Some Real Estate Tax Breaks Are Gone for Good

If it’s January, can tax time be far behind? Even though income property investors can still take advantage of a long list of tax breaks, 2014 ushers in some real estate related tax changes that may eliminate some longstanding deductions and change the eligibility...

Digital Dirt Can Ruin Reputations

If you don’t show up on a Google search, do you really exist? As lines continue to blur between cyberculture and “the real world, ” the answer, in all too many situations, is “no.” And what that search reveals can make – or break – lives on many levels. Whether you’re...

US Tops the Markets for Foreign Investors

Last year foreign investment in US real estate topped $7 billion in single family home purchases alone. As a new report by CNBC reveals, four of the top five cities for global real state investment were in the United States, investors from countries around the world...

Don’t Get Stalled on the Information Highway

You’d think that it’s a good thing to have all the information you could possibly need available anytime, anyplace. But it’s all too possible to become so caught up in trying to learn everything you need to know about a subject – such as investing – that you never...

Social Media Activity Can Affect Your Credit

Most everyone knows that many employers use a job applicant’s social media activity as a hiring tool. But as new lending regulations take effect today, a new article from Fast Company reveals just how important that Facebook profile or Twitter feed can be for loan...