An Introduction To Fixed Rate Mortgages For The First Time Buyer By: Nick Hatton | - Mortgages generally fall into two main categories. These are residential and commercial. A residential mortgage is intended to help homebuyers purchase a residential property, typically a house, apartment or condominium. A commercial mortgage on the other hand, is intended to help a business owner purchase a property for commercial use. Rates and terms vary depending on the type of mortgage, the mortgage lender, the geographical region you are in and what the current interest rates are. Tags:mortgage, mortgages, fixed rate, property, buying
Year End Tax Saving Ideas For Individuals By: Laura Morton | - There are a number of steps you might take by year-end to cut your 2011 tax bill, such as deferring income, accelerating deductions and capital gains planning.
Deferring Income
If you are planning on selling an investment this year on which you have a gain, it may be best to wait until the following tax year to defer payment of the taxes for another year (subject to estimated tax requirements).
Better Cash Flow; Happier Clients (part 4 Of 4) By: Easy Soft | - In the last few blog posts, we've been emphasizing the importance of solid cash flow management practices. If you're looking for a tool to ease the way, look no further. Consider our Payment Acceptance Plan, a merchant accounts option for law firms .
An Internet merchant account gives your clients a full range of electronic payment options. They can pay their bill by credit card, debit card, or remote check. You can also set up recurring billing. The funds can pour into your law firm opera ... Tags:billing and time tracking, law firm accounting software
Streamline Your Closings: Beginning To End By: Easy Soft | - Handling real estate closings has never been easy. But these days, the number of parties, dollar amounts, regulations, and last-minute changes has increased - complicating things even more. Without a corresponding increase in your technology, keeping up is an uphill battle - and one you're likely to lose, given the tendency of most real estate lawyers to accept flat fees for closing work.
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Operating V. Trust Account 101 By: Easy Soft | - Here's a question that you might remember from your bar exam. There are operating retainers and trust retainers . How do you know where to deposit your funds?
More importantly, once you've determined the answer, how do you keep track of it ?
Hint: if you're using generic accounting software, that last bit gets pretty challenging.
But if you're using Easy Soft's Easy TimeBill (ETB) and Easy Trust (ET) modules, then you've got it made.
You see, ETB and ET are specialized b ... Tags:billing software for attorneys, legal billing, escrow accoun
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Short Sale Solutions In The Greater Detroit Area. Macomb, Oakland And Wayne County Have Until Decemb By: Donald Hood | - (1888PressRelease) Before pushing your agent to slide that short sale listing into MLS, it's a good idea to stop and think about the first step in a short sale. Sellers get overly anxious. And it's no wonder. Many of them have been trying in vain to do a loan modification or work out some other kind of financial arrangement with their bank, and they're worn to the bone, frazzled. Find the solution that works!
Lawyers Will Be Lawyers By: Easy Soft | - We know. You went to school for years, and boast a doctorate behind your name. You contextualize eloquently, and your logic is more or less unflawed.
But when it comes down to it, how is the law really different from other professional practices?
Well, let's see. You advise clients. So do doctors and accountants.
Second, you collect a retainer, and bill your client according to a pre-arranged plan. Consultants do this, too, as do many technologists.
< ... Tags:Legal software, legal billing software
Pop Quiz: How Well Do You Understand Trust Accounting? By: Easy Soft | - The bar exam and your professional responsibility class are ancient history. You're not an ethics lawyer, and you don't file legal malpractice suits. All the more reason we want to spring this pop quiz on you!
Which of these funds do not belong in your clients' trust accounts?
Earned fees
Personal funds
Real estate escrow funds, such as a down payment on a house
The Importance Of The 3-way Reconciliation Report By: Easy Soft | - When it comes to your trust accounting, there's one requirement that affects lawyers and other legal professionals-and doesn't exist in most other professions. It's called the 3-way reconciliation report.
As the name suggests, 3-way reconciliation balances three things. It balances your internal books against your trust account bank statement. Then, it reconciles individual balances of all of your matters with internal book and bank balances.
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What"s The Easy Way To Allocate Matters To Your Trust Accounts? By: Easy Soft | - Business bank account recordkeeping is simple. You make deposits and withdrawals. You can keep more detailed records for your taxes, financial statements, and other reasonsbut you don't have to. No one is looking over your shoulder.
