Category: Real Estate

After completing a course in 1031 tax-free exchanges in the early 1970s, the first agreement drawn up on this “revolutionary” means of doing business was a “NON-qualified 1031 tax-free exchange” using “pure boot.” This was not “like property”. A builder had been building houses like crazy and suddenly the market turned south and no one came up to buy the […]

Damascus is the capital of Syria; it is also an important center for science, culture, politics, art, and commercial activities. The city is also known for being the oldest city in the world that has been continuously inhabited. The country has state hospitals in all provinces, but most of the good hospitals are concentrated in the capital, Damascus. Treatment in […]

Whenever you fix or replace something in a rental unit or building, you must decide whether the expense is a repair or an improvement for tax purposes. Many landlords and rental property owners use a loophole to ‘fix the house’, after the tenant has moved out. They then charge the tenant for the fix that has been repaired. Therefore, it […]

Many business opportunities come with an associated challenge. For most entrepreneurial companies, the biggest challenge is financing the business opportunities created by their sales efforts. What are your options if you have a sales opportunity that is clearly too large for your normal scale of operations? Will your bank provide you with the necessary financing? Is your company a new […]

There is something unique about being a vegetarian. Many see it as a collection of “hippie diets” or “fad diets” or are simply closed-minded. In reality, however, nothing could be further from the truth. Vegetarianism doesn’t close as many dietary and culinary avenues as it opens! As we all know, it’s more than a mom’s culinary decision: it’s a commitment, […]

“Bowling alley”, “Bowling Center”, “The Bowl”, and “House” are used interchangeably to describe the building where the bowling alley takes place. Bowling alleys are usually understood by many lanes (up to 100 or more), but may be understood by only a few lanes. Some people have a lane at their house, whereas I wouldn’t consider it a bowling alley, per […]

Investing in real estate using the Flipping methodology is a proven financial strategy for hundreds of years. Knowing the fundamentals is the main factor between financial success and financial disaster. To simply invest in real estate using “flipping” there is only one hard and necessary rule: “Know your exit strategy”. A simple definition of a flipper is: someone who purchases […]

Whether you’re a prospective homebuyer looking to find a home of your own, or an existing homeowner looking for better terms and/or rates on your mortgage, it’s important to know a little more about the process of getting the best one, in the best terms, that fit your needs, priorities and situation. Since the vast majority of people use a […]

Anyone in business understands that time should not be wasted, especially a contractor who provides a free estimate for your construction project. I wouldn’t go into a business meeting unprepared, yet thousands of homeowners contact contractors to look at projects that turn out to be a waste of contractors’ time. Here are five things every homeowner should do before contacting […]

RV Tow Bar Basics RV travel continues to grow rapidly around the world. Home away from home travel is convenient, comfortable, flexible, allowing the traveler to go to a wide variety of historical sites, beautiful places and just get away anywhere. Once your RV settles in at the campground, RV park, or wilderness, and you’ve seen and visited all the […]