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?
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
