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20 October 2024 | 8 replies
Did you complete any moisture tests to confirm there's no mold growth?
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16 October 2024 | 0 replies
Now is not the time to “test the market” with an ambitious price to “see what happens.”
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14 October 2024 | 3 replies
The IRS uses material participation tests to determine if you are actively involved in an activity.
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14 October 2024 | 0 replies
Sold to tenant before having to pay capital gains tax (extended occupancy test due to military move).
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15 October 2024 | 3 replies
If you use any of the major mailhouse services, like Yellow Letter HQ (a service I can personally vouch for), they offer a variety of templates and even provide text suggestions.A smart way to analyze this strategy is by observing people in your local market who use mailers and identifying what works or doesn’t work for them.The simplest and most effective way to test this approach is to pull a hyper-targeted list of distressed homeowners and run a small-budget mailer campaign.Hope this helps!
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17 October 2024 | 21 replies
If you were to read through the Chapter 3 Building Planning in IRC you would get a pretty good idea of many of the basic requirements.The best way to learn this quickly would be to take a general contractor test prep course.
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14 October 2024 | 4 replies
Nothing crazy, but a good starting point for me to test things out and see how it goes
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16 October 2024 | 14 replies
I personally recommend doing a small project together first to test the waters. 💡4️⃣ General Tips: If you're partnering out of state, legal agreements are a must.
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24 October 2024 | 139 replies
Anybody can call themselves a General Contractor with no testing.Some municipalities have specific licenses which require little to no testing.
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14 October 2024 | 4 replies
Material participation requires meeting certain tests, such as spending 100 hours or more on the activity and participating more than anyone else.