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John Neff What books have you found most helpful?
13 February 2020 | 119 replies
It talks about avoiding competition to win in business.
Marcin G. Protected classes and renting to medical students
6 February 2020 | 3 replies
But by saying "students only" you are discriminating against other classes, including familial status.I don't agree that it would be fine to advertise "great location for students" because you should always avoid advertising TO a specific demographic, as that is implicitly saying "if you're not a student, this is not a great location for you".
Nick Gray Replace Steam Heat with Electric Heat?
5 February 2020 | 4 replies
I know electric heat would be expensive for the tenants to pay for even in just 600 SF units, but I think I would be better off dropping rents accordingly and avoiding $15K/year in oil, lots of plumbing repair work, and many future headaches.What would you do?
Bruce Gardner CPA always "too busy" during tax season - acceptable?
4 February 2020 | 18 replies
Other firms plan their workload for the year to avoid overload and leave room to handle ad hoc projects. 
Brian DeLorme Borrowing from a 401K to purchase a rental property
4 February 2020 | 13 replies
The repayment terms for a 401k participant loan are equal monthly/quarterly payments of principal and interest (typically prime plus 1%) over a 5 year term (longer if used to acquire your principal residence).Please note that if you take a full $50,000 and then pay back the loan, you can't take another $50,000 until 12 months after the first loan was fully paid back.Per the loan offset rules that went into effect with the 2018 Tax and Job Act: if you leave your job and the loan is current at the time you leave your job but then the loan goes into default because you left your job, you will have until your tax return deadline (including any timely filed extension) to make the loan current by depositing the outstanding balance into an IRA (and thereby avoid the taxes and penalties that would otherwise apply).Please keep in mind the multiple loan rules:Under those rules, the sum of the balances of a participant's outstanding 401k loans under a single 401k plan (using the highest outstanding balance of each loan over the last 12 months) can't exceed 50% or $50,000 whichever is less.
Igor Messano Paying tenants for rent increase
4 February 2020 | 8 replies
I avoid their company like the plague and won't try and do a deal with them.
Yengkong Sayaovong 401k to purchase investment homes
6 February 2020 | 2 replies
The repayment terms for a 401k participant loan are equal monthly/quarterly payments of principal and interest (typically prime plus 1%) over a 5 year term (longer if used to acquire your principal residence).Please note that if you take a full $50,000 and then pay back the loan, you can't take another $50,000 until 12 months after the first loan was fully paid back.Per the loan offset rules that went into effect with the 2018 Tax and Job Act: if you leave your job and the loan is current at the time you leave your job but then the loan goes into default because you left your job, you will have until your tax return deadline (including any timely filed extension) to make the loan current by depositing the outstanding balance into an IRA (and thereby avoid the taxes and penalties that would otherwise apply).Please keep in mind the multiple loan rules:Under those rules, the sum of the balances of a participant's outstanding 401k loans under a single 401k plan (using the highest outstanding balance of each loan over the last 12 months) can't exceed 50% or $50,000 whichever is less.
Michael Nevarez IN NEED OF A LOAN TO PAY PERMIT CITATIONS AND PERMIT COSTS
6 February 2020 | 7 replies
The repayment terms for a 401k participant loan are equal monthly/quarterly payments of principal and interest (typically prime plus 1%) over a 5 year term (longer if used to acquire your principal residence).Please note that if you take a full $50,000 and then pay back the loan, you can't take another $50,000 until 12 months after the first loan was fully paid back.Per the loan offset rules that went into effect with the 2018 Tax and Job Act: if you leave your job and the loan is current at the time you leave your job but then the loan goes into default because you left your job, you will have until your tax return deadline (including any timely filed extension) to make the loan current by depositing the outstanding balance into an IRA (and thereby avoid the taxes and penalties that would otherwise apply).Please keep in mind the multiple loan rules:Under those rules, the sum of the balances of a participant's outstanding 401k loans under a single 401k plan (using the highest outstanding balance of each loan over the last 12 months) can't exceed 50% or $50,000 whichever is less.
Rob Stiefel Cash out refi vs selling home - Philadelphia
6 February 2020 | 9 replies
The tax avoidance, the equity advantage you will get and the depreciation long term all point to that.
James Mc Ree Seller died prior to sale.
5 February 2020 | 8 replies
We did sign an extension to this Friday, but that was only signed by myself and the seller's child.I am thinking I have either a void or voidable contract:Void - Seller never really had the right to sell since the estate was not established nor on contract, so contract can't be offered.Voidable - Seller (child) is owner and supposedly executor/trix.