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Real Estate Investing

By Tom Kelly

Second-home market on the rise in Sayulita, Mexico

Region rides the wave after discovery as south-of-the-border surf destination

Benefits of converting longtime home into rental

Roll eventual sale profit into investment to avoid taxes

Home raffles, essay contests remain a tough sell

Disposing of property sparks legal, tax issues

Know the tax rules on sale of exchanged property

5-year rule is barrier for some owners

Finding a new normal for real estate in 2012

Will this be the year housing bottoms out?

FHA stays in the jumbo loan game

Why lawmakers benched Fannie, Freddie

Keep Christmas alive after selling family home

Some traditions change, some stay the same

Bring back FHA 203(k) loan for investors

NAR pushes 5-point plan to expedite housing recovery

No 'Plan B' if mortgage interest deduction axed

Second-home owners most likely to feel pinch

Sellers: Real estate agents can't read your mind

Make your expectations known and stay involved in the process

Agent buys house from under client's nose

Lawsuit leads to out-of-court settlement

Seniors' reverse mortgage experiences mostly positive

Survey: More than 50% would recommend loan to family, friends

Boomers 'anxious' about real estate decisions

Despite recession, demographic often confuses buying power with real wealth

Desperate sellers swindled out of home equity

What homeowners can do to protect against scams

Vacation-home owners get e-pay, tax tools

Low-cost services take stress out of property management

4 benefits to buying real estate in receivership

Lenders see foreclosure alternative as win-win

Tips on holding title to family cabin

How to avoid disagreement over use, maintenance, selling

Don't fret over new reverse mortgage limits

Only 3% of FHA-insured borrowers will be affected

Reverse mortgage loophole scaring away lenders

Some surviving spouses choose to stay put without paying off loan

FHA, Fannie, Freddie seek new options to offload REO properties

Lesson learned from Houston's foreclosure mess?

Septic system checkup

Homeowners face varied regulations

6 ways to fill a vacation rental cancellation

Don't let desperation undermine your bottom-line rent

Real estate trade-offs in living trust vs. life estate

Why some estate planners prefer living trusts

Calculate cash value of a life estate

Stepmom seeks money to fund care at assisted living facility

A case for reducing FHA loan limits

Current market share unsustainable, critics say