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Tricia O'Brien 21 Day Requirement for Returning Tenant's Security Deposit in California?
8 February 2025 | 2 replies
Even if the law doesn't require sharing photos, you may want to send a few just to prove you have evidence.
Brian J Allen The Unintended Consequences of Mandating Sprinklers in Multi-Family Buildings
17 February 2025 | 0 replies
While fire safety is undoubtedly important, a mandatory sprinkler requirement may have the opposite effect—discouraging necessary renovations and inadvertently making these buildings less safe.No one disputes that sprinklers can help save lives in the event of a fire.
Julio Gonzalez Which cost segregation study approach is required by the IRS?
4 February 2025 | 4 replies
You can read about the differences here: Cost Segregation Study Approaches ExplainedLet’s first start with what the approaches:Detailed Engineering Approach from Actual Cost RecordsDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling Approach"Rule of Thumb" ApproachSo which of these approaches is required by the IRS?
Roger Kim Section 121 and gift tax
18 February 2025 | 6 replies
I also reference this a lot but there's a step doctrine- basically if you're putting a step in the middle only to avoid tax...it isn't valid. 
Chris Pontello Avoiding a short sale through creative financing
26 January 2025 | 6 replies
Hoping to avoid added competition in auction haha. 
Kevin Cole What is required for disclosures?
12 February 2025 | 5 replies

I am likely moving towards selling a unit of mine. The unit is part of a condo association for which we pay fees. I am on the board of the condo association, so I have been privy to discussions of upcoming work the as...

Leonard La Rocca III Avoiding My HCOL Area - Advice?
3 February 2025 | 2 replies

I need some tips for investing when your immediate home is a HCOL area. In North Jersey, buying is difficult from my beginner perspective with high prices, property tax, etc.
Barrier to entry feels high in my area. It...

Nicholas Jackson Prequalify possible applicants for my rental RentRedi
13 February 2025 | 4 replies
It may be worth letting them know about the prequalification requirements (credit score over xxx, salary above xx,ooo/year, etc.) in advance to weed people out.
Stephanie Selby Section 8 Property Management in Point Breeze, Philadelphia
17 February 2025 | 3 replies
To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!
Marcos De la Cruz Anyone have experience with Section 8?
18 February 2025 | 30 replies
Forget trying to walk them through a simple repair over the phone, to avoid sending a ServiceTech and saving an owner money.