Lavallee Self Storage purchased land, paying $$175,000$ cash as a down payment and signing a $$180,000$ note payable for the balance. Lavallee also had to pay delinquent property tax of $$1,000,$ title insurance costing $$3,500,$ and $$8,000$ to level the land and remove an unwanted building. The company paid $$60,000$ to add soil for the foundation and then constructed an office building at a cost of $$700,000.$ It also paid $$50,000$ for a fence around the property, $$18,000$ for the com $\frac{?}{?}$ lany sign near the property entrance, and $$9,000$ for lighting of the grounds.

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