You can see this in the graph below:The graph also shows that DOM is worst in 2024 than any of the previous 6 years:(So, you are not alone in experiencing this.Now, just don't take this as a pass to not try harder to find your own solution for this problem:)

It isn't a big job but I don't want things to go south so I stay in it.Of course I practically live on this forum so I pass along any pertinent info I find as well as answer questions.

Would you entertain a condo?

Something like: "Know that if you don't pay your full rent by the 01, I will file for eviction".Or should I just wait and if she passes the 01th, file for eviction?

@Ricky Reddin, sorry to hear your wife's mom passed away.

Woodfin passed one just last year.

Quote from @Beth Johnson: We pass all loan servicing charges through to the borrower including set-up fee, monthly fees, and any servicing charges such as payoff demand generation, and loan close out fees. 

Just keep in mind that entertainment expenses—like taking clients out for a show or a game—aren’t deductible anymore.And, yes, you can deduct 100% of your education expenses if you’re already a real estate investor.

Now if I pass that income as management fees to S-corp, I pay $3.5K (SE tax) + $800 (LLC fee) + $1700 (CPA + bookkeeping) = $6K in total.

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