How to help your adult child buy a home in today’s overheated market. As I’m sure you know, today’s home prices have skyrocketed, which means it can be very difficult for your adult child to buy a home. What you may not know is there are creative ways for you to help make home-ownership a reality for them. If you are planning to leave your home for any reason, here’s a … [Read more...]
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Deducting Mortgage Interest When Your Name’s Not on the Deed
Do you live in a house owned by someone else, but it’s you who pays the mortgage? Can you still deduct the valuable mortgage interest? Absolutely! But you have to know the rules and follow them carefully if you want to come out a winner. You can come out a winner because the tax law is surprisingly fair when it comes to mortgage-interest deductions. Want to find out … [Read more...]
IRAs Are Powerful Moneymakers for Kids
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… The last things kids worry about today is how much money they’ll need in retirement. Which is a pity. And that’s why it makes good sense for you to sit them down and have “the talk” with them. No. Not about the birds and the bees. You have to explain to your children (who have W-2 income), how modest, regular … [Read more...]
Three answers to ‘Paying for College’ questions
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… In a recent article, I explained how, by paying your college student to do a job for your business, you could save a lot of money. For example, let’s say you paid your youngster $23,255 for a one-time job; one that wasn’t subject to self-employment taxes. Using this strategy, you could deduct the $23,255 and … [Read more...]
Traveling on Business? Stay at the Mom and Dad Hotel
To get my complete, FREE articlewith all the details… If your business travel takes you to where family or friends live, I’ve got a great idea for you. Instead of staying overnight at a hotel in their area, and giving your money to a giant corporation, why not stay with your mom and dad, or a close friend, and give them rent money? When you use this strategy, you’ll … [Read more...]