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11 December 2024 | 15 replies
Material participation.I discussed STR material participation requirement in my other post, linked at the top of this one.
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16 December 2024 | 4 replies
But the neighbors told me when they built their house from ground 6 years ago, there was no issues for any building materials or trucks going through the alley. 3. the house is in historic district of Charlotte, meaning there are quite some restrictions on the exterior renovation.
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10 December 2024 | 1 reply
We have a lease clause that plumbing issues caused by the tenant that are not the result of a mechanical or material defect in the plumbing material are billed to the tenant.
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17 December 2024 | 15 replies
In this area, the two soils engineers I've used most often are McDowell and Associates, and Soils and Materials Engineers (SME) - but I don't know if they have branch offices in the area near your problem site.Best of luck with it!
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10 December 2024 | 25 replies
For the material participation test, the easiest way to get it is Via the 100 hours and worked more than anyone else.
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19 December 2024 | 8 replies
My cost to build a 900 sf to 1,200 sf container home is about $90 / sf and that cost comes down in a production environment where materials can be purchased in quantities and the workforce is working on a standard floorplan with multiple units in process simultaneously.
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19 December 2024 | 13 replies
Best to err cautiously and not really anticipate changes until they are material.
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19 December 2024 | 82 replies
That said, I have a nice stream of passive income (including math freelance jobs to keep me busy), and a lot of time on my hands, as well as experience with materials and vendors doing home renovations.
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22 December 2024 | 105 replies
They've been at this Fund for a couple of years now with no turnaround in sight (despite glowing monthly reports of an imminent turnaround that never materializes).
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11 December 2024 | 8 replies
Does that include materials and labor?