Tag Archives: real estate investing

White House Wants To End Tax Break For Wealthy Homeowners

The White House is urging Congress to limit, or cut, the once untouchable tax break for mortgage interest. In traditional class warfare parlance, the White House cap on mortgage...

Quantifying Resale Value of Home Repairs in Los Angeles

A common misconception in real estate is that capital investment projects always yield positive rates of return (ROI). In reality, most home improvements lose money on resale.  In Los...

3 Keys To A Clean Short Sale

In The New Flipping: Short Sales, the Herald Tribune relates the emerging practice of structuring short sales on distressed properties to the old practice of house flipping.  The rush...

The Effects of Taxation on Real Estate

In order for government to function it must raise revenues. It does so through taxes. In America, we have multiple levels of government – local, state, and federal – each...