One of the most critical things for any person to do in their personal, professional, or financial life is to make intelligent plans. When we simply ‘wing it’ for an extended period of time, it results in our missing opportunities because we weren’t prepared. It is...
Call it a superstorm, a perfect storm, or Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy plowed its way up the Eastern Seaboard on the last weekend in October, colliding with other weather systems to wreak havoc on the people and infrastructures of several states. As business and home...
Outdated property tax laws in several states allow investors to pick up properties for next to nothing, as municipalities sell liens placed on houses owing back property taxes or even municipal bills such as water and sewer charges. Although this practice has been...
A recent report by CNN states that a key tax break designed to help struggling homeowners forced into a short sale or, failing that, foreclosure, may expire at the end of 2012 unless extended by Congress. The possible end of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of...
Tracking foreclosure stats and trends can be deceiving due to shadow inventory. Jason Hartman’s guest, Sean O’Toole, founder of Foreclosure Radar, explains the foreclosure rate, the “foreclosure hangover,” the slow increase in home prices, and much more. Sean and...