By: Alan D. Fisher Real Estate Views: 3351 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Creative home sellers who offer seller financing to potential buyers can often sell their houses more quickly (and at a higher price) in a slow market. Similarly, the process for obtaining a large cash payment for the seller after a note is created varies from the conventional real estate closing technique as well. An alternate marketing strategy is required for finding note buyers. More
By: Kenneth R. Harney Tax Planning Views: 3343 | Comments: 1 | Votes: 1
WASHINGTON — The IRS has an urgent message for would-be home purchasers: Make the most of the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit before it disappears Dec. 1 — if you qualify. But if you don’t truly qualify, don’t try to play games with the credit. The IRS already has 24 criminal investigations of suspected fraud under way around the country. The answer from the IRS: We are. 5. More
By: Antonio Vega-Pacheco Real Estate Views: 3340 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
En Enero 29 tendremos la oportunidad de votar por la Enmienda 1. Elejir la Enmienda 1 nos garantiza una reduccion en los impuestos de propiedad en 2 formas.Primero, la exempcion al propietario se doblara de $25 mil a $50 mil. Segundo, TODO el beneficio/ahorro a impuestos que usted a acumulado gracias al programa “Save Our Homes” se convertira a beneficio portatil. More
By: Debbie Danielson Real Estate Views: 3325 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Foreclosures in the last year have increased significantly, according to HousingLink projections, a nonprofit corporation that has made it’s mission to connect people and communities to information that supports the resolution of their affordable housin More
By: Richard Close Tax Planning Views: 3322 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
The IRS has sent you a letter telling you that you owe them money. However you’re convinced that you can handle the IRS on your own. And why not, you’re smarter than the IRS…right? The IRS is a labyrinthine bureaucracy that is diff More
By: Steve Selengut Investments Views: 3322 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Many Investment Gurus, with a straight face and a gleam in their eye, will insist that successful investing is a function of expansive research, skillful market timing, and detailed technical analysis. Others emphasize fundamental information about companies, industries, and markets. The end result should be a near autopilot, long-term and increasing, retirement income. More
By: Richard Sorrentino Real Estate Views: 3320 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
What if you discovered a simple list that you can use to begin preliminary due diligence? Here is our two step check list to use for a commercial property acquisition Escrow and the Equity Source. It is part of a series of articles provided to track your progress from Market Analysis to close of transaction. Purchase and sale agreement received by escrow. yes or no 2. 2. . . More
By: Michael A. Weiss, CFA Investments Views: 3311 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Finding the best no load mutual funds is no easy task because today’s top funds often become tomorrow’s worst performing funds and vice versa. As the saying goes, “the faster they go up, the faster they come down.” The temptation for the average person to invest in this year’s best performing funds is almost overwhelming. Michael A. More
By: Art Of Saving Personal Finance Views: 3281 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
I'm not going to lie. Sure, I'll admit it. I've been pushed past the point of shame, and have fallen straight into the abyss prominently named, "The Lonely Canyon Of Incumbrance." I'm one of those people. Yes, in my youth, I made some financial blunders and managed to sink myself into a molehill of debt. I refuse to call it a "mountain" -- I refuse! It would only discourage me. More
By: CashOne Personal Finance Views: 3262 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 2
Investments will definitely help you build wealth, offer the required financial stability, cover the expenses after retirement, save on taxes, and more. However, investments do not always mean depositing some cash every month in your savings account. Savings accounts won’t be of much help because they offer less interest rate and don’t provide any tax benefits. More
