Taking advantage of Austin Energy incentives for energy efficient homes and businesses makes perfect financial sense. Rebates and loans are available to help Austinites make green choices. In some cases, Austin Energy’s low- and moderate-income customers can even receive free home improvements, even if they rent their homes instead of owning them. By participating in […]
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Is Selling Your Own Home Right For You?
In this do-it-yourself age, it’s no surprise that many consider selling their home on their own when they’re ready to move on. There can be some big benefits: lower cost; more control; a chance to “test the waters”, but there are also plenty of pitfalls. In the US, For Sale By Owner (“FSBO”) transactions accounted […]
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The AZ of Stated Income Loans
Here’s detailed information on reported income taxes, also called “no income verification” loans or “no documentation” loans. They sound wonderful, until you see the price. Here’s why they sound wonderful. You do not need to provide proof of employment or verification of income. On the other hand, you don’t want to go through the 60-day […]
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Landlord Rental Philosophy/Policy: 4 Considerations
Have you ever wondered why we so often see so many empty store fronts immediately next to fully occupied buildings? Why do some landlords have far more tenants, turnover, and vacant apartments than others? For the sake of this article, we’ll assume all other things/features are similar/same etc. So, we could fully examine, 4 basic […]
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How Reliable Are Online Background Checks?
When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Are online background checks all they’re cracked up to be? Are they really instant and national? SURPRISING TRUTH #1: It is perfectly legal to run a background check on anyone at any time. Now I know I’ve lost some of you who now think […]
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Rental markets for real estate in Kenya
The urban housing sector in Kenya is ironic: while it offers tremendous investment opportunities given the growing housing deficit of more than 150,000 housing units per year, the necessary movement of the supply curve has been lacking, resulting in lead to high-priced properties that are expensive to buy. buy or rent for many, but a […]
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Revolutionary Tax Administration – General Proposals and Personal Perspective
Structural disproportions in manufacturing and trade were in dire need of continued investment, high rates of profit on many consumer goods and services; a negative balance of foreign trade, public debt remains high, unemployment as a major problem still unresolved; and a small amount of incomplete structuring of savings and investments in general show a […]
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Understanding the use of Roth IRA accounts
This tax season, several new clients came to me with unfortunate Roth IRA issues. They were deceived into thinking that such an IRA was beneficial to their situation. They mistakenly contributed to a Roth after-tax plan and lost thousands of dollars, even tens of thousands of dollars in potential tax deductions. A traditional pre-tax retirement […]
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Properties in Northern Cyprus: What is the attraction?
Northern Cyprus. Miles of rugged natural coastline, secluded sandy coves and beautiful unspoilt beaches, lapped by the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Framed by the peaks of the magnificent ‘Five Finger’ mountain range, towards the central plains that stretch between Famagusta and Nicosia, it is truly one of the last unspoilt destinations in […]
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Real Estate Brokerage: A Guide to Success, by Dan Hamilton
Owning your own business is the American dream. Real estate agents or those considering starting their own residential real estate agency should read Dan Hamilton’s new book on how to set up a successful real estate agency. Real Estate Brokerage: A Guide to Success by Dan Hamilton, Thomson/South-Western, 2006, ISBN 0324379463, Paperback, 380 Pages, $46.95 […]
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