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You are about to learn the true secret of real estate investing real estate options. WHO really makes money in Real Estate? Realtors, sellers, appraisers, the bank, brokers, mortgage brokers, closing companies, attorneys, taxing authorities, and lastly perhaps you the investor who takes all the risk and does all the work, while having to evict tenants and clean up their mess after they ve left. But there is a new, unique and innovative method of investing in real estate. A Real Estate Option gives you control of a piece of real estate without actually purchasing it. By having an option on a piece of property, you have the exclusive right to buy that property or not. A real estate option is simply a contract between the seller and buyer giving you the legal right not obligation to buy the property at a set price for a predetermined time. When you find a buyer for the property, you cash in your option ... and deposit a large check. Most real estate investment methods require you to sink a lot of your money, time, and effort into your investments. And it is a slow process usually one property at a time, often part time. Using an option instead of purchasing means you do not have to deal with rental property, tenants, maintenance and repairs, taxes, mortgage payments, commissions, or closing costs. In this new book you will learn how to control a vast real estate portfolio without ever buying the property. Let the owner keep paying the mortgage, dealing with tenants and all of the costs. You zero in on the profits. Here s an example. You locate a duplex worth $400,000. You purchase an option to buy it for $340,000 anytime within the next 120 days. On Day 60, you find a buyer who will pay the full $400,000. You activate the option, pay the seller $340,000 and pocket $60,000. This is a simplified example, but this new book details how to become a highly successful real estate option buyer, and it demonstrates step-by-step how to get started in this highly rewarding investment strategy.
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An Excellent Guide to Real Estate Success!.......2007-10-17
"The Complete Guide to Real Estate Options: What Smart Investors need to Know - Explained Simply" by Steven D. Fisher is an astoundingly easy to read book. It provides step by step guidance to becoming a savvy real estate investor and especially in view of the Lease Option Strategy. This book has everything a consumer needs to know. Fisher covers both the advantages and the disadvantages of the Lease Option Strategy. The book also covers every aspect of what it takes to become a successful Real Estate Proprietor ranging from the importance of developing and maintaining the right attitude to becoming a wise and successful landlord.
Fisher teaches you how to effectively get started as a new investor and how to avoid legal drawbacks by following steps to comprehensively set goals as you manage your business and property. You will learn the importance of organization in every area of your life in relation to success; from managing your credit properly to organizing your office. You will even learn how to organize and apply a successful "action plan."
"The Complete Guide to Real Estate Options" teaches the real estate student how to build a rapport by using exercises that will help you to become a success in the real estate arena.
This book, chapter by chapter will inspire any up and coming investor and even a seasoned investor to acquire his or her goals more quickly and easily. If you're looking for a good book that will teach you the ins and outs about real estate investing, this is the book for you. I give this book two thumbs up and without doubt a 5-Star rating.
Guide to Success in Real Estate.......2007-10-08
I'll bet many of you, like me, have looked at making money from real estate. The infomercials are all over the TV channels, and I have books by Carleton Sheets, Kessler, Shemin, Rich Dad Poor Dad, etc., all with their various takes on the best way to buy houses with little or no money down and make a profit. This "Complete Guide To Real Estate Options" is a very welcome addition to the library.
The book looks in detail at the use of "lease options", which are occasionally touched on in the standard courses, but not treated in anything like this depth. As such, you would think that this book covers only a subset of the market for wealth building with real estate. Not really, I have to say. While it is comprehensive on the use of options, the book has details of all aspects of purchasing, selling and renting property which are equally applicable to the other approaches to real estate. For instance, there are sections about finding tenants, and how to treat both good and bad tenants, right down to eviction procedures.
More than this, this volume has a great deal of information about the successful approach to being an entrepreneur and business person. The advice ranges from adopting the right mental attitude, market and property analysis, the psychology of negotiations, setting up the business, and picking and using professionals for your team.
