Tag: Personal Finance

Posted on 05/17/2020
Step-Up Basis and How It Can Pertain to Real Estate
Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Suppose you’ve inherited your parents’ longtime home. Suppose they paid $100,000 for it, and it’s now worth $300,000. Had they sold it while it was in their possession, they would have avoided paying capital gains tax due to the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Now that it’s yours, has that tax avoidance...
Real Estate Taxes
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Posted on 09/01/2019
How to Deal with a Debt Collector
Debt collection calls can be frustrating and a headache. It is quite disappointing to know that you have outstanding debts and the debt collector is offering very stringent conditions in terms of payment options. If you're familiar with the behaviors of debt collectors, then you know they issue threats, use offensive language, and come up with various tactics...
Credit Card Debt
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Posted on 05/05/2019
The Importance of Balancing Your Credit
It's easy to get stuck without a mortgage approval or with a smaller home loan than you want, just because you don't understand how your credit score works. Most of the things you've done to prepare: budgeting your income, balancing your bank accounts and saving up for a down payment, aren't reflected in your FICO credit score. It...
Credit Score
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