Southern New Jersey Overlook

Here are some of the Realty Reality blog articles that appeared during the month of September:
  
Real Estate Investing: The Landlord Speculator
The reliability of return on real estate investments over the past two decades has enticed many buyers eager to "flip" homes for a quick profit. But with home appreciation slowing and housing inventory on the rise in markets across the country, fewer speculators are buying homes with intentions of re-selling. Instead, an increasing number of investment-minded buyers are purchasing homes with the goal of renting their properties. Welcome to the brave new world of the landlord-speculator...
 
Enlightenment, 50 Watts at a Time: Accent Lighting in Your Home
We have become a society obsessed with tweaking, touching up, and re-imagining our homes. Numerous television programs and magazines are now devoted to the art of home design and décor - an art that is increasingly for the masses. One of the most popular techniques of good interior design is the use of accent lighting...
 
Minimize Impact of Water Damage
Home and business owners faced with flooding in the central United States should take immediate action to minimize the amount of damage water can cause...
 
Luxury Condos on the (High) Rise
If you tell someone that you're looking to buy a condominium, chances are they'll assume that you want a cheaper alternative to single family real estate. That many people associate condo properties with saving is not surprising- historically condos have been cheaper than traditional homes (and slower to appreciate), and in fast-paced (read: metropolitan) markets they are often the only realistic refuge for the average homebuyer. Today, an expanding horizon of condominium options is redefining the way the world views the property type. At the forefront of the condo craze is the luxury condominium sector...
 
Careless Home Buyers Making Deal-Killer Mistakes
It's every homebuyer's nightmare -- write the contract, get it ratified, go through the excruciating mortgage application process, get approved, and then at the last minute a hang-up turns an American Dream into a nightmare...
 
IRS: Charities, Churches and Politics
The ban on political campaign activity by charities and churches was created by Congress more than a half century ago. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administers the tax laws written by Congress and has enforcement authority over tax-exempt organizations. Here is some background information on the political campaign activity ban and the latest IRS enforcement statistics regarding its adminstration of this congressional ban... 
 
IRS: Request Employer Identification Online In Real Time
Taxpayers can now request an Employer Identification Number (EIN) through a Web-based system that instantly processes requests and generates identification numbers in real time...
 
Foreign Buyers May Help Housing Market
Foreign buyers still want a piece of the American dream. Foreign-born buyers have not only contributed substantially to the growth of the U.S. housing sector but continue to help the market...
 
Priority Guidance Plan for 2007-2008
The IRS has issued a Priority Guidance Plan for 2007 - 2008 that outlines the items that Treasury and the IRS expect to issue technical guidance on during the next year...
 



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