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14 June 2018 | 0 replies
To back up that belief, my wife and I dedicate a minimum of 10% of our income to giving each month, and we also make additional one-off donations as well to charities that positively impact our local community.
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20 June 2018 | 8 replies
Someone may find that using the land for a community garden or children's park is of great benefit to the neighborhood.
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2 July 2018 | 6 replies
Hello Gregory Kawa and welcome to the BP community.
14 June 2018 | 2 replies
In the first 30 days I explored the different niches to see where I can best serve the community and build a profitable REI business.
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19 June 2018 | 1 reply
Inventory in Austin is now down to 2 months (balanced market is 6.5 months).Steve Crorey, 2018 ABoR president, said, “Our current market imbalance in Austin is made worse by an antiquated land development code that places unnecessary constraints on building the number and variety of homes our community needs.
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27 June 2018 | 45 replies
She was huge in coordinating the transition of these forms to a Pro Membership Benefit.Would the community also like it if I gave a monthly update about all the projects we are working on to improve various parts of the site, memberships, books, etc?
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15 June 2018 | 4 replies
Some immediate sources are personal funds, community banks, friends and family, hard money lenders, crowdfunding, etc.4.
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15 June 2018 | 5 replies
@Elizabeth B. welcome to REI and the BP community.
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14 June 2018 | 0 replies
Here are the 2 replies I received back from the community development director:The records I reviewed showed it as an existing duplex.