Canary In The Coal Mine: Unfunded Liabilities Have Turned Illinois Into A "Banana Republic"The state is buried debt, and hasn’t passed a budget in over 700 days. 100% of their monthly revenue is being consumed by cou...
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Hello everyone,I've been looking into turnkeys recently, and at first they seemed perfect for a long distance newbie like me. I tried running the numbers though, using a few basic rules of thumb, and they don't seem t...
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HiI am new to the family and 23 was my first year owning beach property (Myrtle Beach). I did expect there to be a slow season Oct-March, but I am hell bent on changing that! Anyone else been able to bring in the sl...
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So, following the near unanimous advice of everything I could find, because I have well over 10k in state and local taxes (and will likely opt for the standard deduction under the new tax bill), I went down to the Cit...
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Hi...I am a fairly new member to the community but have been following the podcasts for a bit. I just wanted to take a second to share that I got my first property under contract. I am based in Philadelphia area and p...
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I'm in my young 30s in a high-paying tech sales with position no plans of leaving my 9-5 any time soon. I have about $150k sitting on the sidelines and have investments in equities and a bit of crypto, but want to get...
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I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...
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I recently paid a builder about $4,500 total for several projects at my rental home in Indiana. These were: building a new wood deck at back door, building new staircase in basement, installing a new window, repairin...
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I’ve been on this site for about 4 months now. I have yet to find a local West Virginia Forum where they’re actively engaged in conversation. I would love to connect with investors who are interested in West Virginia....