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5 November 2024 | 8 replies
Premium increases are rippling through the market; the state is also always going to be financially strapped/high tax due to union pension commitments from past generations and the high tax, high services nature of Chicago.I'd highly recommend getting on a plane and driving around before you buy anything there.
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5 November 2024 | 7 replies
It would be a Wordpress site due to the easy to use nature and all the great plug-in's and widgets available.Regarding SEO, there are some basic products that help but SEO has gotten so complex over the years, you really need to hire a SEO company to set it all up a make it worthwhile.The cost could be exorbitant so it might not be worth the effort.
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6 November 2024 | 54 replies
Nature is not friendly, he said: it's either polar winter up there or you can't breath because of the smoke.
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8 November 2024 | 21 replies
Our team works with a lot of out of state and out of country investors and most state that Pittsburgh is one of the best markets they invest in due to the more predictable nature of our market (we don't have the bubbles that many of the larger cities do in regards to housing surges and bursts).
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7 November 2024 | 7 replies
To avoid any confusion, this is not the same thing as ( “home sharing”, or an “owner-occupied rental.”)Improvements generally need to be depreciated over 15 years, note I said generally, depending on the nature of the improvement and how long the IRS standard depreciation period is for the cost and size of expenses.Strategies depend on a number of things including, but not limited to: type of property, your material participation, how long you plan to hold it, your goals.
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7 November 2024 | 18 replies
Given my 20+ years of experience in real estate, sourcing and underwriting deals is second nature for me—I’m not looking for mentorship or education.Again, i didnt request to talk to him.. his team set it up.
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4 November 2024 | 12 replies
Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.
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3 November 2024 | 11 replies
Not nice to try and fool Mother Nature aka Karma.
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6 November 2024 | 5 replies
Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.
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5 November 2024 | 22 replies
What I want are countertops that have a subtle slope built in 3-4" around the sink edge so that water drains naturally.