Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
RERL-1695-Compliance With New Laws Part 3
Two of the hottest news stories right now revolve around Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes trial. What both of these trials have in common is they both center around one person abusing their power to get what they want. While the crimes themselves are not up for debate on this podcast,…
Read MoreRERL-1691- Two Italian Guys Talking Real Estate- 2020 Predictions
With the New Year being so young, people are making big plans and setting new goals for their future. For many of us moving up, buying that rental property or taking that big step into home ownership is our main priority following a tame 2019. No one can predict the future, but looking to a…
Read MoreRERL-1685-Two Italian Guys Talking Real Estate – New San Jose Property Tax Bill & First Time Home Buyers
Many people are unaware of the new property tax bill under consideration for San Jose. Any commercial and residential transactions over $2 million will get an additional assessment of $7.50/thousand. This is a big deal even for those it doesn’t affect. Do you have an issue with the city enacting this additional tax on San…
Read MoreRERL-1676-Two Italian Guys Talking Real Estate – Student Loans and 1031 Exchange
The amount of college graduates entering the workforce with substantial debt has never been higher. In fact, student debt levels are so high they are surpassing total mortgage debt in the US. Even if you are one of the millions of students beginning your new career with debt the amount of a home, you’d be…
Read MoreRERL-1675- Market Update – Three things to consider now!
Is today the best time to buy? It is certainly an arguable point considering that the last 5 years buyers seemingly had no hope in an aggressive buyers market. The good news for buyers is that things have settled down and sellers are no longer beating up buyers just looking for a way in. Before…
Read MoreRERL-1658-Two Italian Guys talking real estate – Buyers options
The market keeps ticking up and buyers are finding their options are dwindling once again. Silicon Valley continues to prove it’s a crazy place where first time home buyers are looking for homes priced around $1million instead of the sub $400,000 range the rest of the country deals with. Coming up with $200,000 for a…
Read MoreRERL-1649-Things You May Not Know About Real Estate or Lending
As a professional real estate lender and agent Joe and Mike deal with things every day that even the wisest consumers may not know about. We feel as if it is our job to provide consumers enough information to help you make better decisions, but today our hosts go further than recommending you build a…
Read MoreRERL-1645-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate – Market Update Including the Fed
It’s amazing how one voice can swing the market, but today the feds hinted they could lower rates in the near future. With graduations coming to an end and summer vibes setting in, this crazy market has all it needs to really take off. Today Joe and Mike discuss what to expect as buying season…
Read MoreRERL-1638-Growing Your Business – Getting the Right Tax Talent
A good way to amplify your team is to build a group around it that amplifies what you need to accomplish. Eager entrepreneurs may find themselves in a messy situation if they get their business going even before they put their QuickBooks together. Having a good accountant is someone your business will want to have…
Read MoreRERL-1626-Opportunity Zones
Several months earlier Joe and Mike broached the topic of Opportunity Zone investing to give curious investors an idea of what they were. Today Joe and Mike take it a step further as they welcome Erik Hayden of Urban Catalyst, who can better explain how investing in Opportunity Zones not only stimulates development in lower…
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