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I've got a duplex under contract that will close on the 31st that I'm planning on house hacking - what should I do to prepare from a tax perspective? Any experience or guidance out there on what I can do to maximize t...
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I’m looking at Duplex the current owner did an “up-to-date” renovation. I would assume splitting up all utilities so the owner doesn’t have to pay any of them, in my opinion that’s the first thing that needs to be don...
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I’ve been hearing that appraisal law has been changing And would like clarification on this matter. I am thinking of converting a huge living room space in one of my properties Into an additional bedroom. Tenants hav...
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Good evening,So I have an off market property I may be able to purchase. The issue I am finding is it's unique location. It is in a tiny little town similar to a downtown district where you have alot of businesses ...
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So I currently have 65 long term units that I own and I recently purchased my first property that I'll be going the STR route with.Basically, I just bought a large (4300 square feet) cabin on Lake Superior that is ess...
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Hey Guys,
I'm pretty well versed with doing my own taxes, using turbotax or whatever.. I have the 2008 home and business edition here.
This year I bought my first house, a duplex. I live in the lower, and the uppe...
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Here's a property I've been considering
* 4-plex in Ontario, Canada
* Gross $23,760
* Asking $189,000
* Actual expenses: $7531 (3600 heat + 720 electric common areas + 1200 water + 2611 property taxes + 600 insurance...
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Hi folks. I am a Baltimore County, MD Landlord that specializes in Section 8 rentals, and facing a problem with filling a vacancy since November 2018 and now is Jan 6 2019. My Gosection8 posting generates good respons...
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I have a solid tenant who wants to rent my place. They have a dog - 20 pounds English Springer Spaniela) Apart from wear and tear to carpet and pergo floors is there anything else you need to worry about. I can amorti...
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hi -- i've got a rental property I purchased this year -- I know for depreciation I have to pull out the land value -- is there any set way of doing that? can I just estimate about 20% of the purchase price?