Whether you’re preparing your taxes for next year or considering buying a home, it’s important to understand all of the potential tax breaks you can get by being a homeowner. With the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, fewer Americans will need to itemize the...
Making the Move from Renting to Buying Welcome to the real world. Are you ready to be homeowners? It is a big step to go from renting to owning. There are a lot more responsibilities but you are gaining equity for the future, saving money for yourself and developing a...
Every year when I do my taxes I can’t wait to add in those itemized deductions. I start off with a large number to pay and slowly whittle that down, but this year, those deductions didn’t get me very far. So what’s going on? 2018 taxes were a little...
I love, LOVE talking to people wanting to buy a house, and especially for the first time. I love problem-solving and figuring out solutions that will really work for my clients, and not just immediate but for the future too. I want all my clients, whether they are...
This has been an interesting topic as of late. I’ve seen articles and questions roaming around asking, ‘if you’re wealthy, shouldn’t you just pay off your mortgage?’ and such… but is it always a good idea to pay off your mortgage as...
Appeal Your Property Tax Bill the Smart Way Has the Value of your home decreased—but your property taxes have not? When property values go up, the assessor’s office had no problem raising your taxes, right!?! So why are they reluctant to decrease your taxes? Because...