All Posts Tagged With: "return"
Should Lenders Dump No-Tell Loans?
For many years the lending process has become less and less rigid. In the general case this is a trend to be welcomed, but the question to be asked is this: Have we gone too far? With “stated income” loans borrowers tell the lender how much they make but the lender graciously does not verify [...]
16Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Which Is Better: Real Estate Or Stock?
For a very long time I have made the argument that real estate is undervalued as an investment. Each time I mention this idea I get e-mail from folks on Wall Street who disagree. Now they can write to The New York Times. Imagine that a home was bought for $300,000. Add 5 percent appreciation [...]
10Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Tax Returns, Real Estate, Refunds and Rip-Offs
A big part of every real estate transaction involves taxes: You pay transfer taxes when you buy, property taxes when you own and more transfer taxes when you sell. There are also taxes on income earned from investment real estate and even capital gains taxes, though infrequently for the sale of residential property. Not surprisingly, [...]
20Aug2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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