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21 December 2021 | 13 replies
Hello everyone, my situation is as follows:I'm moving to Texas for my job after graduating college and the job I landed as an engineer will be paying 80k/year + some bonuses, which is pretty solid for a first job.
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17 December 2021 | 14 replies
You don't want them looking forward to a nice Christmas bonus only to be disappointed by a gift they view as a jelly of the month club.
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17 February 2022 | 24 replies
If you want to join the NCREIA directly, you are welcome to come to the Main meeting as my guest or sign up for a guest pass via their website.
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16 December 2021 | 1 reply
We then added a closet to the main front living room and built a wall around the entry to create a seperate entrance for this room, and the converted garage, and seperated the living room/bonus room in the back into two bedrooms, giving us a total of 6 bedrooms.
16 December 2021 | 1 reply
It’s a 2-family plus a bonus apartment on the ground floor in New Jersey.
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19 December 2021 | 3 replies
In this episode, Ana touts the use of depreciation and cost segregation (presumably for unleashing bonus depreciation) as a way to offset active W2 income, but she makes it sound like it's available to every investor by default.
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28 December 2021 | 8 replies
@Drake HamiltonNew or used items are eligible for deducitons.You just want to read the rules on bonus depreciation / section 179 expense as they may require the item to be new for you to claim bonus depreciation / section 179 expense.Best of luck!
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6 January 2022 | 37 replies
Also, find a local REIA, signup, and attend.
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25 December 2021 | 4 replies
.#4 If your broker is HUD certified, sign up to take HUD listings.#5 Hang out at the foreclosure auctions so that trustees see you, know you, trust you, and help buyers connect with them.
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21 December 2021 | 13 replies
I have so much I could say as I was in her shoes several years back :) but the absolutely first thing she should do is sign up for the rental owners association in the state/locale where her rental is....