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11 July 2012 | 12 replies
Joel, that is an interesting perspective regarding the desire of people to own a home depending on the region they live in.I can definitely see what you mean regarding the greed factor when the market was booming with people using their homes as ATMs...but I think that people strive to own their own home not simply for the hopes of "getting rich quick" off of the a housing upswing.
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20 March 2012 | 7 replies
So, to sum up, I’m wondering if there is any benefit for those of us living in high-income areas (I’m not rich—I’m a high school teacher) to show a net operating loss on paper?
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19 March 2012 | 5 replies
I was hoping for a blizzard so Rich could get stuck in Denver again (kidding) . . . glad to see it is going to be so nice out!
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20 March 2012 | 2 replies
Rich