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Reduce Your Taxes by $10,000 with a Solo 401(k)

January 21, 2013 by Marco Santarelli

If you're self-employed or have a small business, the idea of a 401(k) may make you jump to two conclusions: “My company is too small” or “I can’t afford it.”  Well, you’re not too small and you can afford it!

A Solo 401(k) is inexpensive to set up and easy to maintain – and it delivers substantial tax and saving advantages.  Use a Solo 401(k) plan if you’re self-employed or run an owner-only business.  You could add multiple owners and a spouse to a Solo 401(k) plan, but if you add full-time employees you’ll need to convert it to a more traditional IRA  plan.

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Filed Under: Financing, Real Estate Investing, Taxes Tagged With: Financing, IRA, Real Estate Investing, Reduce Your Taxes, self-directed IRA, Solo 401(k), Taxes

10 Questions on the New Mortgage Rules

January 14, 2013 by Marco Santarelli

Regulators issued new mortgage rules last week designed to prevent a return to lending practices that helped crater the housing market and brought the financial system to its knees during the past decade.

Here’s a look at some frequently asked questions:

What is a qualified mortgage? Congress amended federal lending laws in 2010 to give greater legal rights to borrowers who get mortgages they can’t afford. The new law, part of the Dodd-Frank financial-regulation overhaul, said if banks made a qualified mortgage — one that meets certain easy-to-identify criteria — regulators and courts would presume lenders had reason to assume a borrower could repay.

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Filed Under: Financing, Real Estate Investing, Taxes Tagged With: Mortgage Loans, Mortgage Rules, Real Estate Investing

Real Estate, Inflation and the Fiscal Cliff

January 6, 2013 by Marco Santarelli

There’s been a lot of fuss on how the “fiscal cliff” will get the U.S. economy into trouble in 2013. For starters, here’s a thorough explanation of how it can impact the economy.

(Video published by the WSJ on Oct. 31, 2012.)

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Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate Investing, Taxes Tagged With: Economy, Fiscal Cliff, Housing Market, inflation, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Market, US economy

Mortgage Interest Deduction on the Chopping Block?

December 11, 2012 by Marco Santarelli

A tax break that has long been untouchable could soon be in for some serious scrutiny. Many home buyers deduct their mortgage interest when assessing their tax bill, a perk that has helped bolster the income of millions of families – and the broader housing market. But as President Obama and Congress try to hash out a deal to reduce the budget deficit, the mortgage interest deduction will likely be part of the discussion.

Limits on a broad array of deductions could emerge in any budget deal.  It is likely that any caps would be structured to aim at high-income households, and would diminish or end the mortgage tax break for many of those taxpayers.

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Filed Under: Financing, Real Estate Investing, Taxes Tagged With: Housing Market, Investment Property, mortgage interest, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment

5 Reasons Real Estate Prices Have Been Rising

December 3, 2012 by Marco Santarelli

Home prices rose by 0.1% in September from the prior month and by 3.6% from one year ago, the largest gain in six years, according to a report released Monday by Lender Processing Services.

Compared with one year ago, prices are up by 17.7% in Phoenix, the largest gain among the nation’s 40 largest metro areas. Other notable year-over-year increases include Detroit (11.7%), Las Vegas (11.5%), San Jose, Calif. (11.3%), San Francisco (10%), and Sacramento (8.3%).

Among the top 40 metros, only a handful have posted year-over-year declines, led by St. Louis, which was down by 4.1%. Bridgeport, Conn., was down by 2.3%, while Chicago (-0.5%) and Cincinnati (-0.1%) also posted declines.

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Filed Under: Foreclosures, Housing Market, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: home prices, Housing Market, Investment Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices

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