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[ - ] Choose my ds's name. Jack, Sam or Max 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:53 PM Flag
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Bert [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 11:00 PM Flag
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Jack [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:53 PM Flag
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Cody! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 11:00 PM Flag
[ - ] Photo scanner. Any recommendations? 0 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:51 PM Flag
[ - ] When did you last speak to your mother? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:49 PM Flag
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This morning [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:58 PM Flag
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+1. She lives far away but we speak very often. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:58 PM Flag
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About two weeks ago. She came up for dd's communion. I see her every 3 to 4 months, sometimes less, sometimes more, depending upon family events near NY (she lives in Florida). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:51 PM Flag
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Last night. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:52 PM Flag
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Today. Speak and text a few times throughout day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:53 PM Flag
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Four years ago this month. Best decision I ever made was cutting ties with that woman. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:54 PM Flag
[ - ] I read that Kanye and Kim are going with Kai Georgia. 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:45 PM Flag
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Kai short for Kaidence? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:47 PM Flag
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np Probably. Kai would be too klassy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:48 PM Flag
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Op: don't know. Article said they chose a K name - Kai Georgia. Kai is cute, Georgia is cute. Kai Georgia i think sounds dumb. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:56 PM Flag
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Actually, it's Kimmaculate [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:54 PM Flag
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Kimmaculate Konception? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:49 PM Flag
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Exactly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:51 PM Flag
[ - ] Dear trolls: Please try harder! 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:44 PM Flag
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Love the name [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:39 PM Flag
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I know, I know, but I'm pushing out my DC and typing at the same time, and I just can't seem to concentrate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:39 PM Flag
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Right? I feel like they're just phoning it in lately. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:47 PM Flag
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what trolls do you like? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:48 PM Flag
[ - ] Going thru refinancing. We told we must have owner insurance, min 25% of the house value. I have refi before and never heard of such thing. Building already have insurance. Is this true? I didn't know they can force me to insure more. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:37 PM Flag
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Building insurance is fine. If they don't accept, shop elsewhere [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:45 PM Flag
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They can demand what ever they want, you can say know if you do not want to comply. If you have not heard they are being a lot more careful these days refi'ing people [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:46 PM Flag
[ - ] I pray kanye does not pick my dd's name for his baby. What a lifetime of teasing and taunting it will be!! 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:29 PM Flag
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I don't think the name will be anything ever heard before on Earth. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:31 PM Flag
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True. That makes me feel better! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:31 PM Flag
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I feel bad for baby west. Kanye is, how do I say nicely, is "unfortunate" looking. Read:ugly. Imagine him as a girl...oh boy..... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:28 PM Flag
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Your daughter's unique name of Smellgina is probably safe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:30 PM Flag
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Whew. Her name is Crotchella....I'm safe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:32 PM Flag
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Right, as the spawn is named Krotchella Kissimee West. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:33 PM Flag
[ - ] 17ish weeks pg w/ #1. Too early for this feeling to be a kick? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:26 PM Flag
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Not necessarily. Depending on your frame, you might feel kicks this early. That being said, it probably wasn't a kick. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:27 PM Flag
[ - ] My friend's father, super healthy, felt weird at work last week and went home, then to the doctor. He's diagnosed with with CJD disease. This is basically when your brain grows holes and turns into a sponge. He's been given two weeks. 68 years old. Holy Fuck. 11 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:26 PM Flag
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Sad very sad [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:27 PM Flag
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So sad. How does one get something like that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:27 PM Flag
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THey have no idea. None. It's basically mad cow disease but in people (though not transmitted) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:21 PM Flag
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CJD is mad cow's disease so he basis would have been exposed to meat with the virus years, possibly even decades ago. Gestation for the disease is very long. So scary [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:24 PM Flag
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Np or from a blood transfusion [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:26 PM Flag
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Np. It is an infectious protein that is found in nerve tissue- brain etc.. It can be transmitted by eating infected meat, or through surgical instruments that might have been use for brain surgery on a patient who was unknowingly infected with this disease. The issue with this protein is that normal sterilization techniques can't 'kill' it. It's not alive to begin with and difficult to inactivate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:56 PM Flag
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:( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:22 PM Flag
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Oh dear lord. I'm sorry. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:39 PM Flag
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Horrible! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:44 PM Flag
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Saaaaad, so sorry:( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:57 PM Flag
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Terrible. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 11:00 PM Flag
[ - ] I LOVE AND MISS YOU BRI BRI XXXOOOOXXXXXXXXOXOXOOXOX 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:22 PM Flag
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Bri-Bri can't answer . . . he's got his lips around my clit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:18 PM Flag
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Bri-Bri!!! NOOO! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:26 PM Flag
[ - ] Landlord Mom here. Any questions? 26 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:21 PM Flag
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Do you own an SRO hotel? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:22 PM Flag
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Nope. 12 buildings in a smattering of neighborhoods and boroughs. 218 units. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:31 PM Flag
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Are you a slumlord? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:22 PM Flag
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No! I try to put $$ back into the buildings, keep them in great shape, and keep my tenants happy. It's a constant effort. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:31 PM Flag
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Although I can add the statement that it is hard to please all of the people, all of the time. So, if I change one thing trying to make tenants happy, sometimes some of them will be upset and who knows, I've probably been called a slumlord behind my back before. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:32 PM Flag
