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Old 3/30/07, 5:08 PM
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Default Advice on straw bale financing and insurance.

Don't call it straw bale... call it post and beam construction with agricultural infill.



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reason being.... ?
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because if you call it "straw bale" you'll frighten lenders and insurers. If you call it "Post and...", they won't care.




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