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19 January 2025 | 42 replies
You and Him are filing one joint tax return.
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20 January 2025 | 11 replies
For your $240K new-build townhouse, a cost seg may make sense if the tax savings outweigh the study cost (~$3K–$6K), especially since you plan to hold it for 10+ years and can benefit from immediate bonus depreciation.For the $380K older townhouse, cost seg with look-back depreciation could provide significant one-time deductions for missed depreciation over the past six years.
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22 January 2025 | 21 replies
Directly withdrawing funds from a Traditional IRA before the age of 59½ typically results in taxes and penalties.However, one option to consider is using a self-directed IRA.
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2 February 2025 | 4 replies
We were on a very quick timeline and were able to get one quote that didn't seem too bad, but we still were concerned about future resale value.
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6 February 2025 | 15 replies
The licensed plumbers do not get permits for water heaters, I have never heard of one being red tagged solely for not having a permit so I do not get permits (and know no one that does) for swapping a water heater.
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27 January 2025 | 3 replies
My wife worked out that way previously and we still have fond memories of many places we visited with Sedona being one of our favorites.
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27 January 2025 | 27 replies
@James Wiseyes sir - i want to hear OP explain it to me.i have a hard time managing them one hour away!
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26 January 2025 | 0 replies
Listening to one bigger pockets episode or a good book here and there really can be a good reminder, refresher on the financial journey.
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2 February 2025 | 4 replies
This will give you a baseline, I.e. own the Main St project same thing as this one, and it cost me all in $125,500 to do the full rehab.
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27 January 2025 | 21 replies
But there is one exception to this.