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Does anyone know how difficult it is to do a monetized installment sale as an alternative to 1031 for deferring capital gains taxes? My CPA and real estate agent don’t know anything about it, and I don’t know how get ...
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Ok, before anyone has a heart attack because I want to cover the original hardwood floors with laminate, I need to give some background. Please read the back story to get to the real question, or just skip to the bott...
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I am about to make an offer on this home and realized that there is no dishwasher. I'm thinking that the oven can be moved to where the range is and a dishwasher installed there. Any experience? Idea on cost to tackle...
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We have a rental property in the Inland Empire in So Cal and the tenant living there was getting very high water bills for the past few months. When they called the utility company last week, they were told there c...
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Hey Everyone. I need to get the stairs in the common hallway of my 3 unit property in Brooklyn re-carpeted. The original carpet lasted 10 years and just wore through. Can anyone recommend a company that can supply the...
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Hi BP,We are installing new ceramic kitchen flooring in an older home (100+ years). It currently has 2 layers of what it seems like adhesive vinyl or linoleum, on top of original pine wood floors. Should these layers ...
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Hi everyone!
Hope you all are experiencing sunny skies as we are here in Northern New York!
As I study more about rei and what a good market is (where there is employment etc) I keep coming back to my military root...
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Im interested to hear about your experiences with having solar panels installed on houses by companies that dont require a down payment but require a long term contract. Have you bought or sold a property with solar a...
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Hello,I have a tenant in an out of state property (managed via property manager). The tenant is asking to install a water softer that they will pay for out of pocket. I'd like to accommodate the request but am I openi...
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Would anybody with experience on retrofitting an older duplex with central heat and air feel like offering some advice on how extensive that project can be?