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Hi everyone! I have a family member who inherited a portfolio of houses in the bay area. They are all located in the southern peninsula within 1 neighborhood. This is great! The not great is that they are rented for a...
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Now this. I guess just like students don't like to perform on tests, the Teachers don't like to have their tenure dependent on their ability to teach.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039443/Pressured-teachers-t...
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In the very first real estate book I ever read, "From Janitor to Multi-Millionaire" by R. Mike Weese, I learned several methods for buying property with no money down, aka creative financing. There is one method in pa...
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Welcome BP compatriots! Another installment of my weekly brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all the kick ass dudes and dudettes out there.
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I am an Airbnb host and am concerned about getting taken advantage of when it comes to service animals. I have reviewed the Airbnb policies and they state that hosts generally cannot deny guests with service animals, ...
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Why did you decide to retire at that point?What kind of cash flow did you have?What kind of equity did you have?Did you relocate to a lower cost of living area to do it?Did you move into a house hack situation to reti...
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I've been thinking what people would do (or rather, what's the best thing to do) when they receive a lump sum of money for whatever reason.
Would you...
1. Pay off your primary residence (90-100%), and invest the re...
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It's my understanding that if there's a "partial exclusion", I'd use a Form 8949 with Code H...And if it's "fully excluded" and there's no 1099-S issued (which I indeed received no 1099-S), then I'd simply not mention...