http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Paula+Straub Finances Paula Straub Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=87290&ca=Finances A good CPA is worth their weight in gold. A cracker jack attorney can save your bacon when it comes to upholding your legal rights and due justice. What happens when you ask them for assistance with something like your capital gains tax problem when you're ready to sell your highly appreciated asset... Finances Paula Straub Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=73449&ca=Finances I've written a lot about how a PAT or a CRT or a 1031-TIC might be right for other people, but how do you decide if one is right for you? There are several things you should think about when trying to choose between these three options: 1) Are you at a place in your life where you want to accrue ass... Real Estate Paula Straub Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16432&ca=Real+Estate Does the stress of monthly rent collection and after hour plumbing problems make you feel like a performing seal at the circus? You're trying to keep a spinning beach ball balanced on your nose, at the same time that you're wildly clapping your flippers together hoping to please an unappreciative au... Finances Paula Straub Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=14915&ca=Finances You have made some great investments in Real Estate or in a Stock Portfolio. Congratulations! Now you are ready to retire on your gains. But wait. To benefit from your investment appreciation, you're going to have to sell some or all of those assets. If you sell your investment property, you will ne... Real Estate Paula Straub Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=11089&ca=Real+Estate The goal of every real estate investor is to see their property appreciate in value and to have it generate a positive cash flow. The appreciation normally takes care of itself if the property is of good quality, in a good location, and is held over a long enough period of time. Just like the stock... Real Estate Paula Straub Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=9371&ca=Real+Estate If your problem is listed below, a 1031 exchange may or may not be your solution. 1. Are you a landlord that doesn't want to manage property anymore? 2. Do you want to sell your investment property, but don't want to pay huge amounts of Capital Gains Tax? 3. Is your current income property not produ... Real Estate Paula Straub Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7984&ca=Real+Estate We've all made bad decisions in the past. Don't you just hate to hear "I told you so" from your friends and family? Or, maybe you catch yourself saying "If only I'd have..."? Personally, I'm one of those people who prefers to learn from someone else's mistakes. If you're at all like me, and you have...