Finally, the book contains comprehensive action steps to set you on the path to success with real estate options. In summary, this book will repay study over the long term, and is recommended for anyone who has an interest in making money with real estate.
Covers it all!.......2007-09-13
This book is like having a successful real estate friend whispering in your ear: "You might want to think about this first..." or "Have you considered the fact that..." The Complete Guide to Real Estate Options provides the basics before delving into advanced concepts. To those simply looking to start out, the guide gives practical, starter information about investing in real estate, including definitions and action plans, as well as specific links to relevant websites and outside resources.
For those looking for more advanced information, the book covers topics like liens, inspections, negotiations, and issues related to being a landlord. Most importantly, the author thoroughly discusses the legality and financial issues related to the various types of real estate investments, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. Let's face it, nobody wants to "risk it all" in a new business venture, and the Complete Guide to Real Estate Options puts you on alert for potential problems and tells you how to avoid them. Break-out boxes and bullet points are used to take complex concepts and formulas and put them into an easy to understand format.
This isn't a light read, and you'll definitely want to tackle it in chunks to get the most out of it, and allow some time to absorb, or to "refer back". Although I'm not an expert in the field, after reading the book, it's hard to imagine there is anything that hasn't been covered.
An Excellent Guide for Real Estate Investors.......2007-09-07
The Complete Guide to Real Estate Options is an excellent resource for real estate investors and for those who generally want to make money with options alike. It really is a complete guide because it covers everything there is to know about investing in real estate options. The ideas are simply presented and explained, yet the extent by which they are tackled is quite in-depth. Readers will truly learn the ins and outs of investing in real estate options.
Steven Fisher is an excellent mentor. He was able to successfully cover the specifics of real estate options. His book will guide the readers in achieving useful insight to learn, among other things, how to: a) gather knowledge of the real estate market; b) make general and specific market analysis; c) evaluate financing sources; d) physically inspect a property; d) evaluate the profitability of a lease option; e) close a deal and maximize the appeal of the property; and f) exercise the lease option.
Overall, this is an excellent guide to real estate options. Readers will surely love the added features of the book like the list of useful references for further reading and the glossary of real estate terminology found at the end. Also indispensable are the valuable tips, key ideas and worksheets found interspersed within each chapter.
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While many of the steps in buying a home are the same as buying a condominium, townhouse, or apartment, there are many critical differences. This new book offers a complete overview of these special, usually smaller, residences. These units can be good options for first-time home buyers, for those who want a vacation getaway, investors, and those who want to downsize their living space. These housing units are usually less expensive than a single family home and can include attractive amenities. In purchasing one of these units there will be a lot of people to deal with, from realtors, condo boards, attorneys, to bankers. There s tons of paperwork with terms and vocabulary that read like a foreign language. In this new book you will find vital information and great strategies for finding the home you want faster and feeling confident about the purchase. You will learn to avoid some of the most prevalent and potentially dangerous and expensive mistakes made by others. The book covers the entire, unique process of buying one of these shared living houses in an easy-to-understand way, pointing out dozens of hints and suggestion as to what to look for as well as demonstrating the many mistakes common with these types of investments. You will learn how to find the best opportunities, to negotiate, finance, budget, handle pre-construction issues, set values, and make the offer. You will be able to define what you are buying (and what you are not) issues on your right to sell, lease, or mortgage. You will be prepared for restrictions pertaining to children, pets, parking, vehicles, boats, music, maintenance of windows, doors, screens, air conditioners, plumbing, club memberships, recreation facility leases, use of recreational facilities, and common areas. In addition, you will learn the advantages of using credit reports, home warranties, insurance, creative financing, closing procedures, moving plans, closing and settlement inspections, and certain legal contracts. You will have instruction in obtaining mortgages which government agencies can help, considerations for veterans, IRA use, hiring an attorney, calculating monthly payments, and establishing an escrow account. The real estate and mortgage glossaries alone are invaluable resources, even for the old hand at property acquisition.
