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31 December 2024 | 13 replies
If you find someone that will let you supply the materials and work for labor only and sign a contract you supplied , you have hired an employee , a laborer , not a contractor .
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7 February 2025 | 7 replies
We have taken over LOTS of occupied units with under paying tenants.
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26 December 2024 | 21 replies
If you forget, you face massive fines.In a small partnership, you might be redoing this paperwork quite frequently.
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30 January 2025 | 6 replies
If you want to get involved with a great training program, try Lifestyles Unlimited, they have over 55,000 members nationwide.
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4 February 2025 | 7 replies
Once the home is a rental, you can deduct operating expenses like property taxes, mortgage interest, insurance, and depreciation (over 27.5 years for long-term rentals).
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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
Quote from @Michael Velez: I am looking to connect over coffee with a real estate investor in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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7 February 2025 | 16 replies
Appreciation should be HUGE for this property over time.
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5 February 2025 | 1 reply
I have a small landscape business (less than 7 workers) of over 30 years and have run my business out of my home for the past 25 of those years.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
I've been in the real estate lending industry for over a decade, helping investors secure funding for their deals.
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
Utilizing empty lot space in this way helps to combat the increasing housing prices and limited supply many markets have been experiencing.