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[I13]I Don T Want Know New Found Glory

by Kathleen Gage, Kat

It never ceases to amaze me the misconceptions people have. They fall for the mistaken belief that all they have to do is have a website, post a few products, get site visitors and the rest takes care of itself. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I have witnessed some of the most common reasons people will NOT succeed on the Internet, let alone in their business. Sure, they may get by, but most people want to do more than just get by.

There are always a few people not yet making money who moan and groan about how they want the “real secrets.” There is no “real secret” to what I do. I share the information; they can either believe it or not.

When I ask what they are doing to lay a solid foundation, often the answer is nothing. They simply want to jump right into the big money, massive name recognition and good times.

This is like signing up for a gym membership, attending one training session and responding with, “Now I'm ready to compete in the Mr. Universe competition.” Not only will someone with that attitude not succeed, they will likely keep looking for the “secrets.” Here's the secret - you have to put time, effort and money into your success.

One of the greatest secrets to success is to be willing to learn from those who are succeeding. Sadly, fewer and fewer people are willing to learn from those who have come before them, choosing rather to buy into the myth of getting rich quick.

Recently I have had several discussions from people who are obtaining conflicting information about how to succeed at Internet sales. Much of the information they are accessing comes from people who have never made a dime online but are selling information claiming they can teach others how to succeed.

Just yesterday I was asked for specific information on one aspect of online visibility. When I responded with what has worked for me, this person said, “Well, according to ABC source, that is not true.” My response was, “Well, take a look at my Internet position and their position and then draw your conclusion.”

Another mistake is people want something for nothing. Yet many of them also want people to pay them for their products and services. The only question I have is, “What gives you the right to ask people to pay you when you are not willing to pay the experts for their knowledge?”

I will be the first to admit that I also take full advantage of lots of free information. There is nothing wrong with that. In fact, I provide lots of great information to interested folks, often at no charge. In many of my free sessions, I discuss in great detail exactly what my clients, my business associates, and I have done to build our businesses and become profitable. I am frequently told my free information is more content driven than other information they have paid for. But free information only goes so far.

However, I also pay for a lot of my information in the form of coaching, seminars, books, and other information products. There is no way anyone making a real living from the Internet got to where we are at without some type of financial investment in our professional development.

On more than one occasion I have told someone they need to invest in their business and I get a response like, “I can't afford it right now.” I can appreciate this, but there comes a time you have to be willing to make a financial investment. With enough time and effort you can find just about anything you want for free. The question you have to ask yourself is, “What is my time worth?”

If you have the dream of making money on the Internet, I encourage you to look at how you plan to achieve your outcomes and whom you are gaining information from. Be willing to learn, lay a foundation, invest and persist, and you may be one of the ones who can say, “Dreams do come true.”

There are currently three propositions that affect eligibility for tax relief; Proposition 13, Proposition 60 and Proposition 90. You’ll learn how each of these propositions are saving the over 55 home owners a significant amount of money.

Prop 13 – The Golden Egg

Proposition 13 prohibits property tax increases until property ownership is changed. If you currently own your home you know how much money you are saving in light of the fact that housing values have sky rocketed over the last 5 years!

However, what happens when you sell your home? Will you have to give up the advantage of the lower cost property tax you currently enjoy? Not necessarily…

Prop 60 – Transferring Made Easy

Proposition 60 allows you to transfer your current property value to a new home within the same county you live in now. You must be replacing your primary residence and the cost of the new home must be equal or lesser value than your current home.

This allowance can be used once in your lifetime. For those of you who have a spouse that has taken advantage of this tax break previously, you will not be allowed as a couple to use this tax loophole again.

What happens if you move out of your current county?

Prop 90 – Distance No Longer an Issue

Prop. 90 allows a county to choose to accept or deny Prop. 13 and accept a grandfathered property value assessment when buying a new home. As of June 1, 2005, seven California counties honor Proposition 13; Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Ventura.

Prop. 60 and 90 apply if you are “trading down." (i.e. The value of your new home is less than the value of your old home.) However, the government being who they are, has stipulations.

?If you buy your new home first, then sell the old home, you must go down in price.
?If you sell the old home first, then buy the new home:
oIn the first 365 days after the sale of your old home, you may go up 5% in the purchase price of your new home.
oIf you buy your new home more than one year from the sale of your old home, but less than two years, you may go up 10%.
oYou must file a claim with your county assessor’s office within three years of the acquisition or completion of construction of the replacement property.
oClaim forms are available at the Assessor’s public counter and in regional offices, or you may visit the State of California website, State Board of Equalization at: www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/assessors.htm.

Some buyers may choose to pay the commissions outside of escrow to keep the cost of the purchase price down. Your lender will prove invaluable in helping you maximize your costs/mortgage package to take full advantage of this incredible tax break.

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