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26 February 2013 | 16 replies
I bought a house from the state department of transportation.
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12 December 2017 | 6 replies
If a binding contract to acquire the property existed before January 1, 2008, the property does not qualify.Qualified property must be placed in service before January 1, 2010 (before January 1, 2011, for certain transportation property and certain property with a long production period).The original use of the property must begin with you after December 31, 2007.Property that does not qualify for special depreciation allowance includes the following.Property placed in service and disposed of in the same tax year.Property converted from business use to personal use in the same tax year it is acquired.
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12 March 2013 | 8 replies
Here is a property that I am considering in a very desirable town, with many good transportation options to NYC.
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3 March 2014 | 11 replies
And I agree that looking near public transport is a key, with the idea being that millenials, a big market of buyers and renters now in DC, are looking to live in walkable neighborhoods.
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1 March 2014 | 9 replies
Seems questions have been pretty much covered, but just to give input from the tear down/transport side of things, I'll give higher numbers for my area.
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25 February 2014 | 15 replies
Not always the case, but scope out their demeanor, tools, transportation, and general professionalism.
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30 January 2019 | 14 replies
Not to mention the additional costs of transporting the materials from storage to site adds another layer of costs.
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7 July 2014 | 10 replies
This definition includes flag banners, sail banners, teardrop banners or feather banners.Portable sign means any sign designed to be transported or any sign not permanently attached to the ground or to a permanent structure.
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3 September 2014 | 25 replies
Close to NYC with plenty of transportation to NYC, NJ Cities and Phil PA.
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17 July 2014 | 59 replies
And many are not licensed at all to be doing this in the first place so you have no E and O to go after as well if you get a bummer.What we have now is the new wave of CA investor that does not know any better the first wave that bought pre 08 by and large has been wiped out.. your buying their homes that they walked away from over the last few years.... this is a totally unregulated industry with a lot of folks that are new to it..