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13 October 2024 | 7 replies
Hey Gavin, You don’t need to complete the separation by January 1st, 2025, to eventually write off the rental portion of your closing costs and other expenses, but you can only start deducting them once the rental portion of the property is officially "in service," meaning ready for tenants and actively marketed.
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21 October 2024 | 176 replies
Or that health insurance is increasing due to increased cost of healthcare, so no inflation to report there.
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24 October 2024 | 139 replies
You are NOT paying for our labor and materials , its much more than that , office staff , trucks , tools , insurance , taxes , benefits , health insurance , etc are all part of the price .
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10 October 2024 | 8 replies
I did find verbiage but from another jurisdiction "Unavailable for rent means a unit whose owner has filed with the code official a statement signed under penalty of perjury that such unit is not offered or available for rent as a rental unit and that prior to offering or making the unit available as a rental unit, the owner will apply for a Residential Rental Business License and comply with any applicable administrative regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter...."
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10 October 2024 | 14 replies
Include all your evidence and any relevant details about the property.Appraisal Process: If your request is approved, it might impact future appraisals positively, as the property will be officially recognized as a 3-bedroom.Risks: While there’s generally little risk in disputing the classification, it’s important to ensure that all changes are accurately documented.
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9 October 2024 | 3 replies
Also, whats the current use of the property as I spoke to Inglewood planning officials to inquire about doing an ADU or additional unit on a R2 lot, with the existing use being a duplex, and they gave me a hard no to both.
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7 October 2024 | 7 replies
My thought was that it would be best if she does the primary STR work and log her hours and ensure that she spends more time on the STR than I do (at least officially logged hours... since I will most likely always be thinking about the STR... haha).
15 October 2024 | 69 replies
These guys have not provided us with a single official report of what's in the fund and how it's doing besides jsut saying we're stopping distributions and this is a 5 year play now.
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9 October 2024 | 3 replies
SB 567 clarifies that a tenant is not required to vacate the unit on any days where they could continue living there without violating health, safety, and habitability codes and laws.
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11 October 2024 | 13 replies
Even when I still had 3 I used Zillow.I list my property on Zillow for rent, I use the Zillow application process, I use their form leases and collect payment all through Zillow.With only a couple rentals, it did everything I needed it to do, and combined with a spreadsheet or Quickbooks online, if you want to be a little more official, it does not take much work.