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    If I Get Divorced and Then Sell my Home, Can I Still Take the $250,000 Exclusion?

If I Get Divorced and Then Sell my Home, Can I Still Take the $250,000 Exclusion?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-02-11T15:04:41-06:00 October 5th, 2018|

If I get divorced and then sell my home, can I still take the $250,000 tax exclusion? The answer depends on a few basic factors the IRS uses to see if you qualify. Q: If I get divorced but still live in the marital residence along with my ex-husband, when we sell the property, do [...]

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    What Documents Do I Need to Apply for a Mortgage?

What Documents Do I Need to Apply for a Mortgage?

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-08-30T11:10:19-05:00 August 30th, 2018|

What documents do you need to apply for a mortgage? Here’s a list of the documents you need to apply for a mortgage. Make sure to have them handy in order to keep the mortgage loan process on track. Q: I’ve been watching Ilyce’s videos on her YouTube.com/ExpertRealEstateTips channel. Here’s my question: I am applying [...]

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    What’s the Best Way to Transfer a Home Title to a Family Member Who’s Been Living in the Home?

What’s the Best Way to Transfer a Home Title to a Family Member Who’s Been Living in the Home?

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-07-30T15:21:45-05:00 July 27th, 2018|

What’s the best way to transfer a home title to a family member who’s been living in the home? Hint: A quitclaim deed may not be sufficient enough. Q: Hi Ilyce and Sam!  I have been a weekly reader and sometimes a daily reader of your column ever since you took over Robert Bruss's column [...]

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    Tax Liens and Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know

Tax Liens and Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-05-24T16:06:33-05:00 May 25th, 2018|

Tax liens can hang around, even after you file for bankruptcy. Here’s what you need to know to avoid issues post-bankruptcy. Q: I recently sold a property that had a tax lien on it along with a few other "things from the past." I had a wildly successful business for eleven years that failed after [...]

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    Do Appliances Increase the Cost Basis of Your Home?

Do Appliances Increase the Cost Basis of Your Home?

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-06-15T11:00:15-05:00 March 2nd, 2018|

Do appliances increase the cost basis of your home? The short answer: it depends on your situation. Q: How can you say, as you did in a recent newspaper article, that putting in a new washer and dryer is an expense that would increase your basis in a condo? Aren't appliances simply replacements rather than [...]

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    Will a Loan From a Family Member Impact My Taxes?

Will a Loan From a Family Member Impact My Taxes?

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-06-15T10:49:28-05:00 February 2nd, 2018|

Will a loan from a family member impact my taxes? The IRS will treat the loan differently, depending on how you pay it back. Q: My mom is giving us money to buy a vacation home. We will pay her back monthly but it's more of a handshake agreement. Will there be any tax implications [...]

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    Will Tax Reform Kill The Housing Market and Tank Home Prices?

Will Tax Reform Kill The Housing Market and Tank Home Prices?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-11-21T09:22:24-06:00 November 17th, 2017|

Is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act going to kill the housing market and tank home prices? With the passage of Tax Reform in the House of Representatives, real estate industry groups have gone on the warpath to prevent legislation they believe is ultimately damaging to real estate. Is tax reform going to kill the [...]

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    Will Being on the Title of Your Parent’s Home Affect Your Taxes?

Will Being on the Title of Your Parent’s Home Affect Your Taxes?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-11-10T14:09:49-06:00 November 10th, 2017|

When a parent adds their children to the title of their home - and later sells that home - the tax implications for the children are complicated. Q: I read somewhere that what my mother did by putting her kids on the title to her home with her was wrong. How can the title be [...]

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    Cosigning a mortgage for foreign property? What you need to know at tax time

Cosigning a mortgage for foreign property? What you need to know at tax time

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-11-06T09:01:48-06:00 November 6th, 2017|

Cosigning a mortgage for foreign property? What you need to know at tax time so you don’t get caught by the IRS. Q: I was wondering if you could help me find some answers. I helped my cousin buy a home in Canada which she used as her principal residence. I did not help her [...]

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    Capital Gains Tax When You Sell Your House After a Divorce

Capital Gains Tax When You Sell Your House After a Divorce

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-09-07T13:13:11-05:00 September 7th, 2017|

After divorce, your capital gains tax burden on the sale of a property owed with your ex-spouse can be difficult to determine. Q: I separated from my husband five years ago, was divorced four years ago. As part of the divorce decree, he was to live in the house until both of our children went [...]

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