How Does Debt Restructuring Work?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 12/13/2013
- Finance
These days, it can seem like it's easier to get out of debt than to get into financial trouble in the first place. Of course, this isn't the case. While there are myriad ways to get tripped by up debt, there are only a few tried-and-true ...
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What’s the Difference Between Core and Non-Core Bankruptcy?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 12/04/2013
- Finance
In the popular consciousness, bankruptcy tends to be a black-or-white affair: When you're insolvent, you declare bankruptcy and allow your creditors to take what they please. Of course, this is an overly simplistic conceptualization of a ...
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Bankruptcy Proceedings
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 11/18/2013
- Finance
While it's commonly advertised as a last resort for consumers and business owners who simply can't remain current on their debts any longer, bankruptcy is a surprisingly popular form of debt relief. If you've decided that a bankruptcy ...
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3 Major Differences Between State and Federal Bankruptcy Laws
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 11/11/2013
- Finance
Contrary to popular belief, filing for bankruptcy is not a "magic pill" that has the power to cure all of your financial problems. If you're struggling to make ends meet, it's up to you to do everything in your power to avoid insolvency. ...
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3 Things All Creditors Must Know About Loan Enforcement
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 10/11/2013
- Finance
When you provide loans or allow customers to purchase on credit, sooner or later you will have a debtor who stops paying on the loan. This doesn’t mean you must accept the loss. It also doesn’t mean there are no limits to what you can do ...
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What Tax Credits Can Real Estate Agents Claim?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 09/27/2013
- Real Estate
Because real estate agents do business as a sole proprietorship, the tax situation can become somewhat complicated. You are not employees in the 40-hour per week sense of the word, you are not in a partnership, nor are you incorporated.
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6 Ways to Improve Your Real Estate Value
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 09/25/2013
- Real Estate
Even if you own a diversified stock portfolio and a classic car collection, it's impossible to deny the value of your real estate holdings. Your primary residence may well be your most valuable individual asset, and any income-producing ...
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What Tax Credits are Available for Low-Income Housing?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 09/04/2013
- Real Estate
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program is one of several that came out of the tax overhaul in 1986. And it is a government program that actually works. It provides financing for over 2 million rental homes as well as generates private ...
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What Tax Credits are Available for Property Managers?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/28/2013
- Real Estate
Few classes of business owners and managers receive the gold-plated tax treatment that landlords and property managers enjoy. Whether they own a couple of modest rental houses in a quiet town or manage a multi-property portfolio that spans ...
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Should you Buy a Foreclosure?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 08/16/2013
- Real Estate
The economy is recovering and foreclosures are down but certainly not out. Many homes landed on the foreclosure list in the past four years and some are still being added, although not at such a rapid clip. The lure of a foreclosure is, of ...
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