"It's a very expensive business, but it's something we can't just walk away from and the fire department will always be there, " says Mr Mohler.

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Don't just turn and walk away.

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"You can't just plant trees, walk away and let them grow, " says Tom Johnson, a managing director at Timberland Investment Resources, an Atlanta TIMO.

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"You can't just take a walk and get away from somebody, " Kanas said.

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We wouldn't just bring it out and walk away.

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The Cojuangcos say they couldn't just break up the property and walk away.

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"As long as you have no intention of defrauding anyone, as long as you don't profit from it, you can just walk away and that's it, " says Frank Ahearn, a privacy consultant in New York City and author of How to Disappear.

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