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INVESTING IN THE GO ZONE
Unique Post-Katrina GO Zone Tax Shelter AdvantageUntil the end of the 2009 tax period, a special Katrina GO Zone depreciation allowance lets you depreciate half of your rental property acquisition costs in the first year. This provides enormous tax savings. Upon sale or transfer, this depreciation allowance can be applied to income taxes paid in the previous five years, allowing many investors ...
To EquityBuild:
I just wanted to send you and all the great folks at EquityBuild this note of thanks. Not only did everyone put up with my endless questions and concerns while I was researching your product, they encouraged me to make certain that I was comfortable with the program.
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Pat C.
Florida
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Families Still Waiting on CHA, Section 8 Lists
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 12:07
That's the title of yet another article about the desperate need for the sort of Section 8 housing that EquityBuild provides. Click here to read the whole thing.
Lessons Learned at a Financial Symposium
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 15:44
I spent some days recently at the Agora Financial symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Besides the fact that Vancouver has great Asian food, I learned several things. One thing I learned is ...
Businesses Move South During Downturn
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 13:26
If you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, you might want to check out an interesting article I read. Titled "Southern States Poach Businesses Amid Downturn," it confirms that the South is continuing ...
EquityBuild Finance, LLC Formed
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 20:22
Earlier this month, EquityBuild took steps to overcome a shortage of bridge financing funds brought on by frequent changes in Federal Reserve policies. This lack has been a hindrance to fulfilling ...
Just a Word or Two
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 14:42
I just got a nice note from a client on our waiting list reminding me that I've neglected this blog. The reason, frankly, is that EquityBuild is backlogged at the moment. We've been swamped with ...
Stimulus Bill Worrying Charities
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 14:17
Unfortunately, many charitable organizations today are suffering. Not only have many of their contributors lost significant wealth from the fall in stock prices, the stimulus bill lowers tax deductions ...
Demand for Rental Housing Assistance Up
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 10:38
I've written in the past about the impact of the current housing and credit crisis on rental demand. Simply put, increased foreclosures create the need for more rental properties. This effects renters ...
A Note on the Ramp-up
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 12:19
For all those who are asking when they can expand or start their portfolios, the EquityBuild team is making good progress. We're bringing properties to market now and will increase that rate in the ...
The Right Place at the Right Time
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 10:31
An interesting thing has been happening that I thought you might be interested in. The profile of the average EquityBuild client has been changing quite a bit recently. In the past, most of our ...
Better than Gold
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 19:20
Yes, we've been busy; very, very busy, in fact. We've been close to overwhelmed lately as new investors join the EquityBuild team. With far more demand for investment properties than we can deliver ...
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Mortgage Seekers Find Rates Are Down, Credit Standards Tighter
This Bloomberg article does a good job of describing the situation. EquityBuild properties, however, ...
Harvard Housing Expert Says, "Rental Housing Supply Down. Demand Up."
Nicolas P. Retsinas, the director of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, points out ...
Bubble Collapse Causing Retirement Fears
This article in USA Today does a good job of reflecting the widespread fears felt by many baby
boomers ...
Why Investing in the GO Zone makes fiscal sense
According to leading real estate investors in
America, now that the United States is entering the lowest ...
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