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So I purchased a new duplex which is very exciting and now I’m a landlord. I took over a letter introducing myself to my renters and one of the tenants is perfectly fine but the other one says she can’t afford that mu...
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Went to court today. >>>> in the words of Judge Smails (from the movie Caddy Shack) "didn't want to do it...felt I owed it to them". Sorry, that just came to me. Anyway......If you're going to be a Landlor...
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Hello Everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I'm currently navigating the complex process of finding a reputable asset protection attorney with expertise in real estate. My journey has introduced me...
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Another CA sob story but after searching the forums, I find situations not exactly like mine so here goes.This starts out same as other stories, I had a tenant on a lease, she moved out and left her daughter and her h...
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My wife and I are looking to put our RE holdings on an "active" business footing, form an LCC (or one per held property?) and file taxes as a business rather than filing a form E. We have several reasons for doing...
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Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)
When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...