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Worst tenant? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:33 PM Flag
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Oh, such a hard one. I have so many stories. But one woman who was a really demanding tenant to begin with (fights with neighbors, late rent, etc) then got a dog secretly without telling me and kept it secret for 2 years even though she has a no-dog clause in her lease. Then when we found out about it she fought me on it with every method possible (housing rights, tenants rights, disability office even though she wasn't disabled) and on, and on. It was a long headache and I am glad she finally moved out. She was probably my least favorite. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:37 PM Flag
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Do you work with realtors or find your own tenants? Do the realtors give you any sort of kickback? I have always been surprised by the 12% or even 15% commission some realtors get when the do nothing but run a credit check and show people the apt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:34 PM Flag
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I generally do it myself, but I have a few agents who have helped me with property deals before and I have relationships with them, so I will take clients from them on referral and pay the commission to scratch their backs... then I expect them to give me their first call when they have a pre-MLS property that fits my parameters of the types of buildings I like to buy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:47 PM Flag
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What's the cheapest rent for a unit? Where is it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:28 PM Flag
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Haha... cheapest unit I have available coming up is $1850 1br in Clinton Hill. Otherwise no vacancies for the time being. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:40 PM Flag
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How did you start? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:28 PM Flag
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Started with a duplex that dh and I (back then he was my boyfriend) bought and rented out one, lived in the other. I took over the management of it and really enjoyed it! Then leveraged that to buy a 5-plex. From the 5-plex after I had paid down the mortgages completely I bought a 27-unit building and then from there bought other properties. My largest building has 35 units. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:42 PM Flag
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Ever have bedbug issues? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:28 PM Flag
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No, knock on wood... not that I know of. But I do have termites in one building. I know in my heart of hearts we need to get the tenants out and fume it, but I have been... delaying it because it doesn't seem that bad and it is such an extreme solution. Also the termites can just come back again after you fume it. So I'm on the fence about doing that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:43 PM Flag
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I hope you use a property manager! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:39 PM Flag
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I have live-in managers at the buildings over 22 units and then a really good bookkeeper, a really good lawyer, a great handyman/contractor and another great handyman/cleaning guy. But I do a lot of the stuff myself and actually come to the tenants apartments to do minor things myself. Cheaper and I enjoy being involved. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:46 PM Flag
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RM here -- I am also a landlord. Tell me the truth: have you found that your worst tenants have been black? This was our experience repeatedly, and as a result, DH and I have decided for business reasons that we no longer approve black applicants. I know this is technically illegal, but we have fewer than 30 units so as a practical matter, our leasing decisions are unreviewable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:38 PM Flag
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Hmm, that hasn't been my experience, but I will tell you (and am opening myself up to get flamed here, haha) that people with families (lots of young kids) are not my favorite types of tenants. Mainly because I hate policing the noise complaints between them and their downstairs neighbors. I will actively discriminate against renting a top-floor unit to a young couple with babies/ young kids especially if I know they want to have more kids. Jr high aged kids I'll take no problem. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:50 PM Flag
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Btw, I should add that I love families and kids, just want them on the bottom floors because kids running around can be really loud for their downstairs neighbors. And I feel bad, because it's not like a loud TV or loud music where I can enforce that as breaking house rules. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:51 PM Flag
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RM -- really, so interesting? We prefer families because we find there is less turnover, so we are not constantly having to re-let the apartment after only a year or two [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:53 PM Flag
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OP: I prefer retirees for the same reason. They are quiet so they don't generate any noise complaints and nosy so they keep an eye on the buildings for me and alert me to stuff going on. Also they're stable income and always home so easy to schedule for contractors, maintenance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 11:00 PM Flag
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see, now this is a creative troll [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:46 PM Flag
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RM -- in 10 years we have had perhaps a half dozen evictions, and most of them were black. The next biggest group were roommates. I have had to bring eviction proceedings against black lawyers and doctors, even. And so now for several years, we have just refused all black applicants. I write a little memo to self saying why they were rejected, and file it away. Haven't had to evict a single tenant in 5 years, and that includes in the depth of the financial crisis [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:59 PM Flag
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Tell us more crazy tenant stories! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:52 PM Flag
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Lol. Growing "medicinal" marijuana directly on the carpets (added dirt on top, then grew it). Discovered when investigating major spike in utility bills. I had to get the sheriff involved in the eviction. Come to think of it, this is probably a better story for you than the secret dog lady... but she really bothered me! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:58 PM Flag
[ - ] Name poll: Et. This is my dog's name but also DD's. Thoughts? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:18 PM Flag
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I wish they were playmates with Etc. and Etc. That's my last DD and our dog, who was the runt of the litter. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:25 PM Flag
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Text me, let's get together. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:36 PM Flag
[ - ] Does SA ever take kids from plain old middle-class (but a bit hipster) families? We're doing interesting creative stuff but haven't hit the big time yet. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:15 PM Flag
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you and 999,999 other families in Brooklyn [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:47 PM Flag
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It's a lottery, they don't care! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:59 PM Flag
[ - ] Looking for a vacation rental in Italy for 6 people during July. Any real estate websites you'd recommend to find a great place? 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:15 PM Flag
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VRBO [ Reply | More
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huh? what does that mean [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:18 PM Flag
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vrbo.com [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:12 PM Flag
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google it. duh. [ Reply | More
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or: omg [ Reply | More
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i know! [ Reply | More
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:33 PM Flag
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friendly rentals. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:21 PM Flag
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Airbnb [ Reply | More
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Airbnb.com [ Reply | More
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Great--TY all! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.13, 10:43 PM Flag
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I used villeinitalia.com and rented a place in Positano for a week. No regrets. Key exchange happened on the street outside the place. So romantic and soooo much more affordable vs the hotels in the area. We had a tiny patio overlooking the Med - swoon. Just a 1 br nothing too crazy. [ Reply | More
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