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17 April 2024 | 5 replies
My personal opinion is that having savings in hard assets such as Gold, Silver, and BTC may be a good idea but I have not heard of any companies that would do that transaction.
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16 April 2024 | 7 replies
More than 50% test.You must have spent more than 50% of your working time during the tax year performing personal services for a real property trade or business.
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16 April 2024 | 2 replies
Given the complex nature of investments and personal finance, I want to make sure I'm making informed decisions right from the start.From what I understand, a fiduciary financial advisor is someone legally obligated to put my interests ahead of their own, which sounds reassuring.
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17 April 2024 | 18 replies
I'm a credit union person overall- it can be a little less friendly for multiple accounts, sharing funds ect.
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16 April 2024 | 1 reply
This approach enabled us to kickstart the project without personal financial input.
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16 April 2024 | 11 replies
TBH - property managers are going to vary, and you are going to want to likely interview them in person.
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17 April 2024 | 8 replies
The possibilities for additional MF properties after a few years of growth seem to be more achievable versus having to have a chunk of personal cash down.
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17 April 2024 | 16 replies
I was still reaching things and the sales person--Angela was extremely pushy.
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17 April 2024 | 5 replies
I have had many, many problems with contractors over the years that were 100 percent their fault, but I have also had a quick trigger on contractors, not realizing that none of them work they way I want them to, but it's whether or not they are working better than the person you would have to get to replace them half through the job.
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16 April 2024 | 0 replies
Homeowners can rent their house to individuals looking for vacation opportunities or they can rent their house to a business owner who intends to use it for business purposes.Shifting Income from Your BusinessIf you are a business owner and do not use your home as your primary place of business, employing the Augusta Rule can be an effective strategy for moving income away from your business and shifting it to personal income, where there would be no tax consequence.For example, as a business owner, you host a monthly meeting with your Board of Directors.