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We have used United Vanlines and Allied Vanlines. Out of these two - I liked the customer service of Allied vanlines better... But ultimately, the service also depends on the Driver you get... The driver is generally responsible to oversee loading and unloading of the stuff. You can call these ...

Depends on how old the house is? If it is close to 6-7 years old and then you want to rent for another 7-8 yrs - then you should be ready to spend ~25K in maintenance during that time. At a minimum, you will have to replace the heatpump (or any other AC system that you have), carpet/flooring ...

[QUOTE=rjayakkumar;402025]Hi, Iam an Indian citizen and will be travelling to Iowa city soon.My salary is 67K per annum.Though I was in NJ for about 5 yrs (currently in India), I don't have any idea about Iowa city.Can you pls provide the following details. (1) what will be the federal / state and ...

[QUOTE=CookieMonster;402012]Thanks All for your replies! EB3 to EB2 is a good option.When I enquired few months back with my employer it takes atlease six months to start the process and not sure what PD I would get in EB2.2012 seems too close. I will read through more threads as suggested. Lets see ...

They don't do business in my state. Moreover, my LTV is close to 95% for an investment property - something that may be difficult to get approved.

I just ordered HTC Droid Incredible 2 for myself. It is for Verizon (CDMA), but according to the specs - will also work with GSM. It has a SIM card slot.

Guys, an update about my situation. I had to drop the idea of selling the house and taking $30K+ loss. Even after taking this loss, there was no gurrantee that it will sell due to the current market situation. Moreover, I have been renting it from last couple of years and had no problems in finding ...

[QUOTE=realgoogler;386081]What about depreciation ? You can annually claim deduction for 12/330 * construction cost. Even if you are not claiming this you would have to pay Depreciation recapture when you sell the property at marginal rate.[/QUOTE] Yes, you deduct the depreciation as well. If you ...

[QUOTE=b2blr;386036]#28, you can deduct the following 1. Maintenance expenses (e.g. Home owner association fees) 2. Repair expenses (including those made to get the house ready for renting, not just those made after the tenants have moved in) 3. Home Warranty (e.g. AHS) 4. Any fees paid to realtors ...

There can be an advantage to renting if you are planning to sell your home and you are underwater. I am not sure about this so you can also check with CPAs... but sale of an investment property is treated differently from sale of primary residence. This means that if you incur a loss (RE commissions ...