Dan Johnson

The Skinny on 1031 Exchange: Maximizing Profits by Minimizing your Tax Liability

A 1031 exchange refers to Section 1.1031 of the Internal Revenue Code which was passed in 1990. Normally, when you sell all real and personal property, the tax code requires the payment of the Capital Gains Tax. That is to say, when you sell your office... Read >

Bankruptcy: What's the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13?

When consumers contemplate the option of bankruptcy generally, the remedy they are specifically referring to is chapter 7 bankruptcy. The effect of the filing is to discharge someone saddled with debt from having to pay debts no longer secured with a val... Read >

Student Loan Consolidation-The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

With tuition costs rising across the country, it has become increasingly necessary for college students to take on debt in an effort to get their degree. But student loan repayments are often difficult for students to make, especially considering that ea... Read >

Term Life Insurance: The differences between Term and Whole Life policies

Life Insurance quite generally is a policy whereby you pay a company a premium so that if you die while covered your descendents receive financial benefits. Within the larger Life Insurance window there exist two broad categories of policies, Term and Wh... Read >

Payday loans: Why they are bad and how to make the best of them

Almost everywhere you look these days you can find advertisements for payday loans. And like other financial products, you can usually conclude that the more a product is advertised, the higher the profit margins it provides for the seller. Pay Day ... Read >

Home equity loans: abusive lending and how to avoid it

Home Equity loans were initially designed to allow individuals who had not yet paid off the full amount of their home, the ability to borrow against what portion of the home they had paid for. So for example, a couple who had been making monthly payments... Read >

Cash-out refinance: Turning lemons into lemonade

The oft given, rarely followed adage, "Turn Lemons into Lemonade" seems out of place in the world of refinance. But in fact, it is quite appropriate when considering entering into a Cash Out refinance loan. A Cash Out Refinance loan is simply a loan typ... Read >