Wednesday, September 22, 2010




Pacolet, SC Foreclosure for Sale


Asking Price: $159.900


Estimated Value: $172,000


Suggested first offer with signed buyers agreement: $110,000



Home Details:


    • Bedrooms: 3
    • Bathrooms: 2
    • Living Area Size: 1,976
    • Year Built: 1994
    • Description: 3 bedroom 2 bath home with 1,994 sq.ft. of living space and an attached two car garage. The property is on a gravel road, but paved driveway for the house, only 2 houses on the street.



    Special Financing
    * 3% downpayment for owner occupants, 10% for investors (by contrast, 30% is typical for investors these days)
    * no requirements for appraisal on a house
    * no private-mortgage insurance (PMI)
    * qualified borrowers need only have a credit score as low as 660
    * Other restrictions apply but call for details


    Boiling Springs, SC Foreclosure for Sale



    Asking Price: $108,000


    Estimated Value: $112,000


    Suggested first offer with signed buyers agreement: $77,000


    Home Details:
    Property Details
    • Price: $108,900
    • Bedrooms: 3
    • Bathrooms: 2
    • Full Baths: 2
    • Garage Description: 1 Car
    • Living Area Size: 1,426
    • Style: Ranch
    • Exterior: Brick Veneer
    • Heating Type: Heat Pump
    • Appliances: Dryer, Washer
    • Flooring: Vinyl, Wood
    • Air Conditioning: Heat Pumps
    • Utilities: Electric
    • Sewer Type: Public
    • Year Built: 1966
    • Parking Spaces: 1



    Special Financing
    * 3% downpayment for owner occupants, 10% for investors (by contrast, 30% is typical for investors these days)
    * no requirements for appraisal on a house
    * no private-mortgage insurance (PMI)
    * qualified borrowers need only have a credit score as low as 660
    * Other restrictions apply but call for details


    More Homes are available.  Give me call and I will be glad to show you these homes and many more.

    Tuesday, September 7, 2010

    Strategies to Reduce Taxes on Social Security

    You worked hard all your life, paying into the Social Security system. Now you're ready for payback time. Not so fast. Uncle Sam may want a piece of your benefits. Up to 85% of Social Security benefits may be subject to federal tax, but tax planning can help ease the pain.

          The tax hit will depend on your income and marital status. First figure your modified adjusted gross income, which includes non–Social Security sources of taxable income, such as pensions, wages, interest and dividends. Add in tax-exempt interest and certain other exclusions from income. Itemized deductions won't help you in this calculation, says Robert Seltzer, a certified public accountant in Beverly Hills, Cal.
    Next add one-half of the Social Security benefits you receive for the year -- the total is your "provisional income." Then look at the IRS's "base amounts" for taxing Social Security. The base amounts are $32,000 for married couples filing jointly and $25,000 for single filers.

    For the full article click the link: Strategies to Reduce Taxes on Social Security