Tyann Marcink
Do you have a local host group for STRs?
7 May 2019 | 23 replies
Louis, MissouriSan Francisco Home Sharers Democratic Club in SF, CaliforniaColorado Airbnb Hosts in Denver, ColoradoAlliance for Neighborhood Prosperity in New Orleans, LouisianaI'm wondering if you all know of other groups in the US.
Kyler J Sloan
Metric for Success in Real Estate?
2 July 2021 | 3 replies
From the lack of response, I am going to assume that the former are used to measure success because it is more "democratic".
David V.
Deducting passive RE losses from nonbusines income (salary)
16 April 2020 | 8 replies
The limitation was created as part of the 2017 Republican tax law to offset other tax cuts to firms in that legislation.Suspending the limitation will cost taxpayers about $90 billion in 2020 alone, part of a set of tax changes that will add close to $170 billion to the national deficit over the next 10 years, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the nonpartisan congressional body.The provision has fueled criticism by congressional Democrats and some tax experts who have called it a giveaway to the wealthy and real estate investors, who frequently face large losses on their investments.
Cheryl R.
Landlording question about attitude
14 May 2018 | 17 replies
That the agreement to rent institutes a certain bond of democratic equality between landlord and tenant.
Jeff Schneider
25% flipping tax??? Not cool.
23 September 2019 | 54 replies
Democrats always looking out for the poor and giving handouts when in fact they are stifling them.
Hank Olken
Ethics Around Reducing Tax Liability
16 December 2021 | 68 replies
The frustration with those that want to go to a system more like the Scandinavian countries (Democratic Socialism) is that they can't get the votes.
Jeremy H.
deduction rental, property tax and mortgage interest
30 January 2018 | 8 replies
It's a big change in numbers there for me.It has to be passed. but California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León, a Democrat, and two other senators, have introduced a bill in that state's legislature that would allow individual taxpayers to make a charitable donation to a new state fund and receive a credit for the full amount paid to that fund on their California income tax return.
Ron Brady
Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
23 March 2023 | 83 replies
We hope by bringing attention to our case and this lawsuit settlement, we can help change the way the appraisal industry operates, and we can start to see a different trend.”This for a city that is 82.5% democrat, has a median home price of $1.4million, is less than 1% black and is in California.
Steve K.
Disrupting the Rental Industry
12 November 2022 | 47 replies
Democrats will push for increased socialized housing to get the votes of the poor, Republicans will support institutional investors to get campaign contributions to "buy" votes.
Mark Goodman
Converting a 3 unit into a 6 unit in Chicago. Costs?
1 May 2023 | 12 replies
Why have six tenants when you can easily create a super-nice duplex building, condo it, sell the condos and move on to something that doesn't expose you to the risk of professional renters or the "democratic socialists" on the Chicago City Council?