Top 6 One Deal a Day Sites Plus Tips Daily deal sites are popping up as quickly as popcorn on a hot burner! If you don’t know what I’m referring to then you might be missing the strong dose of estrogen necessary to feel the pull to these websites. I’m a shopper but I demand [...]
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13. December 2010
Avoid Deficiency Judgement, From Short Sales With Full Recourse Loan, In California From Guest Writer Angella Raisian’s Blog. This legal chart is intended to provide a quick and easy guide to determine when a borrower may be liable for a deficiency judgment in California. There are other factors and conditions which may change the result [...]
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22. November 2010
Yet Another Benefit for California Veterans: CalVet Loans In earlier articles I discussed the benefits of home ownership using VA loans to veterans nationwide—low-to-no money down & lower closing costs are a few examples . These special loans for veterans can be obtained from a variety of mortgage brokers. With CalVet loans, on the other [...]
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19. November 2010
Loan Modification Program that’s Free-NACA I am re-publishing this article as I see the need is extreme and I continue to hear positive results coming from this group. Please consult their website for current events. The link is below. Best of luck. Megan McGinnis _______________________________________ I just discovered this loan modification program that’s free yesterday [...]
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5. April 2010
Self Directed IRA Companies are Coming into Fashion Whether your intention is to use your retirements funds to buy real estate or other assets, it’s always a good idea to interview who you will be working with and compare the different companies. Also when determining who to work with to set up your self directing [...]
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5. March 2010
Home Buying Incentives from Fannie Mae This just in, hot off the press. Fannie Mae is helping owner-occupied house buyers with closing costs & new appliances. These are the details. Enjoy the article and please join my newsletter to receive other valuable information. Peace, Megan “Fannie Mae wants to sell its housing inventory that it [...]
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17. February 2010
Wall Street Journal Names Top 5 Tax Blogs For tax help consult these tax experts: 1. TaxProf Blog: Penned by Paul Caron, a law professor at the University of Cincinnati, this blog offers a diverse menu of industry news, event updates from coast to coast, and stories worth a second glance. 2. Tax Policy Blog [...]
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13. February 2010
Real Estate Professional Status as viewed by Uncle Sam The IRS started challenging the real estate professional status over two years ago. Since then, we’ve seen a lot of audits, unfavorable audit results and a few court cases. The real estate professional status allows taxpayers to take full advantage of real estate losses against other [...]
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11. February 2010
Reverse Mortgage Pitfalls Revealed With babby boomers on the verge of retirement, seniors living longer and longer and an increasing loss in retirement accounts, families are looking for ways to help Grandma and Grandpa live independently and financially free for the rest of their lives. They, both the Grandparents and their adult children, are turning [...]
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7. February 2010
Upside Down Homeowners-Should You Stay or Should You Go? The debate is raging for homeowners who are upside down in their mortgages. With 30% of the population owing more than their houses are worth, many homeowners are weighing the pros and cons of walking away from their homes. Understanding all your options is one of [...]
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1. February 2010
Top 5 Credit Repair Experts on Twitter 1. D Ruiz | ( ihavegoodcredit on Twitter ) Guru of Credit (26yrs!) Please read my FAVORITES. You found it, the REAL DEAL of credit repair, Author, Visionary, Father, Husband, Friend and Philanthropist Followers: 19,012 Location: Las Vegas, NV 2. George T | ( George_Tr on Twitter ) [...]
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11. January 2010
Top 10 Financial Services Experts on Twitter 1. Suze Orman | ( SuzeOrmanShow on Twitter ) Emmy Award Winning TV Show Host, Number One NYTimes Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker and America’s Most Trusted Personal Finance Expert 2. CMEGroup | ( CMEGroup on Twitter ) A CME/CBOT/NYMEX Company 3. Kiva.org | ( Kiva on Twitter [...]
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2. January 2010
Top 10 Loan & Lending Experts on Twitter 1. Kiva.org | ( Kiva on Twitter ) Loans that Change Lives 2. Kevin Cottrell | ( kevincottrell on Twitter ) Leading Real Estate Media and Economic Expert, I share current and breaking news and critical info focused on real estate, financial/mortgage markets 3. Dan Tanner | [...]
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17. December 2009
Top 10 Real Estate Experts on Twitter 1. Andrew Svitek | ( LandUseAttorney on Twitter ) I’m a lawyer specializing in environmental and land use law. 2. sean malarkey | ( SeanMalarkey on Twitter ) Expert List Builder – Internet Junkie – Full time Real Estate investor. Husband, dad, good friend to many 3. Kevin [...]
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26. November 2009
iDuplicate iDuplicate has helped Megan McGinnis become a success, make money, save time and save money. Without iDuplicate I’d still be trying to invent the “internet marketing wheel.” I’d like to thank iDuplicate for making my role as an entrepreneur much easier. With iDuplicate I didn’t have to figure out how to market online. I’m [...]
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25. November 2009
Money Market Funds, Gold or Stocks-What’s Your Risk Tolerance? When the going gets tough in the stock market, investors move into money market funds to wait it out because it offers a steady, consistant rate of return, even if it’s very low. Recently however money market funds have been shrinking as investors are moving more [...]
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18. November 2009
Real Estate Investors Disappointed by New Home Buyer Tax Credit If you are a real estate investor and were hoping, like me, that the new credit would offer benefits to investors, you will be sorely disappointed, like me. However, it does make it easy to sell your properties on land contract and help you “cash [...]
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17. November 2009
To Pay or Not to Pay Taxes – The Debate Over Roth IRA Conversion Rages My associate Amanda Han introduced this topic on converting to a Roth IRA but I think it’s compelling enough to examine in more detail. This is an opportunity for many people to pay taxes on the “penny seed” instead of [...]
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13. November 2009
Protect Your House Value Well, there’s a new kid on the block and it’s something that will help protect your house value from further decline–should you need to sell soon. There is insurance for everything. Working Equity, Inc just unveiled a new product that works much like put options in the stock market, that’s why [...]
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12. November 2009
Is Your Company a Hobby or a Business? Amanda Han is going to guide us through the IRS’ definition of what constitutes a legitimate, tax-paying business. This is really key for tax purposes and these tax tips will help you decide what you are. The lines can sometimes be unclear and that too can be [...]
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11. November 2009
Seeking Residual Income, Real Estate Investor Stumbles into the Information Age What’s all the hype about residual income? Well, there are only so many hours in a day to work, 24 to be exact, and if you derive all of your income from just those hours then you have to work a lot of hours [...]
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9. November 2009
Are All Novice Real Estate Investors Seeking a Get Rich Quick “Fix?” What’s the allure of real estate investing? Why are so many people drawn to this field as a means of creating a second income? I think this is so primarily because it is sold as a get rich quick scheme. Have you ever [...]
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5. November 2009
Real loopholes to obtain tax free distributions from your retirement accounts? Retirement planning is an important facet to your overall portfolio strategy. Without proper tax & distribution information, you could over pay or be penalized on your actions. If you’d like to take advantage of these loopholes, seek a professional who has experience in qualified [...]
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2. November 2009
Client Made a 401K Withdrawal–Uninformed Realtor Causes Client to Pay $15,000 in Unnecessary Taxes I was sitting in the sauna a few weeks back, chatting with a fella who had just liquidated his 401k because he was sick and tired of the performance and so he decided to take action and buy an income property [...]
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29. October 2009
Tools for the Times. Which Financial Planning Software Is Best for You? Ok, it’s kind of mundane but folks need some kind of financial planning software, I figure, to get back on track. The question is: who do I use? Take it from this expert if you are looking for some advice. We all need [...]
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19. April 2011
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