I live in a rural area in Texas and am considering acquiring a neighbor's three acre place (house, land, equipment). I'm concerned about the tax ramifications. The taxes on my place are frozen under Tx law due to ag...
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Here's something to think about,Domestic and foreign issues keep scrap prices lowBy John Ambrosia - Trend Analysis - April 20, 2015Along with April’s mostly sideways markets came another dose of reality for sellers in...
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Hi,I am looking for some insight and advice from management companies here in NYC, regarding gym equipment repairs. I am mulling starting one in NYC and wondering how this relationship or awarding job orders work.Any ...
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I see a lot of posts with questions about whether or not to obtain an LLC or S-corp before purchasing a first rental but I've not found the answer that I'm specifically looking for.I'm looking to purchase our first mu...
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Hello BP community! I am going to start a youtube channel and do some videos for facebook, and I am wondering what is the best equipment to use while starting out. I know I will need a dslr camera, a mic, some kind of...
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I've heard of some investors throughout the US who have had some decent success with a unique strategy: Buying a plot of land, putting up a fence, and leasing the lot to companies to park heavy equipment and vehicles ...
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Does anyone out there have a sense of the cost of a new pool liner and heating equipment as well as a pump system? If I budgeted $6,000-8,000 does that sound reasonable? I'm in the Portland, Oregon area and we don't...
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Besides traditional banks, credit unions etc., does anyone have any recommendations? What about feedback from Viking Equipment Finance or Commerical Credit Group?
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It's not real estate but it is an income stream. Does anybody have experience buying this sort of payment stream? I would like to visit if you do.
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Landlords: can/have you deducted the cost of equipment used to repair your apartments from security deposits?
I know that in general materials used to repair a rental like cleaning supplies, plaster, etc can be dedu...