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LEADING OFF: Arrieta scolds Phils, Tigers pick 1st in draft

A look at what’s happening around the majors Monday:

AGITATED ARRIETA

The Phillies are off, and maybe that will give them time to address Jake Arrieta’s frustration. The Philadelphia ace criticized his team’s defensive positioning after a 6-1 loss Sunday that completed a three-game sweep by San Francisco.

”We’re the worst in the league with shifts, so we need to change that,” Arrieta said, adding, ”Use your eyes, make an adjustment and be better. We need some accountability all the way around. Everybody, top to bottom.”

The Phillies are 2-5 so far on a 10-game road trip. They’re at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night to take on the Cubs.

DRAFT DAY

The Detroit Tigers have the overall No. 1 pick when the Major League Baseball draft begins. Among the top prospects are Auburn right-hander Casey Mize, Florida righty Brady Singer, Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart and Arizona high school lefty Matthew Liberatore. The Giants choose second, followed by the Phillies, White Sox and Reds. There will be two rounds on the first day, and a total of 40 rounds over three days.

WESTWARD HO-MER

David Peralta has homered in three straight games for Arizona, which opens a series at San Francisco. The Diamondbacks have won three in a row and moved back into the NL West lead. Zack Godley (4-3, 4.38 ERA) starts against Derek Holland (3-6, 4.94) and the Giants, who have four straight.

STREAKING

Atlanta star Freddie Freeman has a 16-game hitting string, the longest in the NL this season, going into the series opener at San Diego. Freeman is batting .375 during the streak.

WE GOT NEXT

Who do Detroit and Toronto play next? The same team, the Yankees. The Tigers host Luis Severino (8-1, 2.31) and New York in a doubleheader to make up two April rainouts, then the Yankees open a two-game series in Canada on Tuesday.

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Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. Announces Historic Occupancy Rate in Browning Place in Dallas, Texas – Dallas Business Journal

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)

Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE: TCI), Southern Properties Capital (SPC), and Regis Property Management LLC recently achieved 95% occupancy in Dallas asset Browning Place.

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Browning Place office complex at Mercer Crossing in Dallas, Texas (Photo: Business Wire)

A Southern Properties Capital owned asset, Browning Place office community is located at Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway and Luna Road. The Class A office complex consists of four office buildings totaling 627,560 square feet with amenities that include a restaurant, bank, on-site Management, 24/7 courtesy officer, and jogging trail. The property is located in the Mercer Crossing mixed use development that will include office, single family and multifamily residential, hotel, and retail.

Browning Place tenants include Pacific Union Financial, NTT Data Consulting, National Bioskills Laboratories, GSA (U.S. General Services Administration), 7-Eleven, Liberty Bankers Life Insurance, Medestar, Expeditors International of Washington, Telvista, Point Solutions, LLC, and Kintetsu Global IT.

“It has been a very successful year for Regis staff, Transwestern, and Jones Lang LaSalle,” commented Scott Porter, President of Regis Property Management. “The demand for space in Browning has been phenomenal and continues to be strong due to the properties location, amenities, and strong onsite management staff. Other office buildings in the SPC portfolio are leasing at record rates as well. 600 Las Colinas in Irving is 94% leased and Stanford Corporate Center 98% leased.”

Southern Properties Capital Ltd. (SPC), a British Virgin Islands corporation, is an indirect subsidiary of Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE: TCI), a Dallas-based real estate investment company. 85% of the company’s properties are located in Texas, where management has intimate familiarity with sub-markets and unique access to off-market deals. Southern is committed to developing and managing multifamily assets in areas with sustainable and viable economic growth, with a focus on Class A HUD eligible assets that further achieve the company’s growth strategy, which includes offering and sale of nonconvertible Series A Bonds with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (the “TASE”).

Transcontinental Realty Investors maintains a strong emphasis on creating greater shareholder value through acquisition, financing, operation, developing, and sale of real estate across every geographic region in the United States. A New York Stock Exchange company, Transcontinental is traded under the symbol “TCI.” Transcontinental produces revenue through the professional management of apartments, office buildings, warehouses, and retail centers that are “undervalued” or “underperforming” at the time of acquisition. Value is added under Transcontinental ownership, and the properties are repositioned into higher classifications through physical improvements and improved management. Transcontinental also develops new properties, such as luxury apartment homes principally on land it owns or acquires.

Regis Property Management, LLC currently manages over 45 properties, which include office, industrial, and retail uses, comprising a total of over 4.3 million square feet and a combined market value exceeding $375 million. Regis was selected to manage the property portfolios for three publicly traded companies as well as several affiliated and nonaffiliated private companies. Our focus is on individual attention, innovation and customer satisfaction, a winning combination for everyone.