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Condos rule! Get the inside scoop on the shared housing market.......2007-10-09
As the baby boomer generation ages, more and more retired couples will be looking to sell their houses and make the move into a condominium or town home. This book focuses on the "shared housing" market (ie, condo, town home, apartment, co-op) and why it can be a great choice for retirees, busy professionals or young families, as well as an excellent investment tool for those looking to expand their portfolios.
Susan Smith Alvis has a considerable background in real estate and the shared housing arena and she puts her knowledge and experience to good use in this very informative and readable book. Touching on the simple (the difference between a condo and a town home) and the more complex (how an investor can find a niche market in apartment or condo real estate), she covers both the advantages and disadvantages of shared housing.
Benefits of purchasing a shared housing unit include, for instance, having a swimming pool, waterfront view or exceptional location which may not be available or affordable with a standard home. However, Alvis also realistically addresses some of the sticking points shared housing brings and that should be taken into consideration by potential buyers. She stresses the importance of researching the homeowners' association in the building, the board of directors and any condo fees, dues and special assessments that may regularly impact owners. She advocates potential buyers to do their homework before buying and provides plenty of avenues to explore to get accurate information before making a decision. As well, the book is quite up front about the "culture shock" of shared housing and what to expect during your first few months in a unit.
Concerning the actual purchase of a shared housing unit, the book guides you through the steps of viewing properties and negotiating a good deal with the seller or developer. Alvis also details creative financing methods (she has written another book specifically on this topic and I would advise anyone that is looking to finance outside of a conventional loan to read it) and encourages those who are not 100% certain of shared housing to try renting or lease-purchase options first. While Alvis is certainly pro-shared housing, she does emphasize that it is not the perfect option for everyone
A notable aspect of this book is that it gives equal attention to those looking to purchase shared housing as a primary residence as well as those who might be purchasing units or buildings as an investment. An interesting idea that Alvis also brings up is purchasing a shared housing unit as a vacation get away - whether for yourself or for renting out to other vacationers. Again, with shared housing, you get a lot of bang for your buck with locations and amenities that are attractive and much more affordable than you would get with a conventional home.
Alvis' comprehensive indexes include a checklist for going through complexes and units in preparation for buying, good locations to invest in for vacation rentals, sample association bylaws, a sample engineering/inspection report and financial charts with amortizations tables to help you determine how much you can afford (including those easily forgotten condo fees!). The very broad glossary is useful for anyone involved in real estate (not just shared housing), even for those who just want to sign those papers and move into their new home!
Overall, this book is definitely a resource you should have if you are even remotely considering purchasing some type of shared housing. It is comprehensive, easy to read, balanced and full of tips and tricks. On a side note, a portion of the proceeds of this book are being donated to the Humane Society of the United States in memory of the publisher's "vice president of sunshine" so when you purchase this book, you can feel doubly good about it.
A Great Guide for the Beginner.......2007-09-13
This book is a good guide to the absolute beginner learning about real estate. Recent college graduates, young families, and those looking to downsize from a larger home will find helpful basic information. In addition, those who are thinking about buying condos as investment or vacation properties will also find direction in this book.
Covering all aspects of homebuying from the initial analysis of home needs through the ongoing relationship with the homeowners association, this book comprehensively addresses all aspects of shared residence living. Tips and case studies from investors and realtors sprinkle the book with real-world advice. Some helpful ideas: "Drive by your property at different times of day to see whether the activity level fits your lifestyle"; "Buy a two-bedroom even if you only need one, since this will be easier to sell in the future." Information about how to set boundaries with new neighbors and how to represent yourself on the association board is particularly helpful in establishing someone in a new home.
Alvis has organized her book into chapters that lead the buyer or investor through the process. Though some chapters could have been combined, leading to less repetition in ideas, information is easy to find. One wonderful bonus is the Appendices offering useful tools, payment calculators, sample homeowner's and legal documents, and the like.
