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28 December 2024 | 12 replies
I like the 'method' where the tenant puts a check on the inside of the electrical panel.
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6 January 2025 | 25 replies
The STR loophole would work on the properties above, and then I could connect you to my CPA who has some great strategies like investing in Solar to keep more of your money.
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30 January 2025 | 62 replies
WHY have licenses thats my exact thought with unlicensed wholesalers :) I do understand, and really appreciate that you throughly understand how it is in CA.if I got pooped doing illegal panel upgrades on Waverly in PA, I'd end up in jail and lose my houses.An illegal gets popped and gets freaking amnesty.
16 December 2024 | 8 replies
One way to get tax benefits while you're living there could be installing solar panels or upgrading the energy efficiency of the home.
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5 December 2024 | 34 replies
This is the science of how a solar panel works.
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20 December 2024 | 3 replies
In the Parlor floor we added a large-ish kitchen with electric oven and cooktop that goes to the sub-panel that belongs to the Parlor floor, making it a nice 800ft 1 bedroom apt, with access to a shared backyard.
24 December 2024 | 2 replies
Plus, they look so much nicer than a bunch of panels glued to the wall.For existing bathtubs, do a tile surround.
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19 December 2024 | 24 replies
I'd love to buy up some land in the Christmas or Santiago Mountains, but I love hunting for and photographing rare snakes so that's sort of a niche use haha.The Chihuahuan desert and western mountains of Texas are no joke, it is some of the most remote, unpopulated, water-starved, but breathtakingly beautiful country in the entire US.Just FYI it's not that west Texans dislike solar or wind farms... we love money!
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18 December 2024 | 11 replies
Labor/material are going to be different and need to factor that in4) new roof, new HVAC, new water heater, ac panel, replacing plumbing to PVCThese are very variable, if you are getting this from a licensed guy to do it and unlicensed.. is it a big shop or a local shop doing it, is the GC doing it they will put some money on the top so it will be more money5) framing (creating new bedrooms or baths)I would get all these quoted from a good couple of licensed guys and unlicensed to know your numbers to cents
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14 December 2024 | 4 replies
But MANY/maybe most people don’t know you need to spend that $10-15k on top of the solar.