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29 December 2015 | 39 replies
They are also wide open for danger, in my own name and not in any entity - no legal protection.
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13 January 2024 | 0 replies
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28 May 2020 | 16 replies
I don't mind taking risky investments (Currently have 2 houses in Wilmington) and actually prefer places other people deem too dangerous to invest.So far I have Loch Raven village, Hillandale, Parkville, Northwood etc..
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15 February 2021 | 3 replies
I can't imagine going through the winter without heat, or relying on a dangerous space heater, which cause fires every winter in this country.
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17 August 2022 | 213 replies
You know it's dangerous to bet the streak will continue, but you believe in streaks so you bet until.
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29 June 2018 | 5 replies
The person who took the call told me "I am not allowed to give you the info, but some of them may or may not be in danger".
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14 January 2024 | 7 replies
An important distinction should be made between people who speculated in real estate, and those who invest in real estate, sell real estate, and broker real estate, and also bring up the amount of money needed to participate in this business.
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9 March 2019 | 153 replies
I remember distinctly not long ago when many REI (and others) hit that date when they wanted to retire, depending on the equity/value of their investments to carry them through.
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17 October 2021 | 2 replies
Why are you making the distinction on investment in such a one dimensional way?