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Hi,My name is Matthew and I'm from Western Massachusetts. I have a BA in Economics from UMass Amherst and work as a CNC machinist.I've taken my first time home buyer class and a CHAPA certified land lording class. I'm...
Hi, I'm looking into renting my current house that was built in 1900.I know that a lot of the woodwork that is still there was stained first but was then repainted over the years many times. My question is if giving ...
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So I began to drive for dollars with a friend of mine and took down addresses for several properties and finding a handful of properties that are clearly abandoned. I have a few questions about what comes next.
1) wh...
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I just got back from court for an unlawful detainer action. Like many bad tenants she decided to make up habitability issues as a affirmative defense. I tried to settle with her but she was so smug even leaving mess...
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Life is too short to not have a little fun!
Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):
Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...
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*HR 1728 - What It Says and Why It Will Hurt Consumers and Small Business*
The U.S. Senate will soon be considering a bill that will severely restrict the property rights of millions of Americans and the way you do b...
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*HR 1728 - What It Says and Why It Will Hurt Consumers and Small Business*
The U.S. Senate will soon be considering a bill that will severely restrict the property rights of millions of Americans and the way you do b...
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My husband and I have a new multi family house that we rehabbed and have ready for rent. We are up in the air if it will be a pet friendly or no pets allowed property. But I had a possible tenant ask about a dog (pit ...
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so, i use an e-payment system, and last summer it generated a $0 lease and sent it to the tenant. That was dumb. But what was worse is that when it came back to my office, my person signed it too! but i'm not done. Af...
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Hello All!I was recently advised that the best way to setup a new investor business is create two separate companies. Both a S-Corp and LLC. I was advised that an LLC should ONLY hold property (up to $1M) while the S-...