it according to IRS requirements.
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5 August 2011 | 28 replies
i think just in case... as mentioned they dont need itbut, watch the video and tell me how can simple injector cleaner do that ?
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1 August 2012 | 12 replies
Just in case you sell your properties, you want to make sure you have all your paperwork organize so your money doesn't get tied up.But consult an professional with all of this.
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17 June 2011 | 26 replies
I am not willing to risk jail time and I posted that I didn't believe it could/should be done but I was asking anyway, just in case someone knew something I didn't.