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Consider The Negative Of Home Buying
Buying a first home or unit as an investment could be a better financial proposition than buying a house to live in, particularly if you and/or your partner pay income tax at a relatively high marginal rate.
As an investor, you will be able to take full advantage of the negative gearing provisions of the tax […]
Companies Should Consider All Factors While Buying Property
Calculations of the cost of money can be complete without taking into account the company’s tax consequences. If a company sells property to an investor and leases it back, it will have a taxable gain should the price of the property exceed its adjusted tax basis. Under the 1986 tax act, the gain will be […]
Current Trends In Home Buyer Preferences
Higher mortgage interest rates and rising home prices put a damper on home purchases. Indeed, the profile of home buyers is changing. Although higher housing costs also discouraged home buyers at the low-end of the market, first-time buyers increased their share of home sales. The primary reason for this increase was the higher number of […]
A Little Homework Will Take The Panic Out Of Home Buying
Purchasers scared by stories of spiraling prices - which often change from week to week - are snapping up new homes with an almost indecent haste. And, contrary to popular opinion, this method of buying doesn’t sit well with reputable home builders.
Purchasers scared by stories of spiraling prices - which often change from week […]
Budget For All The Extra Administrative Costs When Buying A Home
When you do your number-crunching to figure out just how much of a home you can afford, make sure to budget for more than just the price of the home - a lot more. In addition to the down payment, you’ll probably need several thousand dollars to cover a range of costs that basically fall […]
Should You Buy Or Should You Lease Your Property
If you decide to buy or to sell your property you need to find a real estate agent to do the work that is needed. Don’t just use the first estate agent around the corner. Do some market research first as different agents can charge you different percentages.
Always ask them for a quote which […]
About Different Kinds Of Investments
INVESTMENT is the placing of funds for the purpose of getting some income return and/or an increase in the invested principal. Return in the form of interest constitutes a rental for the use of the money and as such has been socially acceptable for thousands of years; indeed, tablets and inscriptions from ancient Egyptian and […]
How to Get Your Business Noticed
Many people will tell you that to get your web site noticed you need to ‘optimize’ your site for the search engines. You are then led up a path where you have to keep changing your web site as the search engines change their ways of listing things. As fast as you ‘optimize’ your site, […]
Writing Articles that Captivate Your Readers
You’ve heard it time and time again: if you want to get your name out there, write articles and allow them to be freely reproduced (with a resource box pointing back to you, of course). Largely, that is true. A well-written article can:
- help you build your profile as an expert
- draw traffic […]
