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3 July 2024 | 40 replies
The difference is the one manufactured in the states allows you to pull a building permit, because the government has to be benefited more than you purchase it directly from China
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1 July 2024 | 13 replies
Because when your properties pass to your kin, they get a step-up in basis, effectively making a lifetime worth of gains invisible to the US Government.
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29 June 2024 | 4 replies
I finally received a demand letter from a "nonprofit attorney" representing the tenant, claiming that the tenant was living in uninhabitable conditions—typical for a non-paying tenant, I guess—and now she wants to "renegotiate" the rent and keep living in the same space.She has been filing complaints with various government departments, but all the cases were minor and have been closed.
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28 June 2024 | 2 replies
@John Williams politicians at all levels of government are taking away landlord property rights to protect slum-tenants.We'll soon be like Ontario, Canada where they can't charge application fees or security deposits and it takes 12 months to evict a tenant.Unfortunately, landlords are too cheap to make political donations to stop the madness:(
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28 June 2024 | 2 replies
It isn't a ton of extra work for us to manage an IRA vs regular investor, but eliminating government-mandated paperwork (that adds no value) is a win.
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28 June 2024 | 7 replies
I would also set up your will/trust structure with a lawyer so YOU can decide who gets your assets and it is not up to the government.
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27 June 2024 | 2 replies
Unfortunately, a good portion of profits have to be paid to the government for taxes.
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28 June 2024 | 5 replies
To address this, we verify the property owner per government records and use this information to vetimposters.Anything that seems suspicious will lead to us requesting an acceptable Letter of Explanation toaddress.Analyze IncomeMany landlords require a month of paystubs from applicants and just use these to calculate a monthly qualifyingincome.
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29 June 2024 | 26 replies
BP does not need busy bodies.
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27 June 2024 | 13 replies
With condos your investment is the mercy of your HOA micro-government.