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Real estate info & tips: What Is Included In The Selling Price? Depreciable Property Three conditions must be met before the depreciation tax deduction is allowed. Generally, depreciable property meets the following criteria: 1. It is a capital expenditure in depreciable property, that is, not in...

Real estate info & tips:Tax Planning Tips Claim Your State of Residency with Care Suppose you own and use two homes, one in California and one in Nevada, during a part of each year. Because Nevada has no state income taxes, you have been claiming Nevada as your state of residence by saying that y...

$275,000, 4Bd/2Ba Single Family House, 3045 sqft.     Edward Peterson | eDrakeHome | 203-672-2720ed@edrakehome.com | 497 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 Colonial On-the-Park 4Bd/2Ba Single Family House   $275,000 Year Built 1920 Sq Footage 3045 sqft. Bedrooms 4 Beds Bathrooms 2 Baths Floors 3 ...

$168,000, 3Bd/1Ba Single Family House, 1008 sqft.     Edward Peterson | eDrakeHome | 203-435-5010 20 Wilbur Ave, Meriden, CT 06450 The Best Little House in Meriden 3Bd/1Ba Single Family House   $168,000 Year Built 1968 Sq Footage 1008 sqft. Bedrooms 3 Beds Bathrooms 1 Bath Parking 2 Off street L...

$319,000, 3Bd/1.5Ba Single Family House, 2042 sqft.     Edward Peterson | eDrakeHome | 203-435-5010 98 Crestwood Rd, Bethany, CT 06524 The Best Little Big House in Bethany 3Bd/1.5Ba Single Family House   $319,000 Year Built 1965 Sq Footage 2042 sqft. Bedrooms 3 Beds Bathrooms 1.5 Baths Parking 2...

Real estate info & tips: Top Ten CT Consumer Complaints: 1. Fuel – gasoline, propane, oil (17.5% of all complaints) 2. Home Improvement/New home (14.5% of all complaints) 3. Telemarketing (7.6% of all complaints) 4. General Retail (5% of all complaints) 5. Occupational Trades (3.6% of all complai...

Real estate info & tips: According to Trulia top 10 markets to watch (in alphabetical order) • Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD • Charlotte, NC-SC • Denver, CO • Fort Worth, TX • Nashville, TN • Oklahoma City, OK • Raleigh, NC • Salt Lake City, UT • Seattle, WA • Tulsa, OK

10 Tips to take a better picture (taken from a Milford Patch ad): Play to Your Strengths: Whether it's your hair, your eyes or your smile, make sure to draw attention to your greatest asset, says New York portrait photographer Kristen Blush. If you've got a great collarbone and neck, make sure to...

Real estate info & tips: When you are going to sell your home fix everything that are broken or in disrepair - even those things that you never used. You may think if you didn't use it no one will use it but that thinking is wrong and lowers the price of your home. If a seller doesn't make the ea...

Real estate info & tips: Increased Importance Of Credit Score. Lenders rely heavily on their own internal automated underwriting system or on those originated by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Combined with a tri-merge credit report derived from the three major credit reporting agencies—Equifax, Expe...