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INVESTING IN THE GO ZONE
Unique Post-Katrina GO Zone Tax Shelter AdvantageUntil the end of the 2008 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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Treasury mulls plan to lower mortgage rates to 4.5%
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 12:16
This is just one more reason that now is a great time to start building your portfolio of investment real estate.
The Real Strength of Our Economy
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Sun, 11/23/2008 - 01:17
Here's more on the strength of community banks from the Banking Administration Institute -- the leading professional organization for the financial services industry. I'm sort of wondering why ...
Why Are We Doing So Well?
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 15:54
... when the stock market is tanking and big financial companies are going out of business? A big part of the reason, as I've been saying is that we're dealing with community banks. Here's a great ...
Tips on Buying Foreclosures
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 12:12
If you're thinking about buying foreclosures, you might read this article linked by the giant of the blogosphere Glenn Reynolds. As an alternative, you could allow us to find great deals, great ...
More on Community Banks
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 13:25
Here's a really good interview with the CEO of a healthy community bank. His bank is exactly the sort of institution that we do business with. We rely on and work closely with banks that engage ...
Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 12:06
In this market, the greatest of all assets is a good credit history. If you've lived responsibly and within your means, EquityBuild can help you take advantage of incredibly beneficial fixed-rate ...
More on the Paper Economy
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 19:43
Here is an extremely hard-hitting take on the giant impersonal financial services industry. As I've said before, that's not the sort of financial institution that we at EquityBuild deal with. The ...
The Financial Confusion
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 19:49
Yes, the near daily and often contradictory mandates being handed down by the Fed are confusing. They have even had an impact even on local community banks that didn't get involved in the subprime ...
401(k)s To Be Abolished?
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 22:16
House leaders are, according to this story, talking about doing away with the 401(k) tax breaks and replacing them with mandatory government run retirement accounts. If that turns out as well as ...
Hedge Fund Trader Thanks Stupid Traders Who Made Him Rich
Submitted by Jerry Cohen on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 09:34
Here's word from inside the paper economy. A hedge fund trader retires and thanks the "stupid" investors who made him rich. Somehow, I doubt that they did as well. If you would like to invest ...
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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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