Archive for August 20th, 2008
Late Payments of Estimated Taxes Can Be Smart Move
Need a loan? In today’s lousy credit environment, securing one may not be much fun. It may not even be possible (at least at reasonable rates) — unless you have access to an untapped home equity line of credit or a helpful relative.
If you do, that’s great. If not, I’ve got a solution for anyone [...]
Posted: August 20th, 2008 under Credit Cards, Equity Line Of Credit, Home Equity, IRA, Income Taxes, Money, Personal Finance.
Tags: Cash Crisis, Crash Course, Credit Cards For College Students, Current Interest Rate, Current Rate, Equity Line Of Credit, Estimated Taxes, Federal Income Tax, Federal Income Taxes, Financial Planner, Home Equity Line, Home Equity Line Of Credit, Income Tax Payments, Installments, Late Payments, Loan Officer, Payroll Withholding, Pension Payments, Personal Finance, Retirement Account, Salaried Employee, Smart Move, Smartmoney, Social Security Benefits, Students Questions, Withdrawals
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7 Home-buying Traps
Buying your first home is an exercise in faith. You don’t really know what you’re getting into, you’re awash in unfamiliar terminology and everyone you meet seems to have strong (and utterly contradictory) ideas about which way the housing market is headed.
You may not be able to avoid every home-purchase mistake, but you can keep [...]
Posted: August 20th, 2008 under Loans, Money, Real Estate.
Tags: American Society Of Home Inspectors, Big Mortgage, Columnist, Contradictory Ideas, Financial Health, First Time Home, First Time Home Buyer, Good Job, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Inspector, Housing Market, Lenders, Losses, Money Pit, Mortgage Mistakes, Referrals, Regrets, Time Home Buyer, Traps
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Where a Recession Is Already Hitting Hard
Florida’s big-time housing bust is a disaster for sellers, but it gives retirees and others a great buying opportunity.
Here in Fort Myers, Fla., people don’t ask whether we are headed for a recession. They know a recession is here. For those who live here, the questions narrow down to two:
How much worse will it get? [...]
Posted: August 20th, 2008 under Money, Personal Finance, Real Estate, US Economy.
Tags: Automobile Traffic, Big Time, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Doctor Friend, Eerie Feeling, Florencia, Fort Myers, Information Office, La Scala, Last Quarter, Medical Practice, Naples, Penthouse Unit, Photojournalist, Recession, Shopping Centers, Snowbirds, Vacationers, Wci Communities
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