What is a 1031 Exchange

A 1031 Exchange (Tax-Deferred Exchange) is One Of The Most Powerful Tax Deferral Strategies Remaining Available For Taxpayers. This allows the taxpayer to pay due taxes at a later date. In usual transactions, the landowner pays a percentage of his

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Learn to Research for the Best Mortgage Deal

Are you looking to finance a new home? Or are you finding the best mortgage rate to refinance your home? The first step is to shop around. But what does that really mean? Research and prepare. Take time to think

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Why we Frame at 16 inches On Center
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Why we Frame at 16 inches On Center

Use 16 inch spacing for walls with wood lath and plaster Our wood construction traditions came from England. Where English carpenters were right at home building houses framed with studs set at about 16 inches on center for walls with

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Did You Know: Why Dairy Barns Are Painted Red (or White)?

The traditional gambrel (or Dutch) barn roof comes from northern Europe and prevails in places like Wisconsin and Minnesota with a heavy northern European heritage. Many immigrants to these states came from milk producing regions with specialized knowledge of cheese

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Did You Know Why: Why We Refer to The Harvest Moon?

Loggers that I have met tell me of the importance moon cycles have to the durability and strength of wood products. Timbers felled during a waning moon produce inferior lumber with a diminished resistance to insects and degraded structural strength.

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Did You Know: Windows Can Get Altitude Sickness?

Double-pane windows have a hermetically sealed airspace between two sheets of glass, the gap provides the insulation. If the seal between windowpanes breaks, moisture can get between the glass sheets and cause fogging. However, the engineered, hermetic seal traps more

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Did You Know: China Consumes More Concrete?

Reading in the Economist last month, I ran across the surprising fact that over the previous 100 years the United States consumed a whopping 4.4 gigatons of cement. Meanwhile, during the three years between 2011-2013, China consumed 6.4 gigatons of

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What’s in a Threshold?

In colonial times, the wealthier people had homes with stone floors. In winter, these slick floors became slippery, with muddy shoes and melted snow. To absorb the muck, homeowners spread thresh — or straw — onto the floor at the

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Avanzando en en Vistas del Pacífico

Amigos y clientes, como ustedes tienen propiedad, o por lo menos interés en Vistas del Pacifico, he decidió iniciar un pequeño blog mensual para ir informando el avance de obra y otras notas de interés en el proyecto. Yo estaré

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