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Sean Kuhn Lockless Door Knobs on garage door?
2 February 2014 | 6 replies
I currently have keyed entry door knobs on the garage door from the house to garage and was thinking of replacing them with regular door handles that don't have locks.
Greg P. Private Lender as Business Entity Considerations
21 November 2016 | 6 replies
c) Exceptions The term ''personal holding company'' as defined in subsection (a) does not include - (1) a corporation exempt from tax under subchapter F (sec. 501 and following); (2) a bank as defined in section 581, or a domestic building and loan association within the meaning of section 7701(a)(19); (3) a life insurance company; (4) a surety company; (5) a foreign corporation, (6) a lending or finance company if - (A) 60 percent or more of its ordinary gross income (as defined in section 543(b)(1)) is derived directly from the active and regular conduct of a lending or finance business; (B) the personal holding company income for the taxable year (computed without regard to income described in subsection (d)(3) and income derived directly from the active and regular conduct of a lending or finance business, and computed by including as personal holding company income the entire amount of the gross income from rents, royalties, produced film rents, and compensation for use of corporate property by shareholders) is not more than 20 percent of the ordinary gross income; (C) the sum of the deductions which are directly allocable to the active and regular conduct of its lending or finance business equals or exceeds the sum of - (i) 15 percent of so much of the ordinary gross income derived therefrom as does not exceed $500,000, plus (ii) 5 percent of so much of the ordinary gross income derived therefrom as exceeds $500,000; and (D) the loans to a person who is a shareholder in such company during the taxable year by or for whom 10 percent or more in value of its outstanding stock is owned directly or indirectly (including, in the case of an individual, stock owned by members of his family as defined in section 544(a)(2)), outstanding at any time during such year do not exceed $5,000 in principal amount;"End quoteMy first followup question:It's my understanding that I need not be concerned about the impact of the Safe Act and licensing requirements if I'm using just my money to loan to others, and that I have a broker creating the loan documents.
Alan King Marketing to delinquent tax owners
30 April 2015 | 19 replies
In war zones in Baltimore City properties regularly sell for under $10KYou paid 50$ and sold a house and made 5k in a day.No I didn't make it in a day.
Edwin Del Aguila Contractors asking for money upfront?
5 February 2014 | 21 replies
For a regular every day customer, 1/3 upon signing contract, 1/3 when we start, and 1/3 on completion.
Jerry Gurley The Advantage of Door Knocking
5 February 2014 | 5 replies
I monitor delinquent tax cases and when a judgment is rendered the taxing authority is about 2 months away from a sale but it is not published yet.
Joshua Dorkin What Business Rewards Credit Card Do You Use / Recommend?
6 July 2015 | 18 replies
The Chase Freedom card has no annual fee and earns Ultimate Rewards points, so those points can be transferred to the Ink Plus card, then to a travel partner.Points earned with the regular Ink card are not Ultimate Reward points, they are cash back points.Used properly, Ultimate Reward points are worth far more that .01 per point.As an example, wife and I are flying RT - DFW to STL on AA for 9K points + a $5 fee each.
Amber Schenck Newbie from Philadelphia,PA
7 February 2014 | 20 replies
I see you have music background very interesting thats great, so do I :). philly local investors regularly have meet ups for coffee or grab something to eat together and newtork. let me know if your interested.
Douglas B. Sub30kclub: does anyone install entryway security cameras?
4 February 2014 | 4 replies
I don't monitor the cameras and the DVR is in a locked utility room at the property and I only review the video in the case of a problem.
James Davis Problems with Airbnb Subletting
13 May 2016 | 22 replies
If the tenant is paying their rent on time and are not damaging the property who cares if they are having Aribnb guests.I stay with friends and family or do Airbnb when I travel international and don't think there is any difference between having guests who don't pay you and having guests who pay to stay in your house.Would you care if your tenant had guests stay with them on regular basis?
Rodney Walker Intro
8 February 2014 | 8 replies
You can search within so many miles of a city, etc.Also, this forum is where meetups are listed, you might want to monitor it and watch for any local meetups.