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Betrothed or not, co-buyers should be careful when taking title to a new home Most married couples take ownership of a new home as joint tenants, but there’s a better way to hold title for co-buyers who haven’t yet “tied the knot.” DEAR MR. MYERS: My boyfriend and I are planning to get married next June, but we signed an offer to buy a house together two weeks ago, and our offer was accepted. Now the representative who is handling the deal’s closing wants to know whether we want to take ownership of the home as joint tenants or tenants-in-common. What would be best? ANSWER: Most married couples who buy a house choose to take title as joint tenants, which usually means that the spouse who dies first will automatically leave his or her entire interest in the home to the survivor. The survivor can then do whatever he or she wants with the property, whether keep it, sell it or leave it to any other person upon death. It’s usually best, though, for unmarried buyers - whether they are star-crossed lovers or dispassionate co-investors - to take title to the home
chased my home with a mortgage guaranteed by the Veterans Administration in 2014, then refinanced when interest rates dropped earlier this year. Now I’m getting bombarded with but taking title to phone calls and the home as tenletters urging me ants-in-common rath- to refinance again. er than joint tenants Most of the sales could provide another pitches say that I benefit: Should you can get a new VA break the engageloan, and maybe ment before the even get cash for planned wedding day, my equity, without your TIC ownership paying any of the would make it much usual refinancing easier to buy your ficosts. Are these ofancee’s interest in the fers legit? house or to sell your ANSWER: Some stake to an unrelated are, but others might investor. not be. Complaints *** filed by vets about agDEAR MR. gressive or misleadMYERS: I am a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. I pur-
About Real Estate DAVID MYERS as tenants-in-common. A tenants-in-common arrangement, commonly known as “TIC,” would allow you to sell or will your interest in the home to whomever you wish. That’s a particularly important consideration if you have a child from a previous marriage and want to ensure that your kid, not your future spouse, would eventually inherit your estate. Pardon me if I seem unromantic,
ing marketing tactics engineered by lenders have soared to the point where the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a related agency, Ginnie Mae, announced the creation of a joint task force in late October to investigate such alleged abuses. It’s sad that at a time when we should be celebrating the brave men and women who have served our country, as Veterans Day approaches, there apparently is a growing number of lenders hoping to bilk them instead. The VA and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau say they have received complaints
from thousands of veterans about relentless calls from lenders and mortgage brokers that urge the vets to refinance, even if they have done so in the past few months. A common sales pitch is that the new loan would carry an interest rate as low as 2.25 percent and won’t require the vet to pay any out-ofpocket cash. There is one, and often two, big catches to these proposals. The first is that the bargain-basement interest rate that’s offered usually is variable, which could allow it to skyrocket in the months or years ahead. The other is that, although there
may be little or no out-of-pocket costs to refinance, hefty fees may be tacked on to the outstanding balance of the mortgage - sometimes so high that the loan becomes more than the house is worth. Ginnie Mae, the VA’s partner in the new task force, doesn’t make loans directly to consumers. Instead, the agency purchases government-backed mortgages from lenders, pools them with other loans that it buys, and then sells shares in the pools to investors. This process helps to ensure that money will be available to future buyers and mortgage refinancers.
Estate Auction, Home & Personal Property Saturday, December 2nd 10:00 A.M. • Auction Onsite 616 W Hartwood • Stillwater, OK Live and Online Bidding 3 Bed/1.5 Bath Brick Home: Property preview on Tuesday Nov. 28th from 1-3 pm or Friday Dec. 1st from 2-4 pm. Estate Auction includes 1947 Chevy Coupe, antiques, guns, furniture and household! Bill & Ruth Steen Estate Beverly Carter Beverly Carter 405.743.9618 405.743.9618
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New Master Gardener class forming soon The Oklahoma Master Gardener Program is a volunteer training program designed to help county extension centers meet the demands for consumer horticulture research-based information. Master Gardeners take classroom training coordinated by local extension staff with the assistance of state extension specialists from Oklahoma State University. After classroom training is completed, program participants are involved in an internship program of volunteer services coordinated by local extension centers. Volunteer service components vary widely around the state, but in all cases are educational, extension related, and represent the interests of Uni-
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hands-on learning opportunities. * Training will take place on Thursday evenings from 5:30-9pm. Hands on-sessions will be held on Saturday mornings at the Botanic Garden. * The sessions begin on January 11th and continue weekly through
April 12th. Classes will not meet the week of Spring Break. * Cost is $125 and includes all training materials and resource materials. With this training comes the expectation that you return volunteer hours to either the Master
Gardener Program or the Botanic Garden at OSU. New trainees are asked to volunteer 50 hours their first year in the program to become certified as Master Gardeners.
