All Posts Tagged With: "programs"
April 15th: The Right Way To Figure Taxes
With April 15 now upon us a question lingers: Isn’t there a better way to deal with this annual effort to find receipts, stubs and numbers that balance? My interest in taxes is both economic and genetic. My late father was a CPA for more than 60 years and at age 90 or thereabouts was [...]
14Apr2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Should The Poor Make A Profit?
Owning a home is a wonderful thing, in part because real estate offers the potential to rise in value. Why then does government discourage home ownership by limiting profits for the poor? There is no end to the news releases and announcements from government officials at every level explaining that they want to see the [...]
5Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
What is 3/2 mortgage loan financing?
There are a number of loan programs directed toward first-time buyers that allow the purchase of property with as little as 3 percent down. The way they work is that a purchaser puts up 3 percent of the sale price and another party puts up 2 percent. Who puts up the additional 2 percent? Programs [...]
31Aug2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
How Do I Qualifying For First-Time Buyer Programs?
There are a number of programs directed toward first-time purchasers. In general, there are three standards. First, you must not have owned real estate within the past three years. (In effect, you can be a “first time” buyer more than once.) This standard can pose some difficulties in divorce situations where spouses once owned property [...]
28Aug2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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