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12 January 2024 | 15 replies
I have a question regarding the Fair Housing Act's Familial Status.The intent is to prevent anyone from refusing to rent to or give preferences to people based on their family status...single vs married, with or without children etc...Familial status covers:families with children under the age of 18,pregnant persons, andany person in the process of securing legal custody of a minor child (including adoptive or foster parents).persons with written permission of the parent or legal guardianWhere do roommates factor into all these?
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13 January 2024 | 5 replies
(There are differences between a checkbook structure and a custodial structure as well.)The important things to look out for are the annual fees (try not to pay more than $250/yr), and to make sure you are carefully following rules around use of the property, proper reporting, not putting in non-qualified cash alongside the deal, non-recourse loans, etc.
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25 July 2012 | 271 replies
They were more concerned with the mother's rights than the kids; until I spent $$$$ to gain custody.
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21 December 2023 | 15 replies
The transfer of the funds out the IRA to yourself and not into another custodial account is a taxable event.
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25 January 2019 | 31 replies
I called her out in front of her new husband and her adult children because she was having a nervous breakdown from crazy tenants running a homeless hotel behind the garage, tenants with horrible child custody battles duking it out in the parking lot, and tenants threatening to kill her.
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5 July 2022 | 7 replies
While you may not need a CPA, I think it would be a wise move to go to one of the financial custodial companies specializing in Solo 401ks to help you set it up, or at least educate yourself about these types of accounts before you open one.
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13 February 2016 | 16 replies
You get a lot of benefits out of that vs. a custodial IRA:1.
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28 March 2017 | 68 replies
A tenant going through a child custody battle tried to frame the ex by setting the house on fire.
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29 August 2023 | 6 replies
I am wanting to open a custodial account for my son who just turned 1.