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Health Care Bill Effects on Landlords, Property Management
The long term impact on landlords, property managers, property management companies and real estate professionals depends on whether you are an independent contractor, employee, or employer as it has different impact on you.
Tax Tips for Short Sales or Foreclosed Real Estate
Homeowners who participated in short sale or had their real estate property foreclosed, take full advantage of the tax benefits available to you and pay no taxes on forgiven debt.
Tenants Fight as Smoking Ban Spreads
In 2007, Oakland became the first city asking landlords to designate units as smoking and non-smoking. Since smoking is legal, many tenants believe that they have the full right to smoke freely in the property rented by them.
Rental Property Tax Deductions - ALL OF THEM!
Schedule E Rental Property Tax Deductions - every single tax deduction for rental property owners. Can you think of anything that we don't have on this list ?
MBA Tax Deduction
A Maryland nurse defended herself against the IRS, and got a ruling that could help tens of thousands of students deduct the cost of an M.B.A. degree on their taxes.
5 Cities Expected to do well in 2010
The five metro areas that are expected to do well in 2010 started with limited supply of housing stock. Also, they did not go through price boom and prices stayed in sync with household income.
Last Chance to Refinance at Below 5%
The window for mortgage loans with below 5% interest rate is closing fast. The week of Jan 7, Freddie Mac reported that the average 30 year fixed rate loan closed at 5.09%, significantly higher than the 4.71%...
How to Buy a House with a Gifted Down Payment
Tips on How to Help Your Child Buy a House with a Gifted Down Payment. If you are thinking big for junior’s holiday gift – as in big down payment on a home, there is good news.
3 Best Remodeling Projects that Pay Off
A study conducted by Hanley Wood and Realtor Magazine compared construction cost of remodeling with resale values for remodeling projects in 80 different markets...
5 Year End Tax Saving Strategies for 2009
5 Year End Tax Saving Strategies for 2009: 1) Accelerate expenses by paying vendors and others before end of the year and delay receiving income payments until...
New Mileage Deduction for 2010
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2010 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile. Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, the standard mileage rates will be...
New Guidelines Unclog Short Sales
Uncle Sam has been frustrated with slow adoption of short sales. Therefore, the Treasury department has finally adopted guidelines this month that had been proposed in April of this year.
4 Early Steps to Reduce Property Taxes
If you are planning to challenge your property tax assessments, follow the following steps to get a windfall from reduced taxes. 1. Look at each property’s assessment from last year...
Healthy Home Tips & Green Alternatives for Homeowners
Building or remodeling your homes with eco-friendly materials can lower utility and water bills, higher real estate value, purer air quality, reduced waste sent to landfills and conservation of natural resources.
Apartment Residential Rental Market faces shortage in future
According to NMHC economist, the credit crunch caused by housing bust has shutdown the construction of new apartments. Due to increasing unemployment rates, vacancies are rising and rents are under pressure and falling in some areas.
7 Tips for tapping into the foreclosure boom
1. Do not get into a bidding war 2. Contact asset managers or real estate professionals working closely with banks 3. Get pre-approved for a loan 4. Budget for fixing up the place...
5 Tips for Portfolio Diversification
Many investors are looking at diversifying their portfolio and due to the real estate bust, there are many good deals available now. Some of the key factors to consider in a real estate investment are...
Green Property Management: Radon Prevention
Radon has no taste, smell or color and a residential real estate property can have dangerous levels of it. Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer deaths for non-smokers in America and its presence in a property can be a huge danger to tenants.
3 Tips for Preventing Pest Infestations
Pests make a residential rental property look poor and can cause major physical damage to property. Involving tenants in preventing pests, property managers and landlords can avoid wasting time and money...
Green Property Management: How to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Research shows that people indoors spend 90% of the time and so greater health risks exist from indoor pollutants. The young, the elderly and the chronically ill spend most of their time indoors and they are exposed to more indoor air pollutants.
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