Alvis's writing style and anecdotes help the ideas to flow. Much of this information will be familiar to people who have already owned a home, but the new investor will find this guide to be helpful.
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The Smart Investor's Guide to Distressed Property
Thomas J. Lucier
Manufacturer: Real Estate Pubns
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- A picture is worth a thousand words
- If you want a great manga, you've found it!
- It's my favorite book. Gon is swimming in a tortoise shell!
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Gon Swimmin (Paradox Fiction)
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A picture is worth a thousand words.......2000-02-04
I must admit I bought this book on an impulse at seeing how cheap it was and in my dire need to kill some time. I was amazed to find just how involving the stories in this volume ended up being! The artwork is amazing and more than makes up for the complete lack of written word. Despite this though, it is still an engaging read as the artwork in every character and background is so lovingly rendered that you will want to read each story as thoroughly as possible so you can soak up the depth of the drawings, storytelling and humour.
If you have a few bucks to spare this title will definately keep you entertained when you need some light reading.
If you want a great manga, you've found it!.......2000-01-07
I'm a big manga fan and Gon is one of my favorites. Although it is wordless, the pictures inside seem to be alive and telling the story. No matter what race you are, you'll understand it, there's no language barrier at all because theres only actions in this manga! Its cute and very exciting, when you're done, you'll thirst for more! Even picture inside are neatly and detaily drawn. Definitly worth your 5 bucks! Just the price of your lunch except you can read this over and over again!
It's my favorite book. Gon is swimming in a tortoise shell!.......1999-06-17
Gon is one mischivious little dinosaur. In this book he is walking and finds a turtle shell. He kicks it and slips inside. Next he goes into the water with his turtle buddies and gets in fights with giant squids and seagulls. In the next story Gon is picked up by a tornado and lands in the desert. My favorite story is Gon and his posse.
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Nice Guys Sleep Alone: Dating in the Difficult Eighties
Bruce Feirstein
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Real Men Don't Eat Quiche
ASIN: 044056428X
Release Date: 1986-09-01 |
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Such an 80s book.......2004-05-06
My copy is falling apart at a rapid rate but I still love this book. Some parts fall flat but when this book is funny it more than makes up for the dull bits. Types of daters (Sudden Death, Power Player - "chances of dating one - great as long as you're Sting and your records are still selling"), songs to hear when you got dumped, greatest lies of breaking up ("I just have to be alone now"), and the one about never dating a yuppie. Not only is this book still funny but the hopelessly 80s references (yuppies, certain stereos, the clothing worn by the cartoon characters) charm rather than grate (and I seriously doubt that the Sex & the City 90s New York references will be half as charming in 20 years)
Far funnier and much more honest than Real Men Don't Eat Quiche - this book is a great addition to any library.
Out of Print but Never out of Date.......2004-03-06
I am on my 5th copy of this book. Everytime I loan it out it gets 'lost'(not returned). It may not be a perfect guide to dating but if he shoe fits why not wear it? It has saved me more than a few sleepless nights and benefitted a number of friends both men and women. This one is worthy of a reprint.
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Excellent book on Caribbean Cinema.......2000-12-25
Covers film history in the French, Dutch, French, English, and Spanish speaking Caribbean. Very informative. A must for academic study of post colonial films in the Caribbean.
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We don't play with guns here (Debating Play)
Penny Holland
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“a significant contribution to the continuing exploration of the issues surrounding the learning potential of young children’s play. Holland’s writing is engaging, her subject is of considerable interest, and her approach succeeds in challenging many of the taken-for-granted assumptions in several areas of the debate. Early childhood educators, those preparing to become early childhood educators, and those who accompany them on this journey will find much that is worthwhile and provocative in this book.” Discourse
"This book will be a valuable support to all practitioners who do not enjoy 'policing' children's play themes." Nursery World
War, weapon and superhero play has been banned in many early childhood settings for over 30 years. This book explores the development and application of a zero tolerance approach through the eyes of children and practitioners.
