MusclesX asked:


I live in NY and I’d like to get my real estate license. I’d like to eventually move to the Caribbean and sell real estate there. How would I go about achieving this? I would greatly appreciate any advice from experienced Realtors. Thanks.

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Jen asked:


I work with a real estate agent who gets his listings from law offices and banks. How do you do it?

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Jayce’s mommy asked:


Currently I am a mortgage loan underwriter for a huge financial institution. I want to maybe become a real estate agent. My aunt is making killer money. Now is there any way not to take the class and take the test since I already know a lot of real estate? Or what exactly is the whole process to make this career change?

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jazzoe 2 asked:


I am looking to become a real estate appraiser but I do not have a real estate license, will one be required? Also I live in Jacksonville Florida and want to know which is the best school to attend that offer the best training

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Shane Flait asked:


eal estate prices depressed and a lot of wealth sitting in qualified plans, you may wonder how you can use that wealth to invest in real estate. In this article I offer considerations and strategies for using your IRA to position yourself in real estate for your future benefit.

People have taken advantage of their qualified plan deductible contributions – and often company matching contributions- to accumulate substantial savings. How can they use that money if they feel now is the time to invest in real estate?

If you want to use your employer-related qualified plan money, request your company to roll it over directly into to your own IRA tax free. Now decide how you want to invest or distribute that money. You can purchase real estate, but you’ll have to transfer your IRA money to a self-directed IRA.

You must avoid using your self-directed IRA for “prohibited transactions”. These prevent you from using your IRA account for “self-dealing”. As an example, you can’t use your IRA

* To buy stock or other assets from you or sell them to you,

* To lend to you or borrow from you, or

* To engage in transactions with certain related parties and/or family members.

So, in the case of real estate, you can only use it for your own benefit when you finally take an ‘in-kind’ distribution of the real estate in your IRA to yourself.

Tax considerations for real estate and deductible and Roth IRAs: Real estate is already a tax advantaged investment. Buying real estate for its rental income and appreciation carries all sorts of tax breaks. You get deductions against it rental income for the expenses of carrying the real estate. These include maintenance, mortgage interest payments, and depreciation. If deductions exceed your rental income, you can use the excess against your other income. Lastly, the sale of your real estate is subject to capital gains tax which is low for long term (greater than 1 year) holding periods.

Real estate in an IRA loses all these tax advantages. You’re left over with only IRA tax characteristics. For a deductible IRA, that includes deductible contributions to it, tax-deferred growth of its yearly earnings, but its distributions are subjected to income taxation. The latter can be quite severe. You also must make minimum retired distributions (MRDs) when you pass 701/2.

A Roth IRA gives you tax free yearly earnings and distributions come out tax free -and no MRDs ever. But the kicker is that whatever goes into it must be taxed as income – a very expensive proposition.

You can see that the IRA – of the self-direct kind or not – has an expensive income tax barrier – either coming out or going in. That means your investment gain must clearly overcome that high tax hurdle to make it worthwhile. Let’s consider some strategies.

Real estate strategies for the person with a lot of qualified plan money to invest If your money is tied up in your IRA (or qualified plan), and you want to take advantage of depressed real estate prices, here are three strategies to consider:

Real estate outside IRA strategy:

Use distributions from your traditional, deductible IRA to purchase and pay annual costs for real estate you buy outside you IRA. Since it’s outside your IRA, you can self-deal all you want. Use it as a rental or as a second home.

But arrange for its mortgage interests, depreciation, and other expenses to offset the income tax on your IRA distributions. That way you’ll keep all the future real estate tax advantages safe for your use.

Real estate inside your IRA – 2 strategies:

If you decide to buy real estate within your self-directed IRA, you can consider using a deductible IRA or a Roth IRA. But you lose all those real estate tax advantages.

So you’re looking for two big investment benefits of real estate to best use within an IRA:

* higher yearly earnings since these are either tax deferred (deductible IRA) or tax free (Roth IRA) and

* high appreciation – to more than offset the distribution income tax (deductible IRA) or the initial rollover income tax into a Roth IRA.

I would opt for using a Roth IRA rather than the deductible IRA. Although you’re getting hit by a lot of income tax to fund it, you’re presumably buying depressed real estate that’ll appreciate a lot over years. And all rental earning and future appreciation is never taxed. Lastly, you’ll never have to worry about making MRDs.

When you make an in-kind distribution of your real estate for your use, your basis in it will be equal to the value associated with the income tax you paid for it.

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Real Estate Advisor asked:


Foreclosures continue to rise across America. According to the latest annual report of http://Foreclosures.com, the number of foreclosures filed nationwide in 2006 had increased by 51 percent from the previous year, with foreclosure filings nearly topping one million. When compared to 641,000 foreclosure filings made in 2005 nationwide, almost 971,000 foreclosure filings were reported last year.

Among the States, California reported the highest number of foreclosure filings in 2006 with 157,417 foreclosures filed, which is an increase by 94 percent from the year before. California is followed by Florida with 120,989 foreclosure filings. Nevada struggled with the largest percentage increase in foreclosures in 2006 of 175 percent.

The Northeast region reported 96,101 foreclosures in 2006, an increase of 64.6 percent from 58,394 foreclosures filed in 2005. Still, a few states in the region, such as Maryland and Delaware, saw a decrease in foreclosure filings.

Foreclosure filings in the Midwest region of the nation went up beyond 70 percent with many states including Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Nebraska facing increases of 80 to 96 percent. Industrial layoffs and a tough economy have spurted the number of foreclosure filings in this region, with foreclosure figures in states such as Iowa and Kansas increasing beyond 100 percent.

The Southwest region was the most affected with one out of every 2.2 foreclosures in the country taking place there. The region closed the books for 2006 with an increase of 37 percent from 162,259 foreclosures in 2005 to 220,189 foreclosures. Foreclosure filings in Colorado increased by 55.4 percent, while foreclosures in Texas increased by 35.2 percent. Although the region struggled with the high foreclosure rates, the figures are not all bleak for the region with a few states showing a decrease in foreclosure filings. Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Oregon reported fewer foreclosure filings in 2006 when compared to 2005. These states have particularly reported a drop in foreclosure filings in the last quarter of 2006.

Although the foreclosure reports are not very cheerful, Alexis McGee, president of http://Foreclosures.com anticipates the housing market to improve soon. Overextended homeowners, who have been struggling to keep up with heavy debt loads, rising interest rates and property taxes, can soon look forward to some relief as home inventories come down and the market start looking up again. McGee also adds that the current housing market may be the best opportunity for home buyers in the next six years.



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cypres_83 asked:


Im also looking into real estate as a career. But I have no idea where to get started in this field or what type of post secondary schoooling will be needed. Any help of advice would be great.

Thanks,

Cyp

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bluskies312 asked:


I am looking to get a real estate license in central florida, but am unsure how to get started.

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