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Living Very Large

Shooting ranges, a indoor tennis court, a bedroom bigger than many houses: For a small cadre of very wealthy owners, building big is back. A bird's-eye view of some of the mega mansions going up across the country.

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Unexpected Finds in Foreclosures

Watch for skeletons in the closet, literally. More real estate professionals are reporting making horrifying finds in abandoned, foreclosed homes, including the skeletons of the home’s former owners. A Milwaukee real estate agent rec...

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Frank Gallinelli Shares Thoughts About the BP Summit

Real Estate Deal Analysis Whiz, Frank Gallinelli, shares some thoughts about the upcoming BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit in this video.

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John Fedro Animates His Way to the BiggerPockets Summit

Check out this great animation from John Fedro about why you can't miss the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit in March . . .

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18 Minutes Book Review | Louisville Gals Real Estate Blog

I have just finished reading a terrific book called “18 Minutes” by Peter Bregman. This book is about how to find your focus, master distraction and get the right things done. After reading this book, you will probably have a lot of great ideas ab...

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Man tells IRS he's resident of 'heaven,' owes no taxes

Man tells IRS he's resident of 'heaven,' owes no taxes, BREVARD, Fla. -- A 40-year-old man who told IRS agents he was not subject to man's laws but instead was an American national who "resided in the Kingdom of Heaven," pleaded not guilty this we...

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O.J. Simpson faces foreclosure on his Florida home

OJ Simpson losing Florida house to foreclosure

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Intel exploring ways to help Stephen Hawking speak

Intel exploring ways to help Stephen Hawking speak, LONDON - A senior Intel Corp. executive says the American chipmaker is studying ways to help renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking overcome his slowing speech.

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The Case for Title Tomfoolery

Have you ever met a general counsel who goes by "Juggler of Justice" or a CFO known as "Duke of Dollars?" Why not?

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Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days

Will extra time off improve company culture? Sure. But can giving workers all the time off they want also increase their productivity?

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Brooklyn/Streetscapes - C. P. H. Gilbert - The Wild Years

Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert’s town houses came to define the upper-class residence. But as a young man, he designed some flamboyant, urban dwellings in Brooklyn.

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A Mere $110 Million - WSJ.com

It may be the most expensive home listing ever in Manhattan: $110 million for a glass-walled penthouse overlooking Central Park on top of what will soon be the borough's tallest residential building.

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New Year cheer starts early in time-jumping Samoa

The New Year's Eve parties started a whole day early on the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, after a hop across the international date line transported the country 24 hours...

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The most unusual job interview questions of 2011

As if job hunting weren't stressful enough, some employers like to throw curve-ball questions at candidates. Here are some of the trickiest.

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Jamaica's youngest leader in tough re-election bid

From beach resort towns to mountain villages, Jamaicans braved bottlenecks for as long as four hours Thursday to cast ballots in fiercely contested national elections.

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Oil Boom Puts Strain On North Dakota Towns

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Mavericks; Jason Kidd Lists Dallas Condo for $1.595mm

Another NBA player has his home on the market while waiting for the lockout to subside.

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Bill Gates Renting Florida Home for Mere $600,000/Month

Bill Gates is dropping a mere $600K on a Florida rental.

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Faster-than-light particles reported again

European scientists say a second experiment reinforces their earlier report of subatomic particles exceeding the speed of light.

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