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Texans rookie LB Peter Kalambayi has pass-rushing, special-teams upside

As a bigger, faster athlete who loves to hit, Texans rookie linebacker Peter Kalambayi has the attitude and background to excel on special teams.

At 6-2, 250 pounds, the sixth-round draft pick from Stanford has run the 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds and posted a 35 1/2 inch vertical leap.

Kalambayi is expected to be a core contributor in kick coverage and get a long look as a situational pass rusher.

"Just the opportunity to contribute for one, and obviously go down there and hit somebody," Kalambayi said. "That’s what linebackers do and it’s just part of the job description."

A team captain at Stanford, Kalambayi played in the ultra-competitive Pac-12 Conference.

"I think it’ll help a lot," he said. "I’m used to going against fast people all the time. But again, this is the NFL, it’s a different level so I’ll have to attack this stuff now. I just want to show them that I love to work hard and I can pick up on defenses fast."

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Marlon Mack undergoes shoulder surgery

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Colts running back Marlon Mack played his rookie season with a torn labrum, General Manager Chris Ballard told SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Mack underwent offseason shoulder surgery to repair the tear.

Ballard said he expects Mack to return fully healthy by training camp.

With Frank Gore‘s departure, Mack should get more work this season. A fourth-round pick in 2017, he ran 93 times for 358 yards and three touchdowns.

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TPG launches third real estate fund targeting $3 billion – Dallas Business Journal

TPG is launching a $3 billion third real estate fund and has attracted the Texas Municipal Retirement System as an investor.

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Kim Jong Un briefs party leaders on future dialogue with US

North Korea’s official media say leader Kim Jong Un has briefed top ruling party officials on his vision for the future direction of dialogue with the United States and his upcoming summit with South Korea’s president.

The official Korean Central News Agency reported Kim gave his "profound analysis and appraisal" of the prospects for North Korea-U.S. dialogue at a meeting of the Politburo of the ruling party’s Central Committee. The meeting was held on Monday.

Tuesday’s report did not mention plans for Kim to hold a summit with President Donald Trump in May or June, but it suggests Pyongyang is preparing for the meeting.

Kim is scheduled to meet first with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on April 27 in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas.

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9 injured in balloon heavy landing north of Sydney

SYDNEY – A hot air balloon has landed heavily north of Sydney and injured nine people.

New South Wales Ambulance said in a statement the nine were taken by ambulance to hospitals for treatment of suspected broken bones and spinal injuries.

No details of what caused the mishap Friday were immediately available.

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Austin Startup, Kasita, Visits Seven Cities to Preview Its Solution to Housing Crises – Dallas Business Journal

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Kasita manufactured homes and communities are known for high-design and high-quality while occupying small financial and geographic footprints. The Austin-based startup is pioneering the future of housing by offering America’s cities a solution to a lack of housing supply and associated housing costs, construction complications, disaster relief, workforce housing and providing aging populations an opportunity to earn passive income through the addition of accessory dwelling units to properties they own.

Starting in Culver City, California on March 30th, Kasita kicks off its first-ever "Roadshow," visiting the cities of San Jose, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Reno and Denver, all of which are affected by the housing crisis. Whether it be a shortage in affordable urban living, overcrowding or a need for more multifamily living options, each location faces their own unique issues for which Kasita is a solution. On the Roadshow, Kasita will bring its widely-acclaimed innovations from concept to experience, showcasing the latest iteration of "Independent," the brand’s single-family micro-home / accessory dwelling unit (ADU), and share additional insights on its newly-launched "Community" model – a stackable, multi-family platform.

"We can build a Kasita home in less than a month and they are move-in ready the day they are installed. At a starting price of $89,000, we offer homeowners, developers and hoteliers a value-driven quality product that solves many of the usual hassles of construction, allowing developers to bring product to market 40-50% faster than conventional construction. Kasita occupies a small footprint allowing for installation on land areas otherwise overlooked by developers as suitable for housing," says Martyn Hoffmann, Kasita CEO.