Trust accounting is different. The state bar requires you to allocate each and every deposit (or credit) and withdrawal (or debit) to a given matter. The failure to do so is grounds for disciplinary action.
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Best Fixed Rate Mortgage By: Jeffrey S. Ragan | - You are interested in buying a home but only want a fixed rate program and not an adjustable rate one. That is a wise decision. So what is the best fixed rate mortgage?
That's a good question don't you agree? If you are planning on buying a home anytime soon, you need to know the answer to that question.
As you may know, lenders offer a large variety of loan options. So how does a first time home buyer know which loan is the best for him/her?
Proof Of Funds: What Is It? By: David Andersen | - Proof of Funds, sometimes referred to as a POF, is a financial document, usually a statement or letter, which shows one party to the next there is financial capability and funds available to complete a given transaction. It is most often provided by the account holder's bank in the form of a bank letter specific to the transaction in question. The bank letter assists the inquiring party with confidence there is cash funds available, that they are obtainable and legitimate.
How Do I Pick The Right Mortgage? By: Jeffrey S. Ragan | - As a first time home buyer, you need to understand the mechanics of a good mortgage. If you've been looking for an article that helps with this, you have come to the right place.
In this article we'll discuss the mortgage process and how you can decide which product is best for you. There will be two primary things you will learn. First we will look at how mortgages work and then discuss the pros and cons of fixed rate mortgages versus the adjustable mortgage.
Stay Cool With Your Best Clients This Summer & Offer Them A Credit Card Option By: Easy Soft | - Last February, we rolled out a crown jewel in our legal office billing software : the Payment Acceptance Plan, or merchant accounts for law firms. These are payment processing services designed specifically for lawyers like youand developed to work in conjunction with both our law firm billing software and trust accounting software.
What Is Software Escrow And Who Does It Benefit? By: Art Gib | - Many have heard the term "escrow" as it applies to home ownership, for instance. Along with the monthly mortgage payment, home insurance and real estate taxes are paid in the same check to the mortgage company that then puts those non-mortgage payments into an escrow account. This escrow account is held by a neutral third party that keeps the money temporarily until the insurance and taxes come due for payment, usually once a year. The escrow account protects the homeowner by ensuring that the m ... Tags:software escrow
Divorce Settlement Tips For Successful Divorces By: Easy Soft | - As we mentioned back during Divorce Settlement Tip #1, family law isn't the easiest practice in the world. You've often got sniping parties and clients who often take things personally. Very personally.
Over the past few weeks, we've posted 10 divorce settlement tips to help you serve your clients betterand reach quicker and more satisfactory settlements. Now it's time for the granddaddy tip of them all: putting it all togetherso that you protect your clients (and yourself), s ... Tags:Family law software, Divorce financial software
But she wants the SUVand he can have the BMW. But about the vintage stamp collection
This is the sort of back-and-forth negotiating that can drive a divorce attorney mad.
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The Role Of West Hollywood Real Estate Agent By: 900 Flat | - Why would a buyer or seller of West Hollywood home need a real estate agent? What makes a West Hollywood agent stands out from others?
Traditionally if you are a buyer looking for a home, you would need an agent to find the homes that fit your criteria and show them to you. Now these days with online tools and search sites, you really dont need someone to find a home for you. However, if you are a buyer you would need a West Hollywood real estate agent to know the area, get you a ... Tags:beverly hills real estate, Santa Monica Real Estate
Easy Soft"s Payment Acceptance Program By: Easy Soft | - There are only a couple of reasons for flagging profitability. One is a slow workflow, and a slow economic recovery.
But if you're busy and billing, flagging numbers could just as easily mean that your accounts receivables need a boost. After all, you're no different from any other type of business in that you've got to stay on top of your cash flow.
Payment Processor For Law Firms By: Easy Soft | - Imagine money showing up in your law firm bank accounts. They're client payments, and you've earned them, but you haven't had to remind, cajole, or re-invoice anyone. One day, you send a bill, and a few days later, you see the funds. Magic, right?
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Trust Accounting Software Saves The Day By: Easy Soft | - It's scary. The annual number of disciplinary actions - even disbarments - that arise out of client trust fund mismanagement.
Some are the result of careless mistakes - brought from bad escrow management practices . Few encapsulate actual intent. But then come the random auditorsand suddenly, you're in trouble.
