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Small stuff

Small stuff

Several years ago, I had an oil leak under my high-mileage 2007 Impala. After crawling around under the vehicle I discovered transmission fluid was squirting out of an aluminum tube near the engine....

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Business Concepts (introduction)

Business Concepts (introduction)

Experience has its advantages, and there are never fewer than two good, solid events in a busy workweek to learn from.  I analyze perhaps deeper than most others.  I tend to look well beyond the...

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Lien it if you can

Lien it if you can

I had a client call me a few months back who wanted me to file a lien on his behalf on a project in a Detroit residential community.  I’d filed some liens for “Jack” before, and usually they were...

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Protect your lien rights

Protect your lien rights

There used to be a time when a lien was considered taboo in the construction industry.  If a contractor liened the job (often working for the builder), the reaction was pretty clear – no more...

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Support your local (legitimate) contractor

Support your local (legitimate) contractor

I don’t suppose anyone plans to fail when starting a construction project.  What with all that goes into a project, and especially in the economic climate of southeast Michigan, what more needs to...

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