A client of ours had delinquent taxes and the property was scheduled for a Tax Deed Sale.  Looking up the taxes due we found that the taxes were paid by a third party, not the owner.  The property does not have a mort...

Hi Everyone,I have been in the commercial construction industry for just over 15 years.  Half of that time, I have worked in the field for a general contractor and the other half I've spent working for a developer.  D...

This is story about following your heart and being true to yourself despite what other people think.I am an interior designer. I have my own business. I started out in the architectural field and moved over to interi...

This is our first rental. I asked the applicants to apply via RentSpree. They are saying they are not happy using a 3rd party system for the application and background check. Because of hacking!?They prefer paper appl...

I need a few recommendations on appraisers in the the hamptons that are grade A if anyone knows someone fantastic

Hi everyone,I am planning to buy my rental property using money I borrow from my mom. I was wondering what is the tax treatment for that. Can I count the interest I pay to my mom as mortgage interest and get deduction...

My brother in law wants to use is self directed IRA to invest in our 506(b) private equity fund. His custodian, Equity Trust says that because I'm a 33% managing member of the fund, that I am a disqualified party.  T...

I AM! One side of my sign says "Clinging to GUNS and GOD!" and the other side says "NO SOCIALISM IN AMERICA!"

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Mundane question: how do you make copies of your agreements for the other party, assuming they don't have a copy-machine on premise? I looked into using carbon paper, but apparently you need a dot matrix printer to ma...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a 3rd party construction inspector in Austin, TX?