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12 December 2024 | 6 replies
They can limit what property owners can do, including house hacking.Even if the city has no restrictions, if legally binding and properly recorded, covenants can enforce rules that supersede local ordinances for those living within the neighborhood.
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11 December 2024 | 6 replies
Recommendations for you would be to keep super meticulous records of all the costs you’re putting into the property, so your tax pro can make sure you’re capturing everything 1) correctly and 2) in the most tax advantaged way.
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9 December 2024 | 2 replies
Treat your family private lender like (or better than) any other private or HML: promissory note and lien recorded against the property.
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8 December 2024 | 0 replies
Knowing this information will help you identify the right professionals to bring on board.At minimum, your team team should include:Financial Advisor: to help with investment strategies - portfolio diversification and risk management.Real Estate Agent/Broker: to help with property acquisition and market analysis.Accountant or Tax Advisor: to help manage financial records, tax planning, and optimization.Attorney: to provide legal counsel for contracts, agreements, and investment structures.Mentor or Coach: to offer guidance, insights, and industry knowledge.Networking and Relationship Builder (for everything else you will need): to connect you with potential partners and collaborators.
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10 December 2024 | 6 replies
I charge a really high fee and require the tenant to carry bite insurance.Inspections are done on a schedule and always recorded with pictures and/or video.
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9 December 2024 | 6 replies
There were also no records of any people storing units on the site.
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17 December 2024 | 22 replies
Based on our records, ABC did not pay water, electric or any other utilities but charges us for them anyway.
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10 December 2024 | 4 replies
That said you bid on the parcel described in the tax records.
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9 December 2024 | 9 replies
I had the sense to record the conversation with himself and the project engineer and the audio quality is quite good.
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9 December 2024 | 7 replies
Sending a personalized greeting to guests when they book, answering their questions, programming lock codes, logging new bookings in my records and notifying my cleaners of them and any requests for early check in, paying cleaners monthly, ordering supplies, updating my listing descriptions about once a week even if it's just a sentence here or there (helps with rankings on the platforms, esp.