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Jared Galde Hey! I'm Jared. My life is about Sober Living Home Investing
4 March 2025 | 12 replies
Best results would be to find treatment centers and ask them where they refer their people for housing on the other side of treatment.
Gideon Mukoro Problems with Fraudulent Bank Statements/Paystubs
6 March 2025 | 4 replies
Fraudulent income documents are a growing issue, especially with easy access to fake pay stub and bank statement generators. 
Scott Tompkins Shoreway Realty, Cleveland
6 March 2025 | 3 replies
Overall just find she is very arrogant, don't let the fake schmooze fool you. 
Clint McMillian How do you verify that tenants have insurance?
17 February 2025 | 4 replies
Quote from @Clint McMillian: I know for a fact that a good number of my tenants have been faking/cancelling renter's insurance soon after getting approved for the lease.
Steve Holt Is BongoStays legit?
24 February 2025 | 49 replies
Your name and post was mentioned to me as being the people who post fake reviews for them to help them look real.  
Kyle Carter Screening tenants effectively
6 March 2025 | 6 replies
.✔ Income Verification – Use a service that pulls actual bank deposits rather than relying on pay stubs or bank statements (which can be faked).✔ Eviction & Rental History – Look for past evictions, late payments, and landlord references to spot red flags.✔ Criminal Background Check – Run a nationwide search to ensure compliance with local laws while identifying potential risks.✔ Judgments & Liens Search – Since these no longer appear on credit reports, a separate search helps uncover unpaid debts or financial issues.For Section 8 tenants, screening should be the same—rental history and income verification are key since they’re still responsible for a portion of the rent.
Veronica Williams LCC partnership structure
27 February 2025 | 11 replies
While holding a property for over a year generally qualifies for capital gains treatment, intent at the time of purchase is crucial.
Collin Hays STRs in residential areas: Another viewpoint
9 March 2025 | 5 replies
It seems there is a fair amount of angst against municipalities and other local governments due to their often-hawkish treatment of short-term rentals.
John Zhang tax implications when turning long term rental into short term
9 March 2025 | 4 replies
But since you have already taken bonus depreciation while it was an LTR, this may not even be a concern for you.There're other potential complications such as a different depreciation schedule, treatment of previously suspended losses, and so on.
Christina Galdieri 1031 Exchange for a small business?
20 February 2025 | 8 replies
., equipment) are excluded from 1031 treatment and are taxed separately—goodwill is typically taxed as a capital gain, while equipment may be subject to depreciation recapture taxed as ordinary income.To minimize taxes on the sale of the business, consider strategies such as Opportunity Zone investments, which defer gains until 2026 if proceeds are reinvested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF), or structuring the sale as an installment agreement to spread taxable income over multiple years.