The author challenges the key rationale for linking aggressive play themes to violent behaviour. She examines play where children are allowed to construct weapons and enact goodies/baddies and superhero scenarios with sensitive adult guidance, and explores the generally positive experiences of children and practitioners. Rather than reading this form of play as the beginning of the slippery slope towards anti-social behaviour, readers are invited to view it as an entry point to imaginative play and social development.
We don't play with guns here is a fascinating and insightful contribution to this area of much debate in the early childhood community. The book is key reading for early childhood practitioners, teachers, students, parents and policy makers.
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Alabama Trivia
Ernie Couch , and
Jill Couch
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Test your Alabama knowledge with this engaging trivia book. Alabama Trivia is filled from cover to cover with interesting questions and answers of well-known and not so well-known facts about this colorful, historic state. Youll discover the history, culture, people, and places of Alabama, including:
- The first black municipality in Alabama
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- The state tree
- And more! Alabama Trivia is readily adaptable for use with trivia format games and is great for home, office, and classroom use, parties, and gift-giving. With hours of entertainment and education inside, its an essential for Alabama natives, transplants, and those just passing through, too!
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University of Alabama Trivia Book, The
Jessica Lacher-Feldman
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Absolutely Alabama
Marjie McGraw
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Alabama Football Trivia
Wayne Hester
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More than 12 thousand years ago the first dog was domesticated, and dogs have been a favorite pet ever since! This book includes Famous Alabama Dog Tales, A Breed Apart, Obedience School, Doggone Trivia, Hot Dogs, Canine Cuisine and more + bibliography, glossary, appendix and index. Read about dog clubs and shows in Alabama, the ten most popular dog breeds in Alabama, and the rarest and strangest dog breeds anywhere! Which breed has webbed feet, white eyes and loves Cajun food? Which breed was declared a national treasure in Japan? Where did your breed of dog come from? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this book. Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book. Put some bite into history! No matter what the subject, you can count on Carole Marsh to cover the history, geography, science, math, literature & many other aspects. That's her trademark - she can charm the smarts into kids - they have fun & learn too!
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In this book you'll discover unusual facts, some historic, some as recent as today's headlines, that you'll find hard to believe, but they will be true! A compilation of the strange people and strange happenings that always seem to get left out of the history books. Serves both to reinforce knowledge about Alabama and introduce new ideas. Bite-sized bits of information are interspersed with longer pieces; why not read aloud one of these hard-to-believes to your class each day?! Also makes a very popular check-out book for the library. Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book. As you can see, Carole Marsh finds quality education under many guises!
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In this book you'll discover unusual facts, some historic, some as recent as today's headlines, that you'll find hard to believe, but they will be true! A compilation of the strange people and strange happenings that always seem to get left out of the history books. Serves both to reinforce knowledge about Alabama and introduce new ideas. Bite-sized bits of information are interspersed with longer pieces; why not read aloud one of these hard-to-believes to your class each day?! Also makes a very popular check-out book for the library. Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book. As you can see, Carole Marsh finds quality education under many guises!
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Would your students believe that a 3-month school year might not be a good thing? Would you believe that Nintendo is concerned with children's education? Believe it or not, there's lots of fascinating information about schools in Alabama. You won't believe how much things have changed, and how much they've stayed the same. Alabama students once wrote on birch bark and had to make their own ink; now they use pink candy-filled erasers! In the eighteenth century, Thomas Jefferson lamented the lack of science teachers - this sounds familiar today! This book will teach you about the history of schools in Alabama, but mostly it will help you and your students see that school can be interesting . . . and there's always more to learn. Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book. Something students & teachers can enjoy equally together - perhaps the best lesson of all?!
