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14 January 2025 | 10 replies
With the fires, labor and materials are going to be in short supply.
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20 January 2025 | 11 replies
Second, for you as a taxpayer you need to evaluate if your tax situation (e.g. property type, tax profile, material participation, etc.) will allow you to leverage additional losses generate from cost seg to optimize your taxes.
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21 December 2024 | 1 reply
Does anyone have experience with Ivory Home’s predesigned materials packages?
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4 January 2025 | 5 replies
@Julie Garner This contractor texted me after I received the quote to let me know that materials are included.
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12 January 2025 | 7 replies
If I have the time after dinner to run to Lowe’s , and deliver material at 10pm, I didn’t have to ask if that’s ok.
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13 January 2025 | 5 replies
Hey @Brad Roche - We do a significant amount of renovation loans (both Fannie May & FHA) here in Chicago and prefer the Homestyle loan only because it's less stringent on the borrow about what they have to repair, and they provide the general contractor a material draw at closing which helps the project start on the right foot.I thought the minimum down payment was 5%.
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2 February 2025 | 10 replies
At the end of the project's life the land must be restored to a natural state and the materials must be recycled if possible, eg. stripping out metal, etc.
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26 January 2025 | 33 replies
How are they sourcing materials?
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21 January 2025 | 7 replies
However, note that STR income may be considered active if you materially participate (e.g., managing bookings or tenant interactions), which could subject it to self-employment tax.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.