Lease-option contracts come with a risk
Q: In a recent column you mentioned a renter who has a lease with an option to purchase the property and who makes his rent payments as agreed, but the...
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Lease-option contracts come with a risk
Q: In a recent column you mentioned a renter who has a lease with an option to purchase the property and who makes his rent payments as agreed, but the...
Is it wise to go with reverse mortgage?
Q: My mother is 75 (widowed) and in reasonably good health with the attendant financial issues of living on a fixed income. She lives in Michigan and I am in...
Is it wise to go with reverse mortgage?
Q: My mother is 75 (widowed) and in reasonably good health with the attendant financial issues of living on a fixed income. She lives in Michigan and I am in...
Arm’s length deal could carry tax surprise
Q: I own two properties and would like to sell my current residence to my daughter and her husband, and move into the other. Its assessed tax value is about...
Arm’s length deal could carry tax surprise
Q: I own two properties and would like to sell my current residence to my daughter and her husband, and move into the other. Its assessed tax value is about...
Qualifying for $500,000 home-sale tax break
Q: My husband and I each have a trust, and our house is in my trust. We have lived in this house for 14 years. If we were to sell...
Qualifying for $500,000 home-sale tax break
Q: My husband and I each have a trust, and our house is in my trust. We have lived in this house for 14 years. If we were to sell...
Seniors wise to avoid lump-sum mortgage payoff
Q: I am 74 years old and recently have been contemplating paying off my condo mortgage. The remainder of the mortgage is $98,000 at 6 percent. Can you help me...
Seniors wise to avoid lump-sum mortgage payoff
Q: I am 74 years old and recently have been contemplating paying off my condo mortgage. The remainder of the mortgage is $98,000 at 6 percent. Can you help me...