I thought I had a pretty good weekend, then I talked to my friend Barry the other day. He had taken my advice and visited a new fractional ownership/private residence club resort in Key Largo, Florida: Fisherman’s Cove .
“What did you do on your weekend?” his answer: “We went back water fishing on Saturday morning, […]
Category Archives: Second Homes
Have A Good Weekend?
August 14, 2008 – 7:44 pm
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August 14, 2008 – 7:33 pm
Fall conference season is just around the corner, and one of the events I am very excited about it the Canadian Resort Investment Conference Oct 14-15. http://www.resortinvest.ca/program.html
Two reasons: First, Canada is booming, especially Western Canada (I just read that the US imported more oil from the oil sands of Western Canada than from Saudi […]
Tax Trap for Second Home Owners?
August 10, 2008 – 6:46 am
from: Boston.com
by Cheryl Costa August 6, 2008 09:39 AM
The Housing Assistance Act of 2008, which was passed at the beginning of August, has a not-so-nice provision that will negatively impact owners of vacation homes. The provision applies to the $250,000(singles)/$500,000 (for couples filing jointly) capital gains tax exclusion on personal residences.
Most people are familiar with […]
The End of Fear?
August 9, 2008 – 3:36 pm
I read a newsletter from a seasoned and wise analyst, Adrian Van Eck that wrote this week:
“THE IRONY IS THAT IN A NUMBER OF MARKETS (LED BY DETROIT (UP 4.8%) AND CLEVELAND (UP 2.7%) WE ARE HEARING THAT THE LONG SLIDE MAY BE OVER, AND THE BALANCE HAS TIPPED BACK TO THE UPSIDE.
WE NEED A […]
Besting Comments
August 8, 2008 – 7:38 pm
Here’s a shameless plug for my book: Besting: Better Nesting.
Recently, I ran into a friend at the park who is a baby boomer, seeking a better lifestyle as his retirement years approach. An auto company employee, his job is endanger, and his future looked bleak. He wondered if he would be able to chase his […]
