Investing in savings accounts today will earn you back less than one percent on your money and you will be required to pay income tax on those earnings. But if you contribute something extra to your mortgage each month, you will earn savings in a more beneficial way. Paying additional principal payments on your home […]
Archives: October 2014
Can I Make Money on my Home?
As a homeowner, you may often wonder if spending money on repairs or improvements for your home will net you any return. If you spend money on capital improvements, then you raise the base cost of your home. When you sell your home, these capital improvements can lower your capital gain and save you taxes. […]
Can you afford to pass on this opportunity?
Are You Ready for This?
A short story about an offer presented to a single, senior woman who was relocating to a retirement home: The offer was for full price and had reasonable terms and timelines. The seller would not accept it. As the offering agent delved deeper into why, the agent discovered the seller was upset about her dining […]