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2 January 2025 | 5 replies
A friend of mine invested in one last year—apartments upstairs, a small coffee shop downstairs - and the combination of income streams made it a steady performer.Scaling with a 1031 Exchange:While not applicable unless you sell a property, planning for a 1031 exchange could help you scale quickly while avoiding capital gains taxes.
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14 January 2025 | 25 replies
This approach avoids downtime and lets you start earning right away.Future Bookings:Taking over bookings can get tricky since Airbnb doesn’t allow direct transfers between accounts.
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19 January 2025 | 55 replies
I choose Digb specifically to avoid some of the issues you mentioned.
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14 January 2025 | 23 replies
It typically involves a person gaining access to remaining equity in a home that is subject to foreclosure.10. https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/equity-stripping-lawsuits.htmlAcquisition: The rescue artist convinces the homeowner to transfer the title to their house to them as a way to avoid foreclosure.
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2 January 2025 | 10 replies
.- Avoid being the mediator, judge, and jury
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!
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3 January 2025 | 14 replies
They strategically avoid speaking to customers and offer support via online chat to a non US based helpdesk.
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3 January 2025 | 7 replies
Another thought if you have already been in the house for a year is to continue to work on it, add more value and then sell it after two years so you can avoid the capital gains.
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
My personal thesis is to avoid the HOA altogether, problem solved.RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS can still run with the land even if there is no HOA, placed on by the developer.
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31 December 2024 | 13 replies
The most important step to avoid a catastrophe is to create a detailed contract with your contractor.