by Jim Crowder | May 5, 2016 | GENERAL
U.S. News and World Report has an article about how real estate can diversify your investments, and generate more money during retirement. Of course, the rental income needs to cover the mortgage, insurance, taxes, upgrades, maintenance and repairs. The IRS Income Tax...
by Jim Crowder | May 4, 2016 | GENERAL
The number of Americans that plan to buy a home in the next six months is at historic levels. Job creation, and low interest rates have a rash of buyers looking for suitable homes to inhabit. Business Insider has a current piece on what’s happening and why here....
by Jim Crowder | May 2, 2016 | GENERAL
The Washington Post, responding to a reader’s question, has some advice for what to do when your mortgage has been paid off. Apart from paying your property taxes, and making sure the lien the lender placed on your home when you bought it is removed,...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 30, 2016 | GENERAL
The New York Times has an op/ed exploring the racist roots of contracts for deed, which are making a comeback. Contracts for deed make price inflation possible, and appear to be quite prevalent in Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio. The transactions...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 28, 2016 | GENERAL
While generally everyone agrees that we, as a country, have fully recovered from the recession, pockets of the U.S. still have a long way to go. The Washington post has a comprehensive article about how certain pockets of the country are faring.
