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		<title>Ten Facts about Mortgage Debt Forgiveness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend and mortgage consultant, Mickey Brooks, and I were talking this week about a client who needs to refinance her home.  We got to talking about mortgage debt, tax sales and a variety of topics.  Tax liability that can arise when a mortgage debt is forgiven came up briefly.  Then, it came up in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Up An Indiana LLC</title>
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Question:   &#8220;We formed an LLC a few years ago, but haven&#8217;t done anything with it.  We do own properties and a business, but nothing is titled in the name of the LLC.  There are several family members involved and our tax returns are a mess.  Any advice on what we should be doing?&#8221;
 
Matt&#8217;s Answer:   &#8220;Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landlording 101- Indiana&#8217;s 45-Day Letter Rules</title>
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Question: &#8221;What is the 45-day letter?&#8221;
Matt&#8217;s Answer: &#8221;Indiana law requires a landlord to give a tenant an itemized list of damages and the balance, if any, of the security deposit to a tenant within 45 days after the landlord regains possession.&#8221;
  
Question: &#8221;Is is the 45-day letter required in every leasing situation?&#8221;
Matt&#8217;s Answer: &#8221;This law applies to residential leases, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana Attorney General Targets Real Estate Investors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are engaging in any of these real estate transactions in Indiana, you should read this blog article-

Buying on option &#38; then selling (assigning) the option.
Buying &#38; reselling using a &#8220;double close&#8221;
Buying &#8220;subject to&#8221; an existing mortgage
Listing properties you do not own on your website, in fliers, in newspapers, etc.
Using &#8220;bandit signs&#8221; or using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fully Virtual Law Office Is Launched in Indiana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IndianaVirtualLaw provides cost-effective and efficient, limited legal services pertaining to Indiana, Immigration, and federal Trademark Law.   Limited legal services are sometimes also termed as "unbundled" legal services.  This means that we provide only a limited scope of legal services as requested and purchased by you.  Our relationship with you will not exceed the limited scope of work we have agreed to perform on your behalf.]]></description>
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		<title>WHY AM I A LAWYER?    WHY ARE YOU A _____(baker, salesman, home builder, etc.)?</title>
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Passion. 
You absolutely must have it to be in business for yourself.  And I am NOT talking about the love of money.  You gotta love the product or service you offer.  Actually, there is a better way to describe &#8220;business passion&#8221;-
Passion is the unstoppable desire to make the world a better place by offering your particular product or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana REALTORS Explain New Home Buyer Tax Credits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is much confusion about the Home Buyer Tax Credits passed by Congress over the past two years.  My blog contains several articles about the topic, and I have posted many great ideas from Mortgage Consultant Mickey Brooks.   Here&#8217;s another source of information, if this topic interests you-
IndianaREALTORS on the Home Buyer Tax Credit
I don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askmattonline.com/real-estate/indiana-realtors-explain-new-home-buyer-tax-credits/</link>
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		<title>Business goals &amp; limiting liability</title>
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Chances are that your lawyer has never encouraged you to establish business goals as a legal strategy.  In this blog, I hope to convince you that goal setting is a great way to reduce your chances of getting sued or having other legal troubles.  Of course, setting goals is only part of the battle.  What’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askmattonline.com/asset-protection/business-goals-limiting-liability/</link>
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		<title>Asset Protection- More on Piercing the Corporate Veil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader recently asked me this:  &#8220;Can I PERSONALLY receive payments for services rendered through my S-corporation without jeopardizing my &#8220;corporate veil&#8221; or &#8220;corporate shield?&#8221; 
The corporate veil insults owners and officers of a limited liability entity personally from liability risks of a business.
The answer to the reader&#8217;s question is yes, as long as this reader follows the corporate formalities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.askmattonline.com/asset-protection/asset-protection-more-on-piercing-the-corporate-veil/</link>
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		<title>Indiana Lease-Option Laws</title>
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A question from one of Matt’s readers-
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Matt,&#160; we are new members of CIREIA (www.cireia.org).&#160; I read your q&#38;a regarding landlords now being required to maintain heat/air etc&#8230; even when a lease option is in place.&#160; Our question relates to this in that we have a property that needs rehabbed.&#160; We have potential buyers who want [...]]]></description>
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