November 2008 Archives


Step 6: Consider leaving out income you don't need

My last category of adjustments to get from taxable income to recurring cashflow is really just a time-saver. I call it nondocumented income.Let's say you already have your borrower qualified easily (in these economic times

Posted Nov 25 2008 by Linda Keith

Step 5: Leave out Nonrecurring Income/Expenses

If you are going for HISTORICAL cashflow, you'll include in your numbers nonrecurring income and expenses. Perhaps you'll mention them in the write-up.But if you are working on coming up with a number for RECURRING

Posted Nov 18 2008 by Linda Keith

3 More Steps from Taxable Income to Cashflow: NEW

In previous posts I covered the three N's that get us from taxable income to HISTORICAL cashflow: Nontaxed income Nondeducted expenses Noncash income or expensesIf you want to go the rest of the distance to

Posted Nov 14 2008 by Linda Keith

Save the Economy? Save yourself first!

You are settling in for a flight and the flight attendant is giving you the safety talk. You know, 'the talk'. You could probably recite it right now if you fly often.So tell me, what

Posted Nov 12 2008 by Linda Keith

More online training for bankers to make GOOD Loans and make MORE loans

Three more tutorials on our Lender's Online Library went up recently. The two with live links are free to all visitors. If the link is not live you need to be a subscriber.1040 AGI vs

Posted Nov 11 2008 by Linda Keith

6 Steps from Taxable Income to Cashflow: Noncash

Think back to the first time you got coaching on what to pull from a tax return. I'll bet somewhere in that conversation you heard:"Add back depreciation."We add back depreciation when pulling cashflow from financial

Posted Nov 05 2008 by Linda Keith