The Roadshow will visit seven U.S. cities, concluding at the influential Urban Land Institute real estate conference in Detroit:

March 30-31, The Platform, Culver City, Calif. 8850 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 April 3-4, Swenson Builders’ Lot, San Jose, Calif. 115 Terraine Street, San Jose, CA 95110 April 6-7, Mission Bay, San Francisco, Calif. 4th St & Mission Bay Boulevard North, San Francisco, CA 94158 April 10-11, Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center, Santa Rosa, Calif. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 April 13-15, City Plaza, Reno, Nev. 10 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501 April 20-21, Great Divide, Denver, Colo. 1812 35th St, Denver, CO 80216 May 1-3, Urban Land Institute, Detroit, Mich. COBO Center 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

In each market, Kasita will invite potential dwellers, interested renters, real estate developers and media to enter and personally experience Kasita living for the first time outside of Austin. Highlights of the cross-country Roadshow include open houses, VIP events, private tours, breakfast parties and cocktail hours in desirable locations, such as The Platform in Culver City and the Great Divide Brewing Company Barrel Bar in Denver. Visitors will be able to test mood-activated smart home technologies that come standard with each unit as well as appreciate the marriage of high design and high amenity that Kasita is known for.

For questions and comments related to the Kasita Roadshow, please email kasita@thedooronline.com. For more information on Kasita, please visit www.kasita.com.

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Watch: Neck pillow becomes casualty of brawl on Southwest plane in Dallas

A Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas Love Field to Los Angeles hit a bit of pre-takeoff turbulence on Friday, when a brawl broke and bystanders had to get involved.

A 20-second video posted online on Sunday shows a man in a hoodie leaping into the aisle to punch another man, who falls backward into a window seat.

Amid screaming and shouting from the crowd, one man tries to broker a peace by pushing hoodie man away.

But hoodie man isn’t done yet. Shouting expletives, he lunges toward a man wearing a neck pillow and punches him too. The pillow flies off.

Another passenger puts hoodie man in a chokehold to get things under control.

It’s unclear what led to the debacle and what the resolution was.

"The reason we missed our connection," the passenger who filmed the fight wrote as the caption.

The most telling and entertaining though, were the hashtags they used: #worldstar, #tmz, #southwestairlines and #WalmartoftheSkies.

One passenger had the following to say about the experience:

Southwest Airlines told The Daily Mail that the fight delayed the flight to L.A. The airline said the involved passengers were deplaned and handed over to local law enforcement.

Dallas police told The Washington Post they detained someone, but didn’t release any other details. Police had yet to release any details Wednesday.

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Apple welcomes crowds of customers celebrating grand opening of first retail store in Austria

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This morning on the historic Kärntner Straße, Apple welcomed customers in Austria’s capital of Vienna for the first time, opening a new retail location in a historically significant storefront after over a year of planning and restoration work.

On February 1st, the grand opening date of Apple Kärntner Straße was announced when the company removed construction scaffolding surrounding the building and replaced it with banners referencing The Wiener Werkstätte. The announcement capped a project that has been in the works since at least August 2016, when plans for the store were first made public. Along the way, we brought you photos of the building under construction.

Apple fans and customers who lined up ahead of the store’s opening have been posting photos and videos to Twitter showing the crowds present outside and the store preparations inside. Unlike the majority of Apple’s retail locations in the U.S., Apple Kärntner Straße is housed in a historically significant structure dating back to the 1800s. We previously detailed the store’s architecture and Apple’s efforts to restore the space formerly occupied by the fashion brand Esprit.

Some of the first customers to enter the store this morning received commemorative Apple cards and an enamel pin styled in the same theme as the video wall animation inside and previous window coverings outside. This is a break from tradition for Apple, since t-shirts are typically given out at new store opens.

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This past Thursday, the store’s window coverings fell and local media was given a preview of the space that 150 employees speaking 44 languages will occupy. Two of the structure’s floors are public areas reserved for product displays and support, the second of which offers views of the shopping district below through a curved corner window. Detailed photos posted by Storeteller and Hypertronium offer views into the store’s private boardroom, not normally accessible to the public.

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Apple is even announcing their store arrival with a new story in the Austrian App Store:

Today’s celebration brings Apple’s total retail store count to 501. In January, the company opened store number 500, Apple Garosugil, just ahead of the Winter Olympic Games. The opening marked the company’s first location in South Korea. Ahead of today’s opening in Vienna, Angela Ahrendts stopped by to talk to store employees:

Elsewhere in the world, Apple is gearing up for new and equally noteworthy flagship stores in several countries. Paris will soon welcome Apple to the famous Champs-Élysées shopping district, and construction is wrapping up on an underground store in Milan’s Piazza Liberty. Washington D.C.’s former Carnegie Library has been in the process of being restored into a public gathering space since late last year, and will soon house one of Apple’s most impressive town squares in the U.S. In Australia, passionate controversy continues between residents and local government over Apple’s plans to build a store in Federation Square.

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12-Year-Old Adam Rippon Totally Schools A Reporter On Figure Skating! WATCH HERE!

