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28 January 2025 | 19 replies
Oddly, Vrbo bookings nearly dried up and I get a steady stream of Airbnb leads despite the higher rate I set there.Unfortunately, by giving Vrbo a three-month exclusive head start, I missed revenue that could have been earned by listing on multiple OTAs from the onset.
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28 January 2025 | 4 replies
Multiple vehicles of storing money; fixed income, equities, crypto, alt investments, real estate, etc.What avenue makes the most sense for you to get into real estate?
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10 January 2025 | 16 replies
You'll want to enlist a CPA on this to assist you- Repeating the above for Cancun, since it's a vacation destination already, I'd almost guarantee you that you cannot write it off 100%In regards to travel, it's also important to remember that even if everything is used 100% for business, the IRS classifies business expenses being valid if they're "ordinary and necessary".
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28 January 2025 | 6 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.
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
You can often get better rates with a national lender, but the customer service is non-existent, communication probably sucks, they may ask for the same documents multiple times, etc.
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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
Another benefit is it is much easier to diversify into multiple markets, asset classes and operators.Just wanted to share an alternative - often active investing is the way to go, but it really depends on the person and it is important to know that there are passive ways to accomplish your financial goals.Good luck!
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4 February 2025 | 24 replies
But, we recognize that the experience you were having, multiple months without revenue and no clear time frame to be fixed, is not a typical experience with our company, and when and where we can help, we will.Our team didn't follow up as we said we would, so you asked us for updates instead of how we plan to operate, which is updating you proactively.
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Multiple people bid on that property as well.
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5 February 2025 | 11 replies
We have sent multiple plumbers in there and unfortunately we found nothing.
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1 February 2025 | 16 replies
You will need to be ultra conservative on your numbers and have multiple exits.