by Athena Paquette | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners
Success Story: My client was tax delinquent and has to pay $9000 by March. Scary. This client had had some family emergencies, helped her daughter financially years ago, and let her tax bill slide for 3 years while she helped her daughter. She thought she could...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners
I heard that if inherit my grandparents’ home I can keep their tax bill of $1000 per year instead of paying the neighbor’s amount of $6000 per year. Is that true? Great question, Rob! First of all, the property tax bill is based on 1% of the value at the time of...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 11, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Success story: What to do when you pay your mortgage to a private party and when you go to pay them off they demand $20,000 more than you owe? This happened over the last week. My client bought a property (9 units) from a man who was the seller and was willing to...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 4, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Lots of news; not much movement. On Monday, the December personal income number came out 0.3% higher and spending was up 0.5% – not really interest- rate moving, but ironic that we earn 0.3% more and spend 0.5% more. Then Wednesday, the Institute of Supply...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors
I own a home, but I want to buy units to invest for retirement income. Can I put 3.5% down? Great question Derek! That’s a great idea to create cash flow for your retirement! Unfortunately, when you already own a home your live in, you are not eligible for the FHA...
by Athena Paquette | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
6 years ago, a 25 year old man was dragged into my real estate investment class at TUSD. He listened and learned. A few months later he came in for his 90 minute free consultation. He also played CASH Flow 101 a couple of times and had fun. During the consultation...
