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This last weekend I attended my first graduation of grand kids. It was held at Harker Heights HS outside Killeen, home of FT.Hood. The class consisted of 496 graduates, many who were children/grand children of service...
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So, I was doin' what I do when sleep doesn't happen... I shoulda
knocked myself out instead.
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"Partner" recently left our partnership the beginning of this month. Sent me an email with his "Buy-out", stating that all he wanted was 50% of the cash in business account. I agreed to the terms. Partner took his 50%...
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I am a construction manager with many years experience. Used to work for multi national real estate developers. Recently became a full time real estate investor myself. I believe in buy and hold strategy, with a balan...
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I just responded to a post with regards to "income source" as being excluded as a reason for a rental denial, but it is rooted in a fear of "perceived" illegal discrimination.I noticed that immediately the advice is t...
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Hello all,
What are the best tax preparation practices for house flipping? I utilize two methods of home repairs: rehab then rent; or rehab then sell (the typical flip).
Would my tax planning differ in each of the t...
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Hello all the great BP members,
I am a new investor living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and looking for my first rental property in the Midwest (Kansas City, MO; Indianapolis, IN; Memphis, TN) markets and eventually g...
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Hi AllI'm looking to invest and I've started investigating the multifamily space. Joe's name has come up and I've requested some info from him about current offerings. Has anyone invested with him? If so, what can y...
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My PM company I use takes first month rents and then 10%. I'm OOS investor. Is there a more cost efficient way of managing own property than paying a PM company? Currently I have paid them almost 3K/year. That's 3K th...
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My parents are thinking about buying a 4-unit near my house. Am I legally allowed to help them with the management of the property if I'm not a broker?
If being a broker IS required... could we get around that by my...