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This latest release of Interconnections is a competent update of a networking classic. Radia Perlman explains hundreds of details about getting computers--and computer networks--to talk to one another smoothly, accurately, and efficiently. Perlman, inventor of the spanning-tree bridging algorithm, covers the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model, bridges, switches, hubs, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), plus connection-based and connectionless networks. She also does a great job of explaining the underpinnings of internetworking protocols, including packet format, addressing, routing (both generically and in terms of RIP, RTMP, OSPF, and other protocols), and security. There's plenty of IPv6 information here, mostly from a theoretical vantage point.
The best parts of Perlman's approach to her subject are the little thought experiments that explain why various aspects of internetworking behave the way they do. For example, Perlman talks about Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) discovery by presenting four different hypotheses for figuring out MTU. For each possible solution, she discusses strengths, weaknesses, and real-life considerations. She applies this method to dozens of other problems and phenomena, making Interconnections a very close approximation of learning by experiment. --David Wall
Topics covered: Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model, bridges, switches, hubs, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), and internetworking protocols.
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Welcome to Layer 2 and Layer 3 - need search no longer.......2006-02-04
"Interconnections 2nd Edition - Bridges, Routers Switches and Internetworking Protocols" by Radia Perlman is simply a magnificent book. This book is a one-stop introduction to both Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI model. This book will not teach you how to configure equipment - but what this book will teach you is how different protocols interact with each other. Most books only focus on either layer 2 or layer 3, but this is the one book that discusses both layers better than most books discuss each layer individually!
Some typos that I noticed in the 2nd edition:
Page 186 - concerning the 4th bullet - a router would fragment a 1,200 byte packet to a 1,000 byte packet and a 200 byte packet - not a 1,000 byte packet and 2,000 byte packet.
Page 209 - The IPv6 address that starts as FEA0::/10 should really be FEC0::/10
It is obvious when reading this book that Perlman is writing about a subject that she both has mastered and cares deeply about. She holds over 50 patents and has earned her Ph.D. from M.I.T. Simply a great book.
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Excellent Book for Beginners and Experts.......2005-09-24
This book is a fantastic voyage through the world of networking. For newbies, it presents complex ideas in an easy-to-understand and entertaining way, keeping you away from an alphabet soup of acronyms. But, it also appeals to experts as well, with its insider's view of the design of various network protocols. Even with many years of networking under my belt, I found myself reading this book constantly saying, "So, that's why they did it that way!" The wealth of information in this book should not be overlooked. The writing style is also crisp, clear, and highly engaging.
interesting read.......2005-09-12
I've never read a technical book by someone with such an enormous ego.
a must have book.......2004-04-26
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Readable networking?!.......2002-10-09
Perlman does a fantastic job of writing about a topic she's obviously passionate about. Her ability to convey complex networking topics simply makes this book an excellent introduction to the subject, a great guide for people who don't need to be experts (i.e. marketing folks), and a technical text book. This book is both incredibly informative and entertaining, spiced with some of her own views, annecdotes, and history of networking. A great read, can you believe I would say that about a networking text?
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- Streetwise Investing in Rental Housing: A Detailed Strategy for Financial Independence (The Panoply Press Real Estate Series)
- Tax and Giving in Europe: A Guide to the Tax Treatment of Voluntary Bodies in the European Community and of Donations Made to Such Bodies
- Tax benefits for individuals performing services in certain hazardous duty areas : report (to accompany H.R. 2778) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office) (SuDoc Y 1.1/8:104-465)
- Tax Policy Handbook for State Legislators
- Tax Reporting for Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporations 1995: 1995 Supplement
- Tax Treaties: United Kingdom Law and Practice
- Taxation, defense contractors : memorandum of understanding between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ... Washington July 7, 1987 (SuDoc S 9.10:11537)
- Taxation, information exchange : agreement between the United States of America and Costa Rica, signed at San Jose March 15, 1989 with exchange of notes (SuDoc S 9.10:12059)
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