’Tis the season for giving. Some give money; some give time by way of volunteering. But what happens if you’re involved in an accident and injured while volunteering? Many accident disputes can be avoided if the volunteer organization takes preventative measures. If you run a nonprofit organization that relies on volunteers, look at your business [...]
Clark Howard Radio Show Notes, December 29, 2010 - The massive snowstorm on the East Coast has set back post-Christmas sales as much as $1 billion. Will shoppers recover and go out and shop more? Perhaps. Kathy Kristof's MoneyWatch column this week talked about procrastinating your way to wealth, by simply not spending money. Get Mutual Fund Advice from Retirement Expert Dan Solin at the blog or at the Equifax Personal Finance Blog
In terms of taxes, 2010 was quite a roller coaster. More tax acts, encompassing more laws, were passed in 2010 than in any other year, except perhaps 1986—the year the United States Internal Revenue Code was overhauled in the Tax Reform Act. Did you have a good tax year? Did you get back as much [...]
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How to Sell Your Home in 2011 In last week’s post, I talked about some of the challenges facing today’s home sellers, including record-high foreclosures, extremely high levels of unemployment, reduced income for many Americans, and the now-trashed credit profiles of millions of prospective home buyers. These challenges are daunting. What can sellers do? There [...]
Your mortgage or mortgage refinance can be rejected because of paperwork mistakes. Paperwork mistakes like not providing the right documentation or missing paperwork is a big cause of mortgage refinance rejection. If there were paperwork errors in your mortgage that weren't corrected at closing, your mortgage refinance can be rejected for these paperwork mistakes. Avoid problems with your mortgage refinance by making sure there are no paperwork mistakes in your loan documentation.
To sell your house in 2011 you might have to change your behavior in this real estate market. New Years Resolutions can help you sell your house in 2011. Even thought the real estate market is stil bad in 2011, you can use New Years Resolutions to help you sell your house. New Years Resolutions like home repairs, a comparative marketing analysis, and research into your housing market will help you sell your home in 2011.
Rotten neighbor disputes property line with rental property tenant. Resolve a property dispute with a rotten neighbor that disputes their property line. Rental property tenants still have options to resolve dispute with rotten neighbor that disputes their property line. A real estate attorney consultation can help a homeowner or renter find any state laws for property dispute.
Avoid a short sale or a foreclosure through HUD counseling. If your mortgage is an FHA mortgage, you should get HUD counseling if you can't pay your mortgage. HUD counseling may be able to help you avoid a short sale or foreclosure. HUD counseling may be able to lower your FHA mortgage interest rate or get an FHA streamline refinance. Loan modifications are very hard to get right now, so HUD counseling may be your best chance to avoid a short sale or foreclosure on an FHA mortgage.
What is a student loan cosigner responsibility after divorce? Student loan cosigner responsibility after divorce is no different than a student loan cosigner's responsibility before divorce. The cosigner of a student loan is responsible for loan payments even in the event of a divorce. After divorce, a student loan cosigner has responsibility for their spouse's student loan they cosigned on.
