by Alicia Persson | Mar 5, 2024 | Real Estate Taxes
What’s in the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit? If you made a qualifying improvement to your home to promote energy savings in your home in 2023, you can potentially claim some lucrative energy tax credits. The IRS has incentivized upgrades like energy star...
by Alicia Persson | Feb 12, 2024 | Real Estate Taxes
Rental Property Tax Deductions for 2023 Filing Managing a rental well maximizes your resident’s satisfaction and your bottom line. It’s a win-win, especially when you can claim the most rental property tax deductions. After all, every dollar counts toward expanding...
by Alicia Persson | Jan 30, 2024 | Real Estate Finance
The Best Loans for Low Credit Scores If you’ve been looking for loans to buy a home but your last credit check wasn’t so great, then you may need a bad credit loan. However, you’re not alone. Currently, around 16% of Americans have bad credit (300-579) and 18% have...
by Alicia Persson | Jan 11, 2024 | Real Estate Finance
How do I Get the Best Mortgage Rates? These days, prospective homeowners are looking for the best deal to cope with the elevated mortgage interest rates and high home prices that persist due to lack of inventory of resale homes. Today, we’ll share how to get the best...
by Alicia Persson | Jan 4, 2024 | Real Estate Finance
How to Save Money for a House Saving money is critical to open the path to homeownership. But once you achieve this milestone, you can unlock the many benefits of owning real estate. However, for the average American, this task can be easier said than done. But don’t...
by Alicia Persson | Dec 30, 2023 | Real Estate Finance
Can you put closing costs into a mortgage? Many borrowers of a mortgage loan ask this question since closing costs are among the biggest “hidden” costs that surprise first-time buyers. Even for seasoned buyers, paying these extra fees upfront isn’t fun....
by Alicia Persson | Dec 29, 2023 | Real Estate Finance
Mortgage Pitfalls to Avoid If you are a first-time homebuyer or looking for a move-up home, then a mortgage pre-approval process is most likely in your future. If you are not in the position to pay cash (like the majority of buyers), a loan makes the dream of...
by Alicia Persson | Dec 10, 2023 | Real Estate Finance
Pros and Cons of Biweekly Mortgage Payments Borrowers of home loans must commit to a payment plan before they agree to a mortgage payment plan. Among their options is paying two half payments a month with biweekly mortgage payments. This home mortgage payment plan has...
by Alicia Persson | Nov 14, 2023 | Investment Properties, Real Estate Taxes
With tax season well underway, the IRS has already accepted over 19 million tax returns from households and businesses of all scales. If you have a real estate investment business, you know that prudent filing will give you maximum tax benefits that can help you pay...
by Alicia Persson | Nov 13, 2023 | Real Estate Taxes
Homeowner Tax Deductions It’s tax time, which means you have until the middle of April 2024 to cash in on the 2023 tax year. it’s time to reap all the best homeowner tax deductions and credits to maximize your return (or reduce how much you owe). No matter what, it’s...
by Alicia Persson | Nov 12, 2023 | Real Estate Taxes
Are there any good renter tax breaks out there? During tax time, essential documents arrive via snail mail and your inbox in staggered succession. While renters don’t get the big homeowner tax breaks like mortgage interest and depreciation, they still have access to...
by Alicia Persson | Nov 10, 2023 | Builder Resources, Real Estate Taxes
The Best Builder Tax Deductions and Credits With the expert contribution of Adam Steinheiser, the Director of Accounting at Marketplace Homes Construction businesses can write off a lot of business use expenses. When you work with a tax professional, you can get the...