Program, please contact Keith Reed, the Horticulture Educator in the Payne County Extension Office. Keith can be reached via email at keith.reed@okstate. edu, by phone at 405-747-8320, or in person at the Extension office located at 315 W 6th, Suite 103 in Stillwater.
versity Extension. sists of 13 - 3.5 For more inPayne County hour classroom sesformation on the Master Gardeners sions plus optional Master Gardener are in a unique position as we are able to benefit from an outstanding local resource, The Botanic Garden at Dolores Lemon OSU. While the maCRS, CRB, GRI Broker/Owner jority of our class405-747-7822 room training will take place at the Payne County Administration Building, some of our training will take Donna Rhinehart downtownstw.com GRI, CRS place at the Botanic Realtor Associate Garden giving us a 405-612-0509 “hands-on” learning space to accompany Bringing Buyers & Sellers Together .... Professionally. our classroom instruction. NEW LISTINGS Program De1120 E. Pecan, Cushing - 3 bed 1.5 bath LARGE LOT - $65,000 - Kyle Jack Allred tails Broker Associate * Training con1610 Berkshire Ave - 3 bed 2 bath GREAT AREA - $145,000 - Ann 405-747-8647
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10 ways to make your rental property more appealing • Be sure to showcase your entire property. These days, it is Often times if a easier than ever photograph of a to rent out your particular space or home. But with room is omitted, pothe increased poptential renters may ularity also comes suspect you have increased competi- something to hide. tion. How can you 2. Bathroom help your rental improvements. property stand out Consider your rentfrom the crowd? al property to be Those looking to on the same level cash in should keep as the local inn or some of these top bed and breakfast. Design Recipes Cleanliness should areas to focus on in be first and foremind. most. Beyond this, 1. Photography. making bathrooms Good quality phofresh and appealing tography should should be part of top your list. In the any improvements. case of rental prop- Some affordable erties, potential fixes include adding renters absolutely additional lighting judge a book by its such as sconces, recover, so you are placing a toilet and going to make sure upgrading faucets your photographs and fixtures. stand out. 3. Kitchen Some photograimprovements. phy tips include: Many potential • Never have renters will likely people, pets or clut- only be committing ter in photographs. to a short time • Don’t take stay. As such, the photographs at kitchen may not be night. fully utilized. Some By Cathy Hobbs
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The better your property looks, the more it will appeal to potential renters. This is where staging comes into play. Look for ways to properly style your rental property. Ideas include affordable artwork, area rugs, toss pillows and throws, as well as accessories such as vases, coffee table books and blooms. Also, don’t forget good quality bedding for bedrooms. For those with smaller spaces, adding mirrors can go a long way as far as helping to open up a space. 6. Paint. Painting remains one of the most affordable home improvements. If you have a space that may have too many custom colors or needs a quick and easy refresher, consider adding a fresh coat of paint.
7. Clear out the clutter. Once you place your property onto the market for rent, it becomes a product that will be compared to other products. To appeal to the largest amount of potential renters and keep them coming back again and again, create an oasis for them by clearing out your space of personal items and excess. 8. Neutral palette, bright accents. When looking for colors to use in your space, neutral colors always work best. Colors such as black, white and taupe help to create a soothing environment and serve as the perfect foundation colors. Bright accents will help to perk up your space. 9. Welcome package. Creating
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a sense of welcome will help your guests feel special. Some of the most successful rental properties greet guests with a welcome package that may include local foods and wines, as well as relevant guide books relating to the area. 10. Reviews
matter. For many websites, the volume of rental bookings coming in is made and broken on reviews both as it relates to quantity and quality. Be sure to make a good impression on your renters and be responsive to inquiries and potential issues.
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essentials include having a working and clean microwave, a fresh set of plates, glasses and utensils as well as a fully functioning refrigerator. Looking to upgrade? Affordable updates include replacing door handles and cabinet knobs, adding new flooring and painting cabinets. 4. Curb appeal. As most potential renters may be looking to rent your property as a vacation retreat, many may be focused on atmosphere, both inside and out. In the winter, potential renters may be looking for outdoor amenities such as fire pits and hot tubs, while in warmer months, an outdoor grill will have appeal. 5. Stage your rental. Many potential renters are looking for a rental property that fits a certain aesthetic.
