Two of the properties were short-term vacation rentals and one was being readied for sale.

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The Rice Mill Lofts, a riverfront apartment complex that Cummings plans to turn into a hub for creative-types looking for long-term vacation stays in New Orleans, was built in 2011 using reclaimed wood from the Mississippi River and is decorated with graffiti leftover from when the building sat vacant after Katrina.

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Although some individual companies offer a paid maternity leave benefit, many parents end up using a combination of short-term disability, sick leave, vacation, personal days and unpaid family leave.

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Many of us have short-term financial goals, like saving for a significant vacation in three years, or putting a deposit on a home in the next two years.

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Investors with a short-term focus are likely wondering whether they can afford a vacation this summer.

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Although an uncommon and largely unheard of term, the trend is one of the more recurrent vacation activities among tourists worldwide.

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One overlooked alternative is a study-abroad vacation, which is as suitable for long-term university students as for families trying to fill a couple weeks in August.

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