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4 Crazy Hard Things To Check On When Buying a Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We’ve only bought 4 pieces of real estate in our lives, including two homes. What is there today may drastically change tomorrow. What you see today as a quiet family friendly zone, may actually already be on its way to becoming a commercial district. Plans For Future Development. Quiz the current owner.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

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Understand what parts of the job may require code inspections and what the codes mean. Possible sources include: Neighbors or real estate investors who tore out perfectly good materials and want to get rid of them. Garage or estate sales. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

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I love to shop garage sales. After you have identified what is needed by doing an inventory of what the kids already have that can be used or re-used and by getting together with friends, relatives and neighbors, you may be ready to hit some of the retail stores to buy the clothes, electronics, shoes and things.

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It’s Easy To Make A Million Dollars

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You may be building your own business. Eventually you may sell it for significant sums. You may be investing in real estate. Eventually you may have enough to generate millions in income, or you may sell properties to achieve a million. We hosted two garage sales in. The Spectrum Group.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I bought shares of MSA (MSJAF on the pink sheets) … The Ultimate Juggle : Easiest Way to Make a Profit in Real Estate – Investing in real estate can be a great way to set yourself up for the future. If you invest in the right property at the right price, you can create a positive cash flow from the beginning.