Mike’s Real Estate Show

I wanted to thank my fill-in host,Bill McKinley of Keller Williams Realty, for providing some stimulating talk on last week’s show.  We still await the Presidential Pardon called the “Bailout”! Yes, I consider this soon to be “bailout” the largest ever mass Presidential Pardon ever! We all know when every President leaves office they pardon some of their big campaign contributors or fomer cronies in their administration who’s wicks got caught either in the corruption mill or till. I submit to you President Bush is jumping the gun on the pardon season and at the same time is setting a new “gold standard” (think about the irony of this!) for Presidential Pardons by allowing corporate America off the hook and bailing them out for $780 Billion! Read the rest of this entry »

Mortgage Workouts, Now Tax-Free for Many Homeowners; Claim Relief on Newly-Revised IRS Form
 
Updated with FAQs at bottom — Feb. 28, 2008  IR-2008-17, Feb. 12, 2008
WASHINGTON — Homeowners whose mortgage debt was partly or entirely forgiven during 2007 may be able to claim special tax relief by filling out newly-revised Form 982 and attaching it to their 2007 federal income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Normally, debt forgiveness results in taxable income. But under the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, enacted Dec. 20, taxpayers may exclude debt forgiven on their principal residence if the balance of their loan was less than $2 million. The limit is $1 million for a married person filing a separate return. Details are on Form 982 and its instructions, available now on this Web site. Read the rest of this entry »

CARDINAL NEWMAN SCORED A TOUCHDOWN ON THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME TO DEFEAT PALMA 34-33

Here we are just three Weeks into the NFL Season and there are some obvious adjustments that has to be made with our NFL part of the Brain.

For example:

1.  Miami 38 New England 13…Yeah everyone saw that coming. Read the rest of this entry »

I am very excited to help you sell your home! I have some fabulous ideas to allow it to show in its best light. Thatʼs what Staging is….allowing your home to show in its best light so it will leave a lasting impression on buyers. Studies show that Buyers know if they are “home” within 30 seconds of opening the door. Read the rest of this entry »

Just How Good Is Cardinal Newman?…  A Big Week for the Sonoma County League , One More Week before League Play Starts and lets not forget about the SRJC Bear Cubs…. Read the rest of this entry »