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August 29th, 2024 by
Last week, at Angels of Assisi's 3rd Annual Bow Wow Brunch, attendees had the opportunity to shop with local vendors while enjoying live music and craft beer, courtesy of Big Lick Brewing Company. People & pets of all kinds and ages came out to support Angels! Brunch for the humans was catered by Queen's Vegan Cafe while Unleashed Dog Boutique and Bakery provided treats for the canine companions. MKB was well represented by several agents, and even our Principal Broker joined with his beloved doodle Daisy! Angels of Assisi executed another fun and meaningful event that will provide much deserved funding for their pets and programs!

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Categories: Animals
Tags: Livelocal, Volunteer, giving back, charity
August
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August 19th, 2024 by

Flipping Houses

Investing can take all different forms. It can be as simple as taking care of your home and being willing to move every couple years as your home appreciates, to renovating an entire home and flipping it for a profit. My husband and I never intended to get into flipping houses, but the opportunity somewhat fell into our lap and we decided to run with it.

How it started:
My husband and I were travel nurses. When we first started traveling, we had a house that we rented. As a travel nurse, part of our income was our hourly pay, but the other part was a housing, gas, travel, and meal stipend that remained tax-free as long as we maintained a tax residence elsewhere. It didn't make sense to continue to pay rent on a house we technically weren't living in,...

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Categories: Real Estate Investments
Tags: lifestyle, investments, flipping, advice
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