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Hi everyone,Hopefully will be bidding on my first auction property this weekend (homesearch.com). I have read up ALOT about these deals. There are a lot of horror stories however usually there is at least someone in e...
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First: security deposits do NOT belong to the landlord. They are exactly as stated: security deposit.They MUST be housed in a FL financial institution per FL statute. They cannot be co-mingled.Now, your tenant left "d...
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My situationHave a decent sized portfolio of stocks, bonds, etc and a main residence. Have about 250K to deploy in an alternative asset class, preferably one that inst correlated with the stock market.Work full time...
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Hi,I have a basic question on how to go about evaluating responses form architects. I never dealt with architects before. I have a 7000 sq.ft. lot with R-3 zoning. So I found an architect from a similar project devel...
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At the moment,I could care less about making millions,all I care about is making my first several 10k's,it's like I'm relying on life support.For like several months,I've been studying book after book,trying to put a ...