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ilies expand. The bill also would limit use of the tax-free exclusion to once every five years, up from the current two years. Another noteworKENNETH R. HARNEY thy change that’s easy to miss: Sectucked away in use the exclusion as tion 1302 of the bill, which would slice the legislative text frequently as once the mortgage-inthat just might bite every two years. terest deduction you, now or in the Under the Rein half, includes a future. publican proposal, single sentence that For example, the two-out-of-five could be important Section 1402 of standard would to many Americans the proposal would vanish. Instead significantly alter you’d need to live in who own second homes. It says simthe ground rules and use the propply that taxpayers governing a beneerty as your main fit that millions of residence for five of can have only one homeowners have the preceding eight “qualified residence.” With that factored into their years – a requirebrief redefinition, financial planning ment designed to the bill would elimfor decades. Under lower the number current law, you of people eligible to inate thousands of can exclude from claim the exclusion. homeowners’ ability to write off morttaxation the first This would inevigage interest on $250,000 of capitably hurt middle second homes and tal gains on a sale income and other weekend getaway as a single filer families who were houses. Remov($500,000 filing forced to sell their ing the deduction jointly) provided houses because of would increase you have used the job transfers or house as your prin- medical reasons, as the cost of ownership on potentially cipal residence for well as first-time millions of second an aggregate two buyers moving up homes. According years out of the five to a new home a years preceding the few years after pur- to a study last year sale. Plus you can chase as their fam- by the National As-
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sociation of Home Builders, 7.5 million second homes qualified for the mortgage interest deduction, based on the latest available Census Bureau survey data. Then there’s the whole issue of when the housing changes proposed in the bill would take effect. Traditionally major tax bills contain “transition” periods to give affected taxpayers time to adjust. That could happen with this bill as well, but at the moment, the starting dates included for housing provisions are shocking. Check out these effective dates as they currently stand in the bill: • The reduction in the mortgage-interest deduction ceiling, plus deductions for second homes, would take effect on loans taken out after Nov. 2. Not only is there no transition
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wondering: Could all this nasty targeting of homeownership actually make it through Congress and get signed into law? Certainly the major real estate lobbies – the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Realtors – plan campaigns to block the housing changes as the bill moves through the House and the Senate unveils its version. But keep this in mind: The Republicans are desperate to pass a “tax cut” bill by year’s end. There are plenty of obstacles in their way – even from within their own ranks. But it could happen.
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time, the changes are essentially retroactive. This could negatively impact shopping, sales – even prices – on homes closed after Nov. 2. • The capital-gains exclusion changes would cover home sales after Dec. 31. No grandfathering, no wiggle room. • The capping of deductions for state and local taxes to $10,000 – currently there is no limit for taxpayers who itemize – would start for everybody after Dec. 31. Note that only property taxes could qualify for even this limit – sales and income taxes would no longer be deductible. • Expenses related to moving from one home to another no longer would be deductible after Dec. 31. You might be
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WASHINGTON – The message sent by Republicans in the tax overhaul bill they launched last week is unmistakable and blunt: We think homeowners and buyers have gotten much too sweet a deal from the federal tax code for far too long – and now we’re going to whack them down. No other major sector of the economy gets hit so hard in the proposal in so many places as homeownership. You’ve probably heard about the splashiest cut proposed in the bill: a reduction in the maximum deductible mortgage amount from $1 million to $500,000. And you might have figured, “Eh, no big deal, my mortgage is nowhere near that size.” But you might have missed some of the other less publicized, but punitive, changes
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Self managing your rental properties Before you buy your first rental property, you need to determine whether you will hire a property manager or manage the property yourself. For this week, let’s look at why you might want to manage it yourself. There are several advantages to this approach. One is you will maximize your revenue by doing it yourself. The second reason is you will gain experience. Third, no one will treat your properties like you would. The first reason to manage yourself is to maximize your cash flow by not paying a management fee (which is
Retire with Rentals AUSTIN FRUECHTING typically 10% of the monthly rent for most properties). If you bought a duplex that rents for $900 per side, $1800 total per month, you could save $180 per month in management fees, which is over $2,000 per year. Are you somewhat handy too? Handling the repairs and maintenance yourself you could be another big savings. A leaky faucet may only require
a quick tightening that you could do yourself at zero cost when a plumber will charge $100 service call to fix it. If a unit needs to be painted in between tenants, doing it yourself could save thousands. All of that added up could save you $5,000 in a year. That’s $5,000 additional cash in your pocket, which could really help accelerate your timeline
to purchasing your next property! Though this is a benefit, it’s important to note your expenses being lower is not a reason to spend more on the property. If you do that you aren’t actually saving anything and only costing yourself a lot of time and headaches. It should only be considered a savings after the fact. You are trading your time for additional revenue. Experience is another reason you may want to manage your first rental property. It can be a great way to understand what all goes into management as
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Retro style with updated features inside. Adorable and affordable! Walking distance Each office independently owned and operated. to the bustling downtown shopping, yoga studios, and restaurants, the library, and the purple line bus to OSU Campus. Two spacious bedrooms, both with new carpet. Updated kitchen and bathroom, bamboo flooring. Separate utility room off the kitchen. Roof new 2014. Updated Vinyl replacement windows on 90% of the windows. 1025 square feet with Central heat and air. Covered parking. Very large backyard with alley access. First time buyers, live here for less than rent. Investors, come take a look. Available immediately. See more of this home at www.WeLoveSellingStillwater.com
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