Expert Insights: Are Home-Selling Costs Deductible?
If you sell your home and realize a taxable gain even after the exclusion, you can reduce your gain with selling costs. Your gain is defined as your home’s selling price, minus deductible closing costs, minus your basis. The basis is the original purchase price of the...
Expert Insights: How Does a Lease Option Work?
A landlord agrees to give a renter an exclusive option to purchase the property. The option price is usually determined at the outset, but not always, and the agreement states when the purchase should take place—whether, say, six months, or a year or two down the...
Expert Insights: What Is a Lease Option?
It is an agreement between a renter and a landlord in which the renter signs a lease with an option to purchase the property. The option only binds the seller; the tenant has a choice to make a purchase or not. Lease options are common among buyers who would like to...
Expert Insights: How Does the Seller Determine What Rate to Provide?
The interest rate on a purchase money note is negotiable, as are the other terms in a seller-financed transaction. To get an idea about what to charge, sellers can check with a lender or mortgage broker to determine current rates on mortgage loans, including second...
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