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21 May 2019 | 8 replies
Does smoking in the unit constitute wear and tear or should I keep the deposits to paint?
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22 May 2019 | 8 replies
@Kiah Davis While I'm sure there are a lot more details to the situation, what you are describing might constitute fraud on the part of the person doing the title search.
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24 May 2019 | 9 replies
If they are each active you have a partnership or JV and are all clear.Google Howey test for rules regarding what constitutes a security and make sure to run this by your SEC attorney.
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29 May 2019 | 3 replies
I'd speak to them about it first, and if they are okay ending 7/31 instead of 6/30, then just write and have them sign an addendum to current lease stating it's both extension to 7/31 and constitutes required 30-day notice to vacate by that date.
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30 May 2019 | 61 replies
It seems logical, but I do not know what constitutes standard practice and how localized standard practice is.
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30 May 2019 | 4 replies
Hey everyone - I came across a listing I'm interested in purchasing, but I'm curious if the listing would constitute as a true MFH.
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8 June 2019 | 18 replies
A person not acting under color of law to intercept: (1) a wire [,] communication except as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, or an electronic or oral communication, where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception, unless such communication is intercepted or used for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of this State or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act [.]; or
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10 August 2018 | 5 replies
However, It's worth noting that mere joint ownership of real estate and rent collections does not necessarily rise to the level of joint business activity that constitutes a partnership.
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10 August 2018 | 1 reply
2) Whether or not advertising on my own website constitutes a general solicitation to the public for a securities offering.3) Whether or not I need to be registered as a broker-dealer for providing investment advice with respect to recommending the purchase or sale of securities.I absolutely plan to consult my attorney on these questions but I’m also looking for some experience based answers and a place to look some of these things up in black and white in order to have a more productive and informed discussion with my attorney.Thank you everyone!
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6 September 2018 | 28 replies
If your manager’s/contractors’/employees’ activity counts towards “activity”, then it is much easier to qualify as a business.2) One rental could be a business all on its own if it was not extremely passive3) Multiple rentals would generally qualify as a business4) Triple net lease properties probably do not constitute a businessBy looking at only Section 162 case law what would the new regulations change?