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    Transfer of Real Property and Installment Notes Using Quit Claim Deeds

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA My friend and I were business partners and owned a few real properties in my name. We decided to go our separate ways and now I want to put some of the properties in his name. He wants me to use quit claim deeds to transfer the real...
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    Auctioneer Ripped Me Off

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I need urgent help, plz, ty. I just got ripped off with an auctioneer. What should I do? For a $15,000 item that I could sell on Craigslist or eBay easily. He gave me a check for $1,300 and now I realize that he did not ask me to put a...
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    “Simple Interest” vs. “Regular Amortizing” (daily vs. monthly) Seller Financing

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Looks like there are 2 main ways to calculate interest on a mortgage, the so called “Simple Interest” method in which interest is calculated on a daily basis vs. “Regular Amortizing” in which interest is calculated on a monthly basis. Here's an...
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    Definition of "Commercial Vehicle" in CA and NV

    Here is a very ambiguous definition of "Commercial vehicle" in NV: Here is CA's equaling mind boggling definition of "Commercial Vehicle": At this website: Who Must Stop at Scales? CHP tries to decipher the CA Vehicle Code as it requires all "Commercial Vehicles" to stop at all weigh stations...
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    Anyone know how to interpret this 72 hour parking law in San Diego County.

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Anyone know how to interpret this 72 hour parking law in San Diego County. The code is below, in bold is the part I'm confused on. To me it either means at least once every 72 hours you have to move your car at least half a mile away and...
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    Independent Contractor / Surpise Business Owner

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I started working from home for a company doing over the phone consulting in 2009. I didn't realize that I was considered an independent contractor vs an employee until it was tax time. At the beginning of 2011 I started working for a second...
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    Construction Workers' Comp Hernia

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Iowa A friend of mine asked me for help. He lives in Iowa and is subject to the rules of Iowa. He works for a construction company and he got a hernia on his lower belly a year ago while on the job and it has been getting worse and worse as time...
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    Do I need a CA or a NV living trust?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV, CA I am in the process of buying a home in California, right now I'm a resident of Nevada and wanted to setup a living trust for myself so I can put the home I'm buying directly into the trust, so I don't have to change it later. If I...
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    Law regarding borrowing your neighbors wireless internet - NV

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada Anyone know what the law is in Nevada or Federal (if applies) regarding borrowing your neighbors wireless internet, either accidentally or intentionally? Thank you.
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    Is CA completely insane. Wants exact dates of every visit since born.

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV What I'm I supposed to put on Sch CA (540NR) Part I, Line 8 and 9? Here's that portion of Sch CA (540NR) Part I Residency Information: During 2009: 1 a I was domiciled in (enter state or country) b I was in the military and stationed...
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    TurboTax Step-by-Step interview not asking me to divided my CA interest income.

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV Instead TT automatically puts a 0. in Sch CA(540NR) line 8. E. meaning none of my interest income comes from CA sources, which is not true. Actually most of it comes from interest on an installment sale of a CA property. Is this bug or am I...
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    Mysterious $1 difference in Capital Gains between Fed and CA

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV Mysterious $1 difference in Capital Gains between Fed and CA It's showing up as an adjustment, a $1 subtraction (difference between California and federal law) on Sch CA(540NR): California Adjustments on line 13, B. I'm a California...
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    To Amend or Not to Amend

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV Last year April 14th, '09 I mailed my 2008 Federal and CA return (due to income from an installment sale of vacant land in CA, I'm a NV resident) along with my 2007 Amended Federal and CA return. I mailed it from a USPS located inside a...
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    Loan Modification - Interest Double Charge?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Last year I had to do a loan modification on the note I'm carrying to save it from default, changing the term from 7 years to 30 years and thus lowering the payment. I have been servicing the loan myself and calculating the interest using the...
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    Listing Ending Buying Property Without Realtor

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I made an offer to buy a piece of real estate through the listing agent 4 months ago, which was not accepted and I was not in a position to offer more. Now the parcel is no longer listed on the MLS and it looks like the seller may be willing...

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