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7 January 2025 | 5 replies
Avoiding the occupants from squatting is best addressed with background checks, employment verifications, and references before signing the lease.
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7 January 2025 | 6 replies
These platforms are affordable and offer comprehensive reports (credit, background, eviction history) without you having to handle sensitive information directly.Verify Employment and Landlord History: Your plan to request pay stubs and a landlord reference is solid.
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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
I´m an out-of-country investor looking for help with my legal and tax structure.Since I´m just starting out, I need help with the basics: setting up the LLCs that we will use (looking to invest in different states), getting an ITIN, opening bank accounts, and identifying the tax strategies that we will employ for the deals we want to make.I appreciate your recommendations.
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11 January 2025 | 6 replies
How will you do so if you are W-2 employed?
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6 January 2025 | 13 replies
I did all my other due diligence like asking for paystubs, W2s, Tax returns, Employment verification, bank statements etc etc and did not see any red flags overall.
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18 January 2025 | 21 replies
Tax-wise, profits are taxed at your ordinary income rate, and frequent flips may subject you to self-employment tax if classified as a dealer by the IRS.
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8 January 2025 | 11 replies
I am currently employed as a project engineer working for a GC that builds multi-family projects.
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15 January 2025 | 15 replies
I would try to maximize revenue through things like additional marketing/platforms for example adding VRBO in addition to Airbnb etc, as well as employing pricing software.
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5 January 2025 | 5 replies
Having watched many prior co-workers get paid, cash their check at the casino, and promptly deposit it all into a slot machine I can tell you with pretty good certainty that casinos don't have a positive effect on disposable income and good use of the existing income in the area surrounding :)Are there solid local employers OTHER than the casino in a 15-minute drive?
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13 January 2025 | 11 replies
Our manager looks at employment, rental history.