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We are getting ready to set up our LLC and are wondering if anyone from California has opened one in another state to get around the large yearly tax of $800 in our lovely state. We have been advised by an attorney to...
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Who here blogs? I am looking to find some real estate agent blogs that have been successful in either increasing website traffic, increasing leads or expanding how many people know about you or your agency. Feel f...
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Rental property is a duplex.2019 - Lived in one side, rented the other. Claimed depreciation. (Not sure what options I chose to depreciate with.)2020 - Lived in one side, rented the other. Did not claim depreciation. ...
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Here is how I typically handle rentals:1. I list them on the MLS and people go see them. When they are interested, their first question is how to apply. 2. Right now, I have to email them a blank pdf of the lease appl...
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Written by IRA attorney John Hyre:The Mazzei Roth IRA Case – An End to Magical SchemesThe Tax Court took a major step in the direction of curtailing SDIRA abuse. The case will put the kibosh to a great many “IRA Stuff...
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Hi all, I've never owned a property with septic or private well and hoped to get a landlord's perspective on dealing with these systems. Is it better/worse/same as municipal water-sewer in terms of maintenance & e...
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From another client report (this one from 2012) - sans footnotes and references.All Americans are experiencing the expansionist wave of government control over all of our activities, and businesses are being increasin...
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Hello everyone! NEVER BECOME MEMBERS of KEYSPIRE PROGRAM. Please read to the end, God knows this is the truth. Don’t Trust KEYSPIRE like I did!!!I want to share my experience with Canadian company Keyspire. In the mid...
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Hello BP Community,
I'm researching my first direct mailing here in Northern Virginia. In addition to being a beginner investor I'm also a new real estate agent and want to send postcards to all the homes in my subdi...