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19 October 2024 | 25 replies
In the US 5 Billion bananas are thrown away each year...that's 13.7 million a day-enough to feed a lot of hungry people and that is just one food item.
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14 October 2024 | 3 replies
However, we are going back and forth on a few items and would appreciate any advice or if anyone knows who to talk to locally to find out the answers to these questions that would be great.
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16 October 2024 | 17 replies
Read Item #10 on the list that I've linked to below:https://moneyinc.com/texas-real-estate-commission/
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14 October 2024 | 16 replies
I'm self employed, no other "job"I have STR insurance policies that show a line item for Loss of Business Income.
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10 October 2024 | 23 replies
They know their rate.The stock forms from my CPA include a tax comparison page that makes it easy to calculate the effective tax rate and compare line items year over year.
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13 October 2024 | 0 replies
I'm self employed, no other "job"I have STR insurance policies that show a line item for Loss of Business Income.
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18 October 2024 | 25 replies
., 1.2%" and adjust based on big ticket items like property tax.
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14 October 2024 | 8 replies
all my interactions with Scott have been positive (forums and in person).Final item is as is traditional they announced location of next BPCon after final keynote.
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14 October 2024 | 31 replies
Therefore, your ability to re-use your money like you could in a BRRR or a flip is limited, and you are banking on the cash flow from that property or market appreciation over time to re-capture any money.
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13 October 2024 | 12 replies
For me the cost of the descaling is not as impactful as another maintenance item.