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Why use a buyer agent? Since about the time of the NAR settlement, questions comes up about the use of a buyer agent. With buyers finding properties online, what is an agent bringing to the table? Here’s a version of …
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To self-insure or not This is a question that comes up repeatedly in real estate discussions. Does it make sense to pay for insurance for your property, for your HVAC unit, for home warranty. These are my …
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We recently fell out of a 1031 exchange, and will need to pay capital gains tax on the sale of one of our residential buildings. While it’s a bit disheartening, it’s not the end of the world. A person at work was …
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tl;dr: Go here if you need to print a check quickly: https://re.filmar.us/checkwriter - it’s completely free, as in beer. The simple page at https://re.filmar.us/checkwriter allows you to typeset and print your own valid …
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Summary I explained the various ways real estate gets taxed on several occasions during the “beginners real estate” meetings we had at work. Since some questions tend to repeat, it leads me to believe that the real …
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Summary This is a short story about how we started investing in real estate. I am writing it up because it comes up often, and as time goes by I remember less of it. So on the one hand, I’m rescuing the story from …
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Summary About once a month we have a virtual meetup of real estate investors at work. Less experienced investors ask questions and more experienced investors answer them. It works really well. Some questions pop up more …