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Kathy Stewart RUBS Utilities-How Best To Bill
4 July 2017 | 1 reply
Property management platform Appfoliio, which is very good, will automate this for you and automatically calculate and bill the tenants, and they can pay electronically.  
Filipe Pereira How we screened 300+ tenants with ZERO phone calls! For FREE!
8 July 2021 | 125 replies
GOOGLE is amazing.I looked at Buildum for similar functionality, including  electronic lease signing, which I really want, except it is $45 month.
W. Vodvarka Requiring Electronic Rent Payments (Nebraska)
17 June 2019 | 2 replies
Does anyone know if a landlord can REQUIRE an electronic rent payment in Nebraska (Omaha)? 
James L. Referrals for a SDIRA company in Chicago?
22 December 2016 | 6 replies
Also take a look at the solo 401k.Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions; andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m).The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company  (IRA LLC) must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2016, the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)
Carrie Foley STR contracts - do you think they are necessary on AirBnB?
31 December 2022 | 23 replies
Vrbo has were you can have a detailed agreement that you upload and the guests electronically agree to your agreement when they book your house.
Jenna Shumate Property Management Program - Suggestions Needed
26 November 2022 | 4 replies
If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.
Hassan Omar For Jan, Feb and March I'm going to buy some houses; here's how..
3 August 2009 | 129 replies
The electronic filing of HUD-9548 contract addendum4.
Joe Pitrolo Auction.Com, Wells Fargo winning bid, but not accepted
14 September 2019 | 12 replies
Plus they're the only bank I know who requires "wet signatures", no electronic signing, you have to print all 30+ pages, sign, scan/email or fax back to them. 
Leon Lee Guests can not turn on the fireplace, how to deal with it??
6 April 2022 | 18 replies
Sounds like the long term fix is to put in an electronic auto lighting fixture.
Jim Schafer Are any landlords using turbo tenant software yet?
24 July 2017 | 10 replies
@Paul Ronto by eLeasing I would say simply allowing electronic document signing.