As you all know by now, U.S. figure skater/Olympic medalist/LGBT icon/Reese Witherspoon fanatic Adam Rippon is pretty much the best person in the world.

In a resurfaced clip from 2002, a 12-year-old Rippon tries to teach local 28 WBRE weatherman Kirk Clyatt how to skate, but the reporter can’t keep up!

WATCH (above)!

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Highland Park I.S.D. (Dallas County), TX — Moody’s assigns Aaa UND & ENH to Highland Park ISD’s, TX GOULT Series 2018; outlook stable

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Dallas Bike Share: City Manager Addresses Litter Problem

DALLAS, TX — Dallas’ five bike-share companies offer commuters in Dallas an opportunity to save money, protect the environment and add exercise to their daily travels, but the city’s transition to a bike-share system has not come without some figurative bumps in the road.

The City of Dallas is working to curb its bike problem, although the success of its efforts remains in question. But in a recent move, City Manager T.C. Broadnax issued a statement to LimeBike, Ofo, VBikes, Spin and Mobike, warning the city would be "left with no choice but to begin removing bicycles in its rights of way, sidewalks, trails and/or trailheads that are identified as obstructions or hazards" if a list of demands is not met by Feb. 9.

The bike-share companies are tasked with relocating bicycles that are:

Located on sidewalks narrower than 10 feet in widthLocated on turf, landscaping or other unimproved surfacesblocking access locations to public or private property and transit stops (including bus and rail transit)Blocking sidewalk curb rampsLocated on multi-use trails to their respective trailheads

According to Broadnax’s statement, a meeting will be held in the upcoming week to address and discuss the issues moving forward.

In the statement, Broadnax referenced a Dec. 7, 2017, meeting between the city and the bike share companies, in which he said: "City of Dallas staff met with all bike share companies operating in Dallas at that time to discuss operational expectations, and all participants expressed understanding and agreement… Since that time, however, the City has not seen much improvement in bicycle fleet management, and the situation continues to deteriorate."

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Residents of Dallas seem to agree with Broadnax’s sentiment that the condition is progressively deteriorating. One citizen, Josh Miller, has even gained recent media attention for an Instagram account titled "DallasBikeMess," in which he photographs disabled and discarded bikes, Central Track reported.

Even superstar Katy Perry noticed the bike problem, and she wasn’t shy about mentioning the mess during a recent concert at American Airlines Center. Dallas Observer covered Perry’s pithy comments.

"Dallas, what in the heck is y’all’s problem? We’re going to have a real come-to-Jesus … about all the bicycles that have been left on the freeway," Perry said. "I played a drinking game yesterday with water. And I almost died from drinking too much water every time I saw a deserted bicycle."

Even Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has joined in on the action, saying in a radio interview on The Ticket’s morning show, "Dunham and Miller," that he believes local government should play a role in managing the bicycle litter, The Dallas Morning News reported.

"We’re going through a stage of innovation here," Rawlings said. "The key is, can we learn from it quick enough and kinda get it back to a manageable number? I think citizens want more walkability, they want more bikeability, more bike lanes. We need to do that. But there is a role for government in here."

LimeBike, one of the city’s three bike-share organizations, came under fire on Jan. 15 for a now-deleted tweet which seemed to suggest Dallas residents were to blame for the bike-based litter.

The Tweet read: "Are the bikes making it look like a dump? Or are your fellow citizens, who are turning over the bikes, and abusing the property we provide for our thousands of riders in Dallas a week… making it look like a dump? Dallas can do better. We send a team to @KatyTrail everyday."

Katy Trail did not hesitate to reply, writing: "Perhaps your team could take some of those bikes away on their ‘daily’ rounds to the Trail. We have an average of 13 total bikes ridden each hour so there will never be a need for your 100+ LimeBike on our Trail. We’ve asked nicely several times. Let’s keep Dallas beautiful!"

In a subsequent Tweet, Katy Trail praised Dallas’ other bike-share organizations: "PS @Spin_Dallas and @VBikesTech you’re doing it right Thank you for being so great to work with and limiting your number of bikes on the Katy Trail!"

In a statement to FOX 4, a LimeBike spokesman said that the "tweet was originally intended to acknowledge that it is every one of our own, personal responsibilities to take care of the shared bikes that are serving our community. However, we removed the tweet after it was taken out of context to avoid any further misunderstanding."

Highland Park led the pack in the fight against urban litter when they approved an ordinance allowing city officials to impound bikes left overnight in the area.

According to a Dallas Morning News report, the price to recover impounded bikes begins at $30 for the first bike, and goes up to $100 for the fourth and beyond.

