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Amy A. Victory after tenant trashed apartment!
31 May 2013 | 26 replies
Very entertaining, smoke damage, lol.
Mark Forest Pet policy
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.
Thomas Williamson Interviewing tenants / Interviewing for the circus
6 April 2014 | 13 replies
I don't mind it -- it's a great source of entertaining stories afterwards.
Ace A. Rental Properties in a RothIRA?
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.
Kin Lay Game: Lower taxable income through real estate investing?
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?
Daniel Sobsey Adding another meter for multi-family unit?
30 May 2017 | 2 replies
The extra electric meter is for electric used for lighting outdoor, running the furnace etc., paid by the owner.
James Cannon Mice in duplex Im looming to purchase
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..
Amber Matas Should we Raise the rent?
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.
Brandon Monaghan Probate wholesaling help
23 November 2014 | 17 replies
This post is for entertainment, and Not to be construed as giving legal advice.
Eric S. Year in Advance Rent...Thoughts?
20 May 2015 | 13 replies
As I was evicting her I found that she liked to entertain different gentleman on different nights.