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Selling Business Notes for Quicker Cash

In about 85 percent of all business sales, sellers accept a cash down payment and a promissory note to pay the balance in installments. The note is personally guaranteed by the buyer, and it is secured by the business and its assets in case the buyer defaults. Providing owner financing allows sellers to cater to a broader pool of potential buyers. However, many sellers don’t want to be in the lending business and would prefer not to hold business notes. The good news is: they don’t have to. If you created a business note to unload your company, you can sell the note to someone else. This way you can get instant cash out of the business, instead of waiting to... read full article > >

Home Mortgage Loans For People With Bad Credit - Pro's And Con's Of Interest-Only Loans

Buying a home with poor credit is just as easy as buying a home with perfect credit. Years ago, many people with a low credit rating believed homeownership was unattainable. Fortunately, there are various loan programs designed to help people with low income, bad credit, and no down payment purchase a house. Included among these programs are interest-only loans. What are Interest-Only Mortgage Loans? Interest-only mortgage loans became popular in the early 2000's. The concept of interest-only loans is very unique. Ordinarily, monthly mortgage payments consist of a portion of the payment being applied to the principal balance, and a portion applied to the interest. In order to payoff a mortgage in 15 or 30 years, a specific amount of money must be paid each month. On the other hand, if you obtain... read full article > >

What Will Replace Cash for Small Payments?

But credit cards have their limitations. They are not suitable for purchases of digital content costing less than a few dollars per transaction (micro-payments). The card system is not cost efficient for processing small payment amounts, and in many cases the minimum transaction amount is around US$10.To sell digital content, a different payment method is required. In the early days of the internet, developers created ?e-money,? enabling consumers to purchase low-cost items online from a website supported by the e-money provider. However, there was the potential for fraud on the part of the e-money providers, to whom consumers supplied their credit-card numbers in exchange for tokens.Many of these early attempts to create e-money mechanisms for managing micro-payment transactions schemas... read full article > >

Structured Settlement as an Investment Vehicle

You always hear people talking about the latest investment vehicle they're using. It's water cooler talk, dinner table talk, phone talk, it's everywhere talk. People are always looking for a way to invest their money that might be a little 'different' from what others are doing. Buying a structured settlement is one of those options.A structured settlement is where one party is awarded an amount of money that is to be paid out over a certain period of time. It is commonly the result of an insurance settlement or a life settlement where the insurance company is required by a judge to pay the victims an amount of money over time. The person who is... read full article > >

Refinance Loan Tips: Debt-to-Income Ratio?

What is a debt-to-income ratio?Your debt to income ratio compares the amount of your debt (minus your mortgage payment) to your gross income. In most cases, the ratio is calculated on a monthly basis. For example, if your monthly gross income is $2,500 and you pay $500 per month in debt payment on loans and credit cards, your debt-to-income ratio is 20 percent ($500 divided by $2,500 = .20).Debt-to-income ratio compares debt liabilities to income.Debt-to Income Ratio = Total Debt Payments / Monthly Gross IncomeHow do I calculate my debt-to-income ratio?The first step in calculating your debt-to-income ratio is figuring your gross monthly income, which is the amount you earn prior to all deductions. If you’re paid every other... read full article > >

7 Critical Business Financing Mistakes

Avoiding the top 7 business financing mistakes is a key component in business survival.If you start committing these business financing mistakes too often, you will greatly reduce any chance you have for longer term business success.The key is to understand the causes and significance of each so that you're in a position to make better decisions.>>> Business Financing Mistakes (1) - No Monthly Bookkeeping.Regardless of the size of your business, inaccurate record keeping creates all sorts of issues relating to cash flow, planning, and business decision making.While everything has a cost, bookkeeping services are dirt cheap compared to most other costs a business will incur.And once a bookkeeping process gets established, the cost usually goes down or becomes more cost... read full article > >

Resolving your debt.

In the last section we covered your rights against harassment and abuse by collectors. We also covered some options that your creditor may have to help you resolve your delinquent debt. Again I repeat that this is not legal advice but a guideline of your rights and options. Before we begin I would like to share a little info about myself. I was a collector for about 10 years until health problems forced me to leave the profession in 2003. I was really proficient and often resolved account no one else could. My supervisors would sometimes have poor performers sit next to me and the next month they would be getting bonus money. With that experience I may have some insight to share. If your account is in collections... read full article > >

10 Debt Consolidation Facts You Should Know

The first thing to understand is that credit counseling and debt consolidation is not the same thing. Credit counseling involves a debt counselor working with you to assist you in making a budget so that you can pay off your debt, whereas debt consolidation involves the payment of a bulk amount of money each month allowing the company to issue payments to your creditors. You have to be careful that the company you choose is not attempting to negotiate a settlement by holding onto your payments for an unreasonable amount of time in order to coerce your creditor into settling for pennies on the dollar. Though debt consolidation may assist you in getting your finances under control, a settlement will... read full article > >