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Paul Yevzikov Postcards vs Letters
2 February 2009 | 17 replies
What Dan said is a great advantage for postcards; it's a quick and dirty method to do testing in your area.I normally use letters for more serious issues, as they take more time to compile (i.e. code violations).
Rick Tripp Everyone put in $10
31 January 2009 | 61 replies
These exemptions apply to corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.†Don’t see that one working myself...REITThis one I am very interested in but to qualify as a REIT it has to follow these basic rules1, Be an entity that is taxable as a corporation2, Be managed by a board of directors or trustees3, Have shares that are fully transferable4, Have a minimum of 100 shareholders5, Have no more than 50 percent of its shares held by five or fewerindividuals during the last half of the taxable year6, Invest at least 75 percent of its total assets in real estate assets7, Derive at least 75 percent of its gross Income from rents from realestate property or interest on mortgages on real property8, Have no more than 20 percent of its assets consist of stocks in taxable REIT subsidiaries9, Pay annually at least 90 percent of its taxable Income in the form ofshareholder dividendsBut the benefits are that a REIT PaysNO CAPITAL GAINS TAX.
John Chan Inspection Necessary?
30 December 2008 | 17 replies
Check the background of your inspector and don't rely on the license alone or you're likely to have an 8 dollar an hour factory worker who passed the test "inspecting" your investment.
George Ramsay Red flag on short sale offer
19 May 2009 | 17 replies
I've met BS artists in every arena and they all have to pass the same smell test before getting my money or getting my recommendAs with real estate people, gurus or attorneys I use them if they add value in excess of their expense.
Jonathan Rexford Truth of Online Marketing
25 May 2009 | 4 replies
Trying to do these things based on assumptions will only lead to trouble (this is coming from personal experience way back when...)But, there are literally numerous ways to get traffic for online marketing: social networks, web 2.0 platforms, syndication tactics... it all really comes down to two things: testing and tracking.
Dale Osborn What are you Thankful for?
23 November 2010 | 21 replies
Then I started taking Taekwondo.I am currently 3rd degree black belt and February 2012 I will be able to test for 4th.
Bienes Raices Gas appliances in rental?
3 January 2011 | 17 replies
We also state in the lease that they are responsible for testing it once a month and to report to us immediately if the item fails to work, breaks, or goes missing somehow.
Jeff L. how good is this flip deal ?
11 May 2011 | 35 replies
That's a matter of having broad knowledge of building codes and taking a test.
Annelise A. Your Advice, please Landlords
11 May 2011 | 9 replies
It seems that renting a monthly vs a weekly is quite different.Aaron: I love the idea of the split testing!
Chelsy C Urgent, city inspector coming tomorrow morning for final inspeciton
24 October 2011 | 8 replies
If you've remodeled the kitchen then they'll want to see and test the GFI's on the counter tops and possibly test the lights.