investment


Ilyce Glink Show – Julie Stav, interest rates and the Bailout of Greece – November 6, 2011

Julie Stav on the show. Mortgage interest Rates and the Bailout of Greece. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show November 6, 2011 on WSB Radio. Greece – what …

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Selling Investment Property At A Loss

Selling an investment property you inherited at a loss may not give you any tax benefits. Q: I purchased a townhouse with my aunt five years ago. She passed away last year, and I want to sell it. We paid …

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Occupy Wall Street: What Consumers Are Angry About

I was in New York this past week attending the mid-year Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) conference at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism building (which happens to be next door to Parson’s School of Design and the …

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Long-Term Real Estate Investment Strategies

Q: I previously wrote to you and asked about investing in real estate. Since that time, I’ve moved from thinking about buying a single family house or two to actually purchasing and rehabbing about 45 units located in about 15 …

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FSBO: Investment Property and Seller Financing

Q: I wish to sell an investment house I own personally. Do I need a license? I live in Washington DC. Also, can I give the buyer financing (it would be seller-financing) to buy the home. Would I need a …

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Stock Markets in Europe, Asia Fall on U.S. Unemployment Report and Clark Howard Show Notes

Here are the stories we talked about on the Clark Howard Show Labor Day, 2011 Stock markets in Europe and Asia fall on U.S. Unemployment Report. As we discussed yesterday on my radio show, the absolutely abysmal jobs report for …

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What More Can the Fed Do?

While Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continues to insist that the American economy is on the road to recovery, however slowly, a multitude of other experts have begun sounding the horn, fearing an imminent double dip recession. For many American …

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Compare Investment Options With A Fee-Only Financial Planner

Q: I finally sold my home after 2 years on the market. A couple of months ago, I purchased and paid cash for a new home for about $400,000. I am 70 years old with no debt. I own two …

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Mortgage Refinance Rates And Closing Costs Higher For Investment Property

Q: I have two homes in two different cities. One of them is a rental and the other is our primary residence. My wife and I have excellent credit and we have an existing home equity line of credit (HELOC) …

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How To Advertise Your Vacant Lot For Sale

Q: Several years ago my husband and I purchased a vacant lot for $11,000 in a lake/golf community more for investment than planning to build. We’re recently “retired” due to job cuts and not because it was our choice. We …

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