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1 October 2018 | 0 replies
Hi everyone,When researching an area to invest in do you talk with locally elected officials or public offices?
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10 October 2018 | 1 reply
How will the possible impeachment of a US President and US Supreme Court Judge impact the stock and real estate market, not to mention the global economy?
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10 October 2018 | 5 replies
A 645 election can be filed to combine the Estate/Trust into one entity for tax purposes (I do this 99% of the time).You should speak with your CPA (who is specialized in estates/trusts) to confirm the disposition of assetsConfirm that you can take the assets outright, as opposed to further in trustGenerally, step up in basis of all assetsIf you are renting the property, you would want to get it appraised, as this will re-start depreciation.More potential implicationsSpeak to your CPA and attorney to make sure everything is handled correctly.
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20 October 2018 | 16 replies
Another very common DIY mistake I see in LLCs are people using operating agreements and certificates of formation designed for disregarded entities and partnership entities, which typically automatically disqualify the entity from electing S-Corp status.
25 October 2018 | 193 replies
President was #36 richest American with significant real estate holdings ($4.5B).
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11 November 2018 | 1 reply
Where should we look to begin to write one and how should we elect members to become chairpersons of the team I.e.
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15 October 2018 | 30 replies
(iv) If Buyer is unable to obtain Loan Approval after the exercise of diligent effort, then at any time prior to expiration of the Loan Approval Period, Buyer may provide written notice to Seller stating that Buyer has been unable to obtain Loan Approval and has elected to either:(1) waive Loan Approval, in which event this Contract will continue as if Loan Approval had been obtained; or (2) terminate this Contract.
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18 November 2018 | 19 replies
But you can never say never...especially with these polls which are not exactly representative of the voting public (Early polls also indicated a much different result with our presidential elections!).
18 October 2018 | 3 replies
They won't cover elective renovations.
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7 November 2018 | 5 replies
Early election results show that South Lake Tahoe may in fact ban vacation home rentals in three years.