Taking the Tax Sting out of Short Sales for Upside Down Owners: Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Tax Act

It’s a common conundrum these days: homeowners faced with increasing mortgage payments need to sell their homes fast, but home values have decreased and they can’t sell their homes for as much as they owe on them!
 
There is a transaction that resolves this issue called a short sale, in which you actually sell your home for less than […]

Book Review: Real You, Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs

A good friend of mine, Kaira Rouda, just released her new book, and it is awesome. Kaira is the Co-owner and Vice-President of the fourth largest independent real estate brokerage in America – Real Living - and also holds the fabulous distinction of having written the foreword to my book, The Savvy Woman’s Homebuying Handbook.
Real […]

Now THAT’s What I Call a Foreclosure Auction! Neverland To Go On the Block for 50% off!

Okay. So, last year, on the Bravo! series Million Dollar Listing, you might have seen SoCal megabrokers helicoptering potential buyers all over Michael Jackson’s abandoned adult playground, Neverland Valley Ranch, trying to sell it for around $50 million.
Though many developers were interested – I mean, the estate is over 2,900 acres of prime, Santa Ynez property […]

The Learning Annex® Real Estate Expo - Substance or Snake Oil?

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By CLAIRE SUDDATH

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Tara’s Two Ways Mortgages are Like Life Partners* – and One Way They’re Not!

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“Cash Out” ? Free Money: When You Should and Shouldn’t Pull out Equity

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Don’t Believe the Hype - Flipping Ain’t Easy

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High Class Problems - How Investing Messes With Your FICO Score & DTI Ratio

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FICO & DTI Defined

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