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Results (75)
Stephen Hoskins Do you think society would be better with a Land Value Tax?
12 July 2019 | 6 replies

I'm interested in whether any of you think that your country would be better off if it used a Land Value Tax (LVT) to replace income taxes? The basic idea is the income tax is really terrible because it punishes peopl...

Ryan Thomson The Proposed Bill with a Massive Tax Hike on STRs
18 December 2023 | 1 reply

You've probably heard of the new bill threatening to raise taxes on Short Term Rentals (STRs).
It does not apply to primary residences.
But it's still worth knowing about as a house hacker.
The bill from the Colora...

Zack Clark Rent Control ... What happens if the ban lifts?
12 February 2018 | 5 replies

Washington State legislature is moving on repealing a ban on rent control for the state (in place since 1981)

Sounds like cities will have the final say (maybe?) but does anyone deal with rent control issues in their...

Ben Lilley Will this work!?
3 March 2016 | 7 replies

I have been renting houses for the past couple of years, and my wife and I have worked our way up to 10 rental units at this point.  I have recently been mulling over a rent to own (lease option) strategy that I would...

Chris Reyes Colorado Lenders asking for COVID Letter from Employers
17 November 2020 | 11 replies

My wholesale Mortgage Broker just informed me about more lenders are bringing back "Covid Letters" which pertain to having the employer essentially Gurantee that the Cornavirus will not have an affect on the persons e...

Ryan Kelley Supreme Court Lifting CDC's Eviction Moratorium
3 July 2021 | 20 replies

I know a landlord who said that he will unload some units when the eviction moratorium ends, but I don't understand why. 
With the flexibility of evicting non-paying tenants returning as a card to play, I would assum...

Jeff Greenberg Cost Segregation Study
19 April 2022 | 32 replies

Has anyone done a cost segregation study, and what are the pros and cons?  Has anyone used Engineered Tax Services for this study?  It all looks good on paper, but I wanted to see if anyone has some real world experie...

Jim Froehlich Hey Big Govt. - Please Invest My Social Security in Real Estate!
9 July 2019 | 9 replies

This post is admittedly as much about venting as it is looking for opinions of others. Here's what crossed my mind this morning: Social Security. I'm turning 49 this year and have been working (on the books) since age...

Anthony Gayden Am I Out of Line? Negotiating After Inspection
28 October 2019 | 88 replies

I have a house under contract here in Omaha. I agreed to buy the house as-is with no repairs to be done by the seller. I had a home inspection and discovered a couple of repairs that will cost me a few grand. I had ba...