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whether you're a new Investor or a veteran in Chicago Real estate, this is pretty much everything you need to know about Chicago Multifamily property taxes. Cook County has an effective rate of 2.10%, almost double th...
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Hey All, got a quick question for you about a hypothetical situation. If you buy a house with a conventional mortgage, as your primary residence, and do a live in flip, then you go to refinance it after a year based o...
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In Nova Scotia ( Truro NS specifically) would Multiplex rental units be taxed at the residential tax rate or the commercial tax rate? In the case of the property I am looking at, the ad says that the property is zoned...
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Hi Guys,
Brand new here, with a question:
Can hard money lending be considered a small business, where expenses can be deducted -- just like any other business? I thought this was a given until I started reading ab...
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Hi Guys,
I know people dont really pay attention to tax assessed value, it is the comps of the area that is important. But since the market is soft now - you can't really depend on the comps from 6 months ago. Peopl...
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Ok so I hired my son to work on my rental , he is 17. Some of what he does is not 1099 work but employee work so we should be withholding taxes and sending to the IRS. can anyone recommend an inexpensive service...
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I wanted to share what I have learned about transfer taxes, how they affect the value of homes, and ultimately your profitability. It can be tricky, so I wanted to share my research and some conclusions.
First of al...
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Hello,
Im closing on a property today that I intend to flip for a profit. I bought the house via forclosure for $115k, will put about $20k into it and will list it for $225k. Im curious what is the best way to approa...
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Hi all, I purchased my first rental property in Kershaw County, South Carolina in Feb 2014. The state's property tax rate is 4% for owner-occupied homes, and 6% for NOO. My property would appraise around $175k. ...
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Hello, fellow bigger pocketers. I'm trying to weigh out my options on whether or not to do a 1031 exchange on the planned sale of a duplex I am about to list. I estimate that we will be on the hook for approx $100K in...