Dallas Morning News dug deeper, even publishing a photo series focusing on urban litter caused by discarded and broken bikes. What their staff photographer found was bikes that had been discarded in White Rock Lake, run over by cars and even somehow positioned atop billboards.

But it’s not all bad news for bike share companies in Dallas. A data report from LimeBike released in December shows cyclists use the program often and to great environmental reward. Here’s what LimeBike had to say about its service:

105,000 cumulative miles have been ridden on LimeBikes in Dallas.3,150,000 calories have been burned on LimeBikes in Dallas.57,000 pounds of CO2 have been saved in Dallas alone.2,300 trees have been saved by cyclists in Dallas.

Dallas Maverick JJ Barea, who is Puerto Rican, also recently partnered with OFO to send 600 bikes to Puerto Rico, where transportation is limited and difficult in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

It’s too early to say if the negative attention from the public and press, as well as crackdowns from local government, is enough to make a change, but citizens can help control the urban litter by calling 3-1-1 or engaging with the companies themselves on social media.

In a statement to Patch, Spin’s Dallas Manager, Luke Pettyjohn, said the organization applauds the City of Dallas’ efforts to improve bike share programs.

"I’m thrilled that Spin successfully brought its eco-friendly and affordable transportation alternative to Dallas residents," Pettyjohn wrote. "The introduction of dockless bikeshare into Dallas has been exciting but still presents challenges, so Spin applauds the city and its leadership for taking corrective steps to make this technology work better for its residents. The letter from the Dallas City Manager’s team presents improvements to the regulatory framework but might still lack enforcement mechanisms. One method that has worked in other cities is implementing a cap on the number bikes per vendor. We’re happy to continue to work with the city to determine the best actions and look forward to continuing providing residents with a safe, affordable mode of transportation."

LimeBikes also provided Patch with a statement regarding Broadnax’s letter, saying the company has stayed in constant communication with the City of Dallas during the integration of the bike share program into Dallas’ culture.

"…We applaud and respect Dallas for welcoming innovative, technology-based transportation, paving the way as a leader for other cities to follow. We welcome the letter as an opportunity to examine both the successes and the challenges of dockless bike-share experiencing such rapid growth."By doubling down on our operations efforts and enhancing our rider education on responsible parking habits, we strive to provide an affordable, accessible ride option, while also ensuring bikes are always maintained and parked responsibly. With more than 50 employees already managing our bikeshare system, we plan to double this number to 100 by the end of next month as we continue to scale our local operations team as fast as possible…"

OFO echoed the sentiments expressed in statements from LimeBike and Spin, stating, "ofo continues to work closely with City officials in building the best bikeshare program for Dallas. We’re proud to be part of the solution, with our extensive local operations team working daily to ensure ofo bikes are parked in accordance with local laws and redistributed away from wheelchair ramps, building entrances and landscaped areas. While we cannot stop vandalism and bad actors, we do our best to respond immediately to any issues and ensure it goes unseen, and are regularly educating our riders on how and where to properly park."

Requests for comments to Mobike and VBikes were not immediately answered. This story could be updated with new information.

Getty Images file photo: Chinese commuters take ride shares bicycles from Ofo at a distribution area during rush hour on April 11, 2017 in Beijing, China. Dallas City Manager, T.C. Broadnax, issued a warning Friday to Dallas’ many bike share companies, demanding a more serious approach to cleanup. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

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Dallas Texas Real Estate – The Top Keys For Finding The Right House

If you live in Dallas, Texas, you already know that despite what the official figure is on the average price of houses in the city (pegged at $700,000), you will find in Dallas, a haven of affordable houses. How affordable are these affordable homes?

If you take a look at the different websites that list real estate properties, you will see that you can buy homes for $100,000. These are NOT run-down properties that need to be remodeled for tens of thousands of dollars. They are decent houses and the only difference between them and the more expensive properties is their age. Just like anywhere else in the world, in Dallas, the older the house, the cheaper it is.

In any case, if you plan on buying property, you should expand your sights and take a look at the different listed properties on many different listings websites. Take a look at the old as well as the new. You might just be surprised.

There are different types of housing properties. There are condominiums, townhouses, and stand-alone homes. Between them are different styles of architecture, although they may have the same specs like the number of bathrooms and rooms.

What you want to do is decide on the type of home you want to buy and decide on the number of rooms and bathrooms you need.

Thankfully, it is very, very easy to filter the results on any property listings website. Find at least three houses that you might want to live in. When you do find them, schedule a personal visit to the property. What you need to do is take a look at the property and the surrounding area and decide if you really want to live there.

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