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31 January 2025 | 7 replies
@Scott Trench - have you considered investing in short term rentals, materially participating, and having the average stay be less than 7 days?
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11 February 2025 | 12 replies
Here's the question.
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9 February 2025 | 9 replies
Also, new to the platform BP has here, what exactly are "the boards" 😅Sorry.
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15 February 2025 | 4 replies
And it also doesn't help that we're putting tarriffs on a bunch of key materials (steel and aluminum) which is going to drive up the price of materials yet again.
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6 February 2025 | 15 replies
The contractors who do work for me have zero issues with me sourcing the material if disclosed up front and not holding them accountable for any material issues.
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15 January 2025 | 12 replies
Material participation in the rental activities still required.
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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
LVL material, preference for an open floor plan, make this renovation very popular.
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18 February 2025 | 9 replies
(check page 7 of this IRS Pub)Something that's non-passive and you materially participate means you can deduct those losses up to the excess business loss limit.
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17 February 2025 | 5 replies
You should go over with your GC - weekly updates on labor and materials spent, deadlines for each project.
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14 February 2025 | 15 replies
In a small town or out in the county usually 3 miles is the benchmark.