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18 April 2007 | 36 replies
The only draw back was it had an old octopus furnance system in the basement which, at the time was functioning well and needed no immediate repair.
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5 March 2006 | 8 replies
If you keep receipts for all business expenses then you can claim those again income (things like cell phone, office space in your house, repairs and more are all possibilities).If you're not a sole proprietor then you are probably better off just hiring a tax accountant to do it for you.
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22 August 2005 | 2 replies
We do small repairs ourselves and have kept the place up very, very well.
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13 June 2011 | 4 replies
Interest rate on the loan is 6%.I figured it up and including all of the maintenance that I've put into the building I'm going to be about even for this year on a cash basis (I had to repair some flooring, doors, etc.).
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23 October 2005 | 4 replies
They usually can fund up to 100% of the purchase + fix if within 65-70% of the after repaired value.
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9 August 2005 | 0 replies
New loan program:100% of all hard costs up to 95% of the "subject to" after repaired value for full docup to 85% of the ARV for stated.
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23 August 2005 | 1 reply
Fannie Mae painted, carpeted, repaired the roof, and purchased new stove.
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24 September 2005 | 5 replies
Becuase you will need to save cash for mortgage payments, repairs, etc. that come up while you get your feet on the ground.