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Anyone who knows and/or hunted with politicians or lawmen know good and well that many of them are into these types of things often. Abuse of power and position is rampant. We all know it, most have seen it first hand, but we all just let it ride. What likely happened here was he ticked off the ...

re: Weed and Feed Fertilizers

Posted by southside on 3/17/24 at 9:49 am
[quote] I spray Trimec, Weed B Gone or Weed Free Zone and follow up with broadcasting Atrazine a few days later[/quote] Where are you getting your Trimec from, can't seem to find a good concentrate anywhere and apparently it can't ship to Louisiana. Tractor supply sells "Gordon's Trimec" but it i...

re: Custom home prices

Posted by southside on 3/15/24 at 9:09 am
You can go to Manuel Builders and trick out a 2000sqft house for about 155sqft. Or you can hire a designer, decorator, and constructor for about 155-200sqft. From Alexandria to LC to BR basically. Those are under roofline prices, not including land, sitework, and utilities outside of the building la...
(337) 456-3580 Call Mimi at GMFS. She's in Lafayette, very competitive rates!...
Long story short there has been extensive research on the Heartgard/Ivermectin breakthroughs. The breakthroughs are much too common to consider it as an effective med for heartworm prevention. Moxidectin is now the most current and effective active ingredient in effective heartworm preventatives. Mo...
It's a home improvement finance company. Give them a call and find out if they'll work directly with you or do you have to have a builder estimate and contract to get funding. Most large builders have a finance company like greensky to do work with. ...
Greensky will do 0% for a year ...
[quote]On average, you will make more in an S&P 500 index fund and can use those earnings to pay the debt.[/quote] This is mostly where my train of thought is. I worked a big turnaround one time, made a pile of money and took some of it and paid off my truck and my student loan. About $35k combi...

re: kids spending money

Posted by southside on 2/12/24 at 6:23 pm
I don't have an exact dollar amount, but one of the most interesting things I've seen done was to give the child a monthly lump sum for all things outside of normal food, shelter, and clothes. The dollar amount was determined using a factor off of his GPA. The higher his GPA the higher the amount of...

re: What to do w/ $500,000

Posted by southside on 2/8/24 at 9:27 am
I have no valuable input except Congrats!!!...
[quote]I keep thinking about dabbling in rentals, stuff like this keep me on the sideline.[/quote] It's tough right now. Buying with these higher interest rates(even with cash) and insurance premiums would make it near impossible, IF you follow the numbers and not your emotions. ...
La ranks as one of the worst states on insurance premiums for 2024! [link=(https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/homeowners-insurance/states/?fbclid=IwAR23b50n4hZocNVaGW0YtIW22Xghxo5V1Nh0bMDttnNf2L10Wzdwpi_rTQo)]LINK[/link] La ranks as one of the worst on insurance premiums for 2024! Tough to ...
See below, He hit the nail on the head. Low cash reserves with known needed improvements is risky. 1 year lease on a highly valuable property is weak. Commercial banker here - sell it if it’s that kind of life changing money to you. A one year lease is a short fuse and a lot can change between...
[quote]In your experience what sort of questions should I be asking before I pursue this? [/quote] Basic things like underground ROW/utilities/pipelines that may limit development, surface rights, title search, etc. After that I wouldn't be overly worried about it. Likely someone who bought it...
dyson v8 and we use it daily for years. very impressed with it...
Recently Cohen wildlife lab has put GPS Backpacks on Mallards and they can track their travel by the hour. Last year during the "Polar Vortex" at Xmas they put great attention into tracking those birds. They were surprised to find that the vast majority, nearly all of those birds stayed local and ju...
Foremost just wrote my LLC one last week. They're still writing, just not as attractive as policies. Contact someone like goosehead, they'll shop it for you and hit a pile of companies at once. ...

re: Rural Land Investment

Posted by southside on 1/8/24 at 8:26 am
True Rural land outside of urban sprawl boundaries have a very slow appreciation rate. Not much "investment" opportunity unless you use it for timber or recreation. There is always the oddball situation where a wealthy neighbor wants to buy your adjoining land for a high price or some industrial fa...

re: Insurance rates up? Here's why.

Posted by southside on 1/4/24 at 2:21 pm
[quote]Over the last several years insurance companies have paid out more in claims than they have collected in premium, especially in auto liability claims.[/quote] Just wait until the next regional natural disaster. The majority of S La folks are going straight to legal representation for their...

re: IMO, best place to park cash...

Posted by southside on 12/6/23 at 6:43 pm
[quote]Recommended HYSA?[/quote] I've been using CIT Bank online, 5%+. Extremely easy setup, and I just transferred a pile back to my checking account for a quick cash home purchase. Way easier than I was expecting. ...