There is no specific form, to be honest, to lease a garage.

Bette,Great piece for REI's.Like all IRS stuff, there are sublties, so I refer folks to IRS 587, for MORE information than they really want. ha ha

Because when that person does work for you, they will come there to buy the supplies, plumbing, or water heater etc. 

We have brand new duplex's in A and B areas there for the same price as a $550K townhome in Seattle.

Now if we take into consideration the recent cut in the Federal Funds rate and rhetoric that there is a possibility of 2 more rate cuts before the end of the year, what are you waiting for to buy your next (or first) property???????

I'm not in NYS, but in WA you can google the law and find what is required.Going off the top of my head here for WA:Deliver a copy personally to the tenant.If the tenant is absent, by leaving a copy with someone of suitable age and discretion at the rental unit AND mailing a copy.If neither of the above are possible, by posting a copy on a conspicuous place on the premises, handing a copy to any person living there, AND mailing a copy.There's also a form that goes along with notifying them.

There is not a specific property in mind at this time, since I am just running the numbers, but if you are interested in a partnership shoot me a message. 

There are embedded cash flow projection functionalities with QuickBooks, but you can always export to spreadsheets to accommodate  your specific preferences.

There are only a handful of lenders who do this well, from my experience.The mortgage lates should be remedied with either an LOE or by switching guarantors.  

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