Ale’s Christmas list

is totally crazy!…she found a “special toy catalogue” insert in the newspaper and copied about 1/2 of the toys advertised!…averaging $20/toy!…er, um….NO…she’s already getting too much stuff as it is!…she’s getting a BIKE, and that should be enough!…she’s getting a Jr…

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Financing Options

Financing options for this investment property owner are limited due to his high debt ratio. Ilyce explains how this investor can find alternative lending options.

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House Lottery

House lotteries are illegal in most states. This ThinkGlink reader is contemplating a lottery ad for a hard-to-sell Florida home.

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Inspection Contingencies

An inspection contingency is an addendum to a contract that gives buyers the right to have a professional house inspector or other third party examine the property within a certain period of time after the agreement to purchase has been signed.

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Transfer of Property Title

Transfer of property title will have many tax implications for this ThinkGlink reader. Ilyce shares the best options for handing down an investment property to children without paying huge capital gains taxes.

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my work for today….

since I’m off due Thanksgiving, my work today consists on packing the invitations/food tickets for a customer’s children’s party!…the tickets are already cut and stapled together in sets, so all I need to do is:
1. look at the list
2. cut out the employee’s name
3. paste it on…

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Selling A House By Owner

Selling a house by owner is a complex process. Ilyce gives this ThinkGlink reader tips on how to handle a deal that has fallen through.
 

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“What are WE going to do for the poor this Christmas?”

the question came at breakfast yesterday…along with: “do you think Santa brings poor children toys, too?”…

My former colleagues are going to an orphanage the first weekend of December to have a piniata with the kids…they’ve asked me if Ale and I want to go…I’ll definetily…

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Right of Way

The issue of vacated rights-of-way, streets and alleys can be rather complicated. In some cases, roads, streets, alleys and other types of rights-of-way were created from private land and in others they were created from public land.

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Freight going up by 30%

the freighters guild announced a 30% increase in their rates…guess what THAT’ll do to food prices! (not that I can blame them, though, with gas at $3.68/gallon!….ok, most use diesel, which is cheaper, but, still, it HAS gone up in price!)

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