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2 January 2022 | 4 replies
Note, for long term cap gains, the gain gets added to your regular income for the purpose of determine the cap gains tax rate…..0, 15, or 20%.
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20 August 2021 | 4 replies
Do you meet with us routinely to be proactive and do planning?
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28 January 2022 | 2 replies
We had no experience investing in real estate, so we wanted to invest in something that didn't require as much of our time and while we spend most of out times at our regular jobs.
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25 July 2022 | 13 replies
One thing to do to try and extend the life is to keep the guts free of lint, dirt, debris, and build-up when i'm in for routine maintenance and turn-over cleaning.
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12 September 2022 | 30 replies
Change the water filters regularly.
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14 August 2022 | 1 reply
Do you think it can be a huge risk vs just having a regular rental investment property?
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8 February 2022 | 12 replies
Also, my goal is really to "retire" from my regular job around 5-7 years from now, are short term rentals a good area of focus or should I be looking elsewhere?
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11 February 2022 | 13 replies
Since you have a job hopefully you have regular direct deposits going into a bank.
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24 May 2022 | 10 replies
I hear fairly regularly that groups/people running bigger deals run into issues, because they seemingly lose focus on the operations.