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31 May 2013 | 26 replies
Very entertaining, smoke damage, lol.
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8 August 2013 | 29 replies
I allow well-trained family dogs, no puppies and no outdoor dogs, but I used to meet the pet and list that specific pet in the lease -- name, age, and breed.
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6 April 2014 | 13 replies
I don't mind it -- it's a great source of entertaining stories afterwards.
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20 November 2012 | 10 replies
There are a few companies that offer it at competitive terms but they are very selective on their loans they will entertain.
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30 May 2017 | 6 replies
We can work with the facts about person A:- W2 before tax income of 70K- Less than 1 year full time work experience- International travel at least once a year ($2500/yr - airfare, hotel, 50% meal & entertainment cost); assume person A will do land and cultural exploration, spend at least 4 hours a day during travel to speak with real estate agent, visit potential investment building and collect their business cards- Utility expense of $115 ($45/mo cell phone, $40/mo internet, $30/mo electricity.- Rent ($500/mo)- single with no kid- person A is interested in doing a coding bootcamp ($5500 cost) and find a part time web development job in the future; knowledge from coding bootcamp can also help person A to gain knowledge with automation in his current W2 job- Does not own any business, but sometimes would talk about side business or investing opportunities over dinner table with friends and family (average cost for those dinners per month $300)- Share a name with his mom on a residential property while paying $9000 property tax per year.Here are some opportunities for person A:- 18,000 contribution to 401K- 5,500 Roth IRA or SD Roth IRA- maximum 25,000 rental real estate loss- purchase rental real estate with mortgage and take depreciation and property tax and other fees for rental real estate investment.- tax lien investment- open a LLC- Real estate opportunity in Bangkok or Manila (USD$50,000 for apartment, 0.5% rent to price ratio); foreigner can only own condo, not land- Real estate opportunity in Malaysia (USD$80,000, 0.5% rent to price ratio); foreigner can own land- Real estate investing opportunity in Brazil, Greece, or etc.- purchase land through tax sales, find construction company to build and rehab houses.Here is an example of basic tax liability for person A if he does not participate in creative investment activities using 2016 tax rate:Salary 70,000401K contribution (18,000)Roth IRA -Property tax for Primary Property (9,000)Bootcamp as miscellaneous deduction (5,500)Taxable Income 37,500Tax Liability (932.5+15% over 932.5) 6,417.63How would you add or modify this sample strategy to help person A to lower his tax liability and turn it into investment fund?
30 May 2017 | 2 replies
The extra electric meter is for electric used for lighting outdoor, running the furnace etc., paid by the owner.
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10 March 2017 | 6 replies
makes a great point about mice / pets,, dry pet food is prime mouse buffet,, if it's an outdoor pet, or indoor the mice love it..
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11 February 2018 | 12 replies
The house is a 3 br/1 ba Craftsman, with a pool, pool house, and outdoor bath for the pool.
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23 November 2014 | 17 replies
This post is for entertainment, and Not to be construed as giving legal advice.
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20 May 2015 | 13 replies
As I was evicting her I found that she liked to entertain different gentleman on different nights.