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20 April 2014 | 10 replies
I kept reading the forum randomly, and feeling like a chopping block phrase.
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16 April 2014 | 11 replies
Also for granite you can keep your cost down by say putting butcher block on an island if you have one or using something different as an accent.
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23 April 2014 | 19 replies
And since they came to the USA to work and make more money, and the apartment was two blocks from the job so they could walk to work (no car even to this day), it seemed to be less of a risk to give them the chance.But somebody who has been at a good paying job and can't come up with move-in money, then I would explore the reason why more closely.
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19 April 2014 | 11 replies
To invest in Detroit its block by block and the good blocks can go at anytime.
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20 April 2014 | 12 replies
For this house, though, the roof appears to be in fine shape, it's concrete block and I don't see evidence of termites (got a lot of experience with those!)
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7 May 2014 | 6 replies
It is the basic build block of business.In the end I may be in the minority in my view that folks should focus on getting an education as opposed to a degree.
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23 July 2014 | 9 replies
The rents here go for about .65 per SF on average, for an avg. unit.There is a 1 yr old 4 (1 bed rm.) unit bldg. one block away from the lot I purchased, each of the units rent for 600 (each unit = 618 SF) which is HIGH imoEach unit in my proposed plan would be 1 bed rm. w/ about 622 SF where I would like to start rents at 450.The est. cost of constructing is around 85K, bringing the total cost to 94k.I have contacted a few banks and the best deal I could find was:10% down, 20 yrs (My quesiton here is...will banks negotiate?
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19 April 2014 | 4 replies
The homeless shelter is a few blocks away and day laborers a line up nearby.
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28 April 2014 | 4 replies
You can always find a photography student a local college who wants to build a portfolio if cost is a concern.Description - 3bed 2 bath for rent/sale vs imagine living two blocks away from Popular Park.
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2 May 2014 | 20 replies
If it sees it as the same, within 3 days, it blocks it.