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18 October 2008 | 10 replies
If I were to start all over again, i would concentrate on mastering the art of the deal, before any specific niche.Herb Cohen is one of the most famous negotiators of all time. i think that book is gold.
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4 December 2008 | 4 replies
This also pointed out what a concientious landlord I was and that my place was well maintained in other facets as well.IOW, if your place is well maintained and you know it and can document it don't worry about the law.
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30 December 2008 | 17 replies
It’s not only the home inspection seeks out any defects, the home inspector will often give you tips on maintaining and renovating your house.
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14 January 2009 | 0 replies
If you expect to make money in the equity markets in 2009 going forward, then you must be willing to "trade" the volatility while also maintaining a high proportion of income-producing assets."
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19 May 2009 | 17 replies
They allow the investor to seek out more preforeclosure prospects and the realtor to concentrate on marketing.Mitigation firms (or individuals) have different pricing models.
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21 February 2009 | 22 replies
The armed citizenry is a tool of maintaining peace.
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15 June 2009 | 52 replies
I think we can give that honor to George W, who invaded a country on the pretense that they aided 9/11 terrorists and maintained caches of WMD, both of which the aforementioned George W later admitted was not the case.
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18 November 2009 | 6 replies
Flesh out the details, look for common themes throughout them so you know what kind of characteristics to do searches for.With an idea in your head of your ideal 5 and a list of characteristics you can sign up for use www.twellow.com which is like a searchable twitter directory where you can follow people you would like to follow you back.Josh is right, putting together a concentrated list can be just as much work as building one anywhere else, but having this list can help because your tweet stream from people you follow will give you a less fettered view of relevant tweets.If you look at Wendy Patton's twitter account you can tell she autofollows and has quite a staggering number of followers.
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13 August 2009 | 1 reply
He's either giving me a piece of his mind, demanding lunch or simply being so darn cute I can't concentrate :mrgreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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27 January 2010 | 30 replies
I recommend maintaining a hard line approach and to not settle outside of closing.