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Yetunde Ijams Rental Contract - Canada (Basement)
30 November 2015 | 8 replies
Make sure it matches up with the name on the lease agreement, I had a friend who rented his property who faked his name on the agreement, so when he googled the fake name, he got totally different results than what he should have gotten.
Account Closed baltimore landlords, we must fight the following......
5 January 2017 | 22 replies
What is happening as a result, is that a tenant who wants to get out of a rent judgement (even during the rent judgement hearing itself) can pay a 30 dollar filing fee and delay a rent judgement from anywhere from 2 weeks to months without having to pay any rent, all while living comfortably in your home.
Joe Daiker 401k To Start?
23 November 2015 | 12 replies
@Joe DaikerThe Rollover as Business Startup what Mark mentions appropriate if you are looking to personally start a real estate development company and produce current income for yourself.If your goal is to achieve better tax-sheltered growth for your retirement savings by investing in what you know, a passive Solo 401k would be a different approach.  
David Goossens Structuring Joint Venture Deal on Flip
6 January 2016 | 2 replies
I don't really want to risk the due on sales clause resulting from a subject-to transfer, and getting a hard money loan to buy the house outright seems like a waste if i can instead setup some type of joint venture. 
Joe Calderon Opinions on using Craigslist vs. other rental websites
23 November 2015 | 19 replies
In using Craigslist to obtain leads for tenant positions, what has been the result on first impression and post-rental?
Dave Lee T&M General Contractor in Los Angeles?
23 January 2016 | 11 replies
End result is probably going to be a disaster looking at the amount of scope you have there. 
Jarred Sleeth 5 unit commercial strip, is this a deal?
24 November 2015 | 30 replies
In those 5 years, Subway has the right to use the space to produce revenue and profits.  
Kevin Lewis Avoiding capital gains tax
23 June 2019 | 5 replies
Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to; Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity ZoneLower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.
Markeen Baker Than Merrill
27 March 2016 | 53 replies
Guys & Gals:  ANYONE producing seminars always has something to sell before you leave. 
Warren Lee New member
23 November 2015 | 8 replies
The decision will be based upon your personal situation and your opportunity cost (i.e. to you have a better use for the amount of funds needed to bring your down payment from 10% to 20% that will produce a better {after tax} return than avoiding the mortgage insurance).If you are purchasing the property as a rental, then your mortgage interest is a business expense and it may make sense to take the high ratio mortgage (10% downpayment) provided the property still cash flows with the extra leverage.If you do elect to go with the 10% downpayment and plan to purchase two properties, discuss this with your mortgage broker / lender first to make certain you will be able to have two high-ratio mortgages.