Don't let it happen to you.
Using the below primer on trust accounting, you can put a few practical tips into practice immediately. We'll have yo ... Tags:Trust accounting, Trust fund accounting
Top Ten Divorce Settlement Techniques By: Easy Soft | - Family law isn't the easiest practice in the world. You've often got sniping parties and clients who often take things personally. Very personally.
That's why we're proud of our Divorce Financials Software. This leading family law software doesn't make divorce settlements pain-free, but it does facilitate options and planning, so that you can lessen the sting of hurt feelings with quick, viable solutions. You can literally save the day (or decade).
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Easy Soft has been a legal software leader since 1986. The company offers specialized solutions for real estate, family law, time, billing & trust account management and document automation . Easy Soft, LLC is located at 212 North Center Drive in North Brunswick NJ 08902 . More than 15,000 customers nationwide use Easy Soft products to increase office productivity. The company designs, develops legal software products. Customers include thousands of small to mid- ... Tags:Legal software, Legal billing software
Keep Accounting Nightmares Out Of Your Life By: Easy Soft | - In our recent post, we talked about all of the things lawyers have to do to keep their accounts squeaky clean:
Deposit (most) retainers into a trust account.
Bill their clients, then apply all or some of the retainer funds against the bill.
Mark the invoice as paid, then transfer the applicable money from trust account to operating account.
Stop! In The Name Of"retainers? - Practicing Law Is Just Like Practicing Anything. Right? By: Easy Soft | - Sure, you're smarter than the average Jamieand your logic is, well, flawless. But in many ways, the law is just like other professions. You advise clients. You prepare forms and other documentation. Your brain is your biggest toolfollowed by that smart paralegal you hired, and (let's not forget!) your legal software . You bill hourly, and collect a retainer against your billing.
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Buying Foreclosuresby Simplescreening.com By: Tyler Smith | - The abundance of home foreclosures occurring in the current troubled real estate market provides opportunities for real estate investors.
A foreclosure property can be defined in various ways, but includes one or more of the following stages of the entire process. It is a property that is:
>> In serious loan default, whether or not the default notice has been filed,
To Buying Foreclosuresby Simplescreening.com By: Philip Smith | - The abundance of home foreclosures occurring in the current troubled real estate market provides opportunities for real estate investors.
A foreclosure property can be defined in various ways, but includes one or more of the following stages of the entire process. It is a property that is:
>> In serious loan default, whether or not the default notice has been filed,
Buying Foreclosuresby Simplescreening.com By: Matthew Smith | - The abundance of home foreclosures occurring in the current troubled real estate market provides opportunities for real estate investors.
A foreclosure property can be defined in various ways, but includes one or more of the following stages of the entire process. It is a property that is:
>> In serious loan default, whether or not the default notice has been filed,
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Consumer Credit Counseling Debt Consolidation - Your Way Out Of Debt By: Marjorie Salada | - There is no shortage of advertisements for debt relief solutions available today. You can turn on the radio, television or internet and see or hear someone trying to promote an answer to a debt problem. The only problem with this is debt is very stressful, not to mention confusing, when it comes to getting help and it is not easy to know what to do about your debt. It is important to know the difference between the types of debt relief that are being offered.
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Purchase Offers From Timeshare Resale Companies By: JOSE GONZALEZ | - If a timeshare owner is unhappy with their timeshare, they may assume that the best way to get rid of it is to resell it. Many timeshare owners are referred to rental and resale companies by the resorts where they purchased a timeshare. Unfortunately, the secondary timeshare resale market offers very little value for the membership and many possibilities to get scammed again by fraudulent resale agencies that work in tandem with the resorts, or prey on people who have already been scammed by the ... Tags:timeshare scam, timeshare scam, timeshare complaints, timeshare resale, timeshare mexico, timeshare scam, timeshare fraud, timeshare solutions
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Escrow is a straightforward process where an independent provider holds a copy of the intellectual property underlying these assets.
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Little Word With Great & Large Service By: michales | - Escrow is a straightforward process where an independent provider holds a copy of the intellectual property underlying these assets. These assets include the software behind business-critical functions, managed internally or through an outsourcer, or designs of proprietary products or processes, or formulae supplied by a third-party.
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