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27 January 2025 | 13 replies
So we can all avoid them) and I'd say:"You were hired to get these Tenants out of my Property!
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12 January 2025 | 12 replies
Many banks handling tax escrow accounts for mortgages have mistakenly thought there was one tax due twice/year or totally missed one of the taxes.Investors should research the SEV and the Non-Homestead property tax millage rates to project what the property taxes will be after adjustment.
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9 February 2025 | 2 replies
Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Robert Ellis In order for the QOZ investor to reap the tax benefits the hold period has to be longer.
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6 February 2025 | 10 replies
You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.
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28 January 2025 | 3 replies
Unfortunately experience means you've made some costly mistakes :-) So, to avoid those costly mistakes, when I take on a new approach in investing, I buddy up with someone that already has experience doing them.
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13 February 2025 | 8 replies
Unless the price is well adjusted I would avoid structural issues all together.
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12 February 2025 | 16 replies
From my experience, taking it step-by-step has helped me avoid mistakes and build a solid foundation for the long term.
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12 February 2025 | 8 replies
You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.
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3 February 2025 | 3 replies
but keep in mind CA has higher taxes and reg fees and I’m not doing more than 1-2 flips (short timeframe flips) a year and many years do 0 flipsDo most flippers put flips into LLC Or in personal name (sole proprietor) in CA (where you must pay $800 yearly plus accounting and other fees $300to $600+ yearly to maintain LLC) Pros for personal name-save on taxes accounting.
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13 February 2025 | 4 replies
Assuming your debt is SUPER cheap and only costs you 12% you’ll save $22,800 TAX FREE So the combination is saving $60k at 12% (or more) is $7,200/yr and $130k in the bank at only 4.5% is another $5,850/yr so you’re over $13k GUARANTEED instead of a chance to make $7,200 before taxes