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Who do YOU listen to???

Now, before all you grammarians blast out your emails – I KNOW it should be “to whom do you listen” – but that just wasn’t as catchy.  But, I digress… Read more »

Tax Update: IRS Makes Mid-Year Adjustment to Mileage Rates

So, the IRS has announced new mileage rates for the remainder of 2011 for taxpayers using the optional standard rates to calculate the costs of operating an automobile for business… Read more »

Let Uncle Sam pay for summer camp . . .

As the old song goes … “schools out..for the summer!”   And that means the kids are home!!  So how do all you work at home dads and moms get your… Read more »

Are you missing out on tax deductions? There’s an app for that!

It never fails. Every year I have family, friends, and clients who lose out on tax deductions because they just DON’T track the out of pocket expenses to document the… Read more »

Are You Keeping Your A$$ets Covered?

If you are a real estate investor, you need to cover your assets.  If you own a business, you need to cover your assets.  If you own a home, you… Read more »

What to do when you’re all out of (lease) options. . .

This question came up on a recent coaching call with one of my students.  So, what do you do when you’re the “man in the middle,” your tenant-buyer has chosen… Read more »

Top 10 Reasons to Love Real Estate Investing

I don’t know about you guys, but we were hit by quite a bit of snow the last several days.  And though I hate to admit it, folks around here… Read more »

5 Red Hot Negotiating Tips!

Negotiating may well  be the most critical part of your real estate transaction. Striking an advantageous deal with the seller just about guarantees your profit. Negotiating is both an art and… Read more »

How Tax Savy Are You?

As you grow your real estate business – and, let’s not kid ourselves, it is a business and should be treated as such – you will make a lot of… Read more »

A Tax Cut Deal and Your Year End Scramble

This is the time of year that we real estate investors and other small biz owners are scrambling to make our last minute tax moves. This year is particularly challenging… Read more »