SXSW Das IronGeek Reveals First Four Press/Influencer Competitors; Adds Last Challenge with Triviatise

Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 1, 2011

Two weeks from today the rigorous Das IronGeek competition will ensue at SXSW to crown the geekiest journalist, blogger or influencer. To be held Tuesday, March 15, 2011, Das IronGeek puts competitors through a series of five challenges created by participating companies Das Keyboard, MapQuest, Seidio, SoftLayer, and newly announced addition, Triviatise. And today, the first four of six influencer competitors for the Das IronGeek crown were revealed as: Joshua Baer, Amanda Coolong, Harry McCracken and Nan Palmero.

A Competitive Fleet of Influencers:

These four competitors collectively represent old school long time tech industry analysis and young buck social networking influencers; California and Texas; men and women; and entrepreneurs, consultants and journalists.

The Tax Lady Roni Deutch Provides Last Minute Tips For Using The First Time Homebuyer Credit

North Highlands, CA (PRWEB) October 29, 2009

Tax attorney Roni Deutch recently published an article on her blog providing last minute tips to utilizing the first time homebuyer credit.

"Early in the year, Congress enacted an $ 8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers purchasing a house between January 1st and November 30th of this year," asserted Deutch on her blog. "As you can tell, that November deadline is just around the corner. In order to qualify, your house must close escrow on or before that date. The IRS even states that you may not claim the credit in anticipation of a purchase that has yet to happen."

Below are a handful of the tips Deutch published to her blog explaining how to take advantage of the first-time homebuyers credit. To read the full article, you can check out Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog.

Beating the Deadline

If you plan to take advantage of the credit but have not already begun the process of buying a home, you are probably too late. Even after you have an accepted offer, and received approval on a loan, it can take 30 to 60 days to close escrow. Additionally, title and escrow companies are being swamped with purchases that need to be completed before December 1st, which will likely cause delays if you are trying to close escrow at the last minute.

On the other hand, if you have already begun the process [What process are you talking about?][How does this sentence conform to the second sentence in the paragraph above?], then there are a few things you can do to make sure you beat the deadline. Depending on what stage in the game you are at, you want to make sure that you have all of your ducks in a row. Tell your real estate agent, loan officer, and title company that you are in a hurry and push for as short of a close of escrow as possible.

Qualifying as a "First-Time" Homebuyer

There has been a lot of confusion over the phrase "first-time" homebuyer, as you can actually qualify for the credit if you have bought a home in the past. As long as you have not owned your principal residence within the last three years, then you qualify for the credit. This means, that if you owned rental property and have rented it out for the past three years while residing elsewhere (in property you do not own), you qualify for the credit. So, if you purchased any property this year, then I would highly recommend speaking with a tax professional to find out if you qualify or not. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Non-Houses Qualify Too

As I mentioned before, if you purchased any property in the past year you may qualify for the credit. It actually applies to multiple different types of property including condos, townhouses, motor homes, and even houseboats. As long as the property is your principal place of residence, you can qualify for the credit. Therefore, a summer or vacation home would not qualify.

Millions of people recognize tax attorney Roni Deutch as The Tax Lady

At Last, the Insider Bartending Secrets that will Have You Double Your Tips, Guaranteed - Learn Bartending Tips, Bartending Strategies and Bartending Recipes that Will Skyrocket Your Tips Every Night

(PRWEB) January 8, 2005

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After coming home with only a few dollars to my name after a long night of bartending, I knew I just wasn't doing something right. There had to be strategies and techniques out there that I was missing. So, I tested and tried everything...and documented all of it.

After I started making enough money in one night, just in tips, to pay my rent and my car payments, I realized I should share what I learned with others.

That is when I wrote Bartending Secrets Revealed. This book will guide you through how to make insane tips every night you are behind the bar.

In fact, here are some testimonials from some bartenders that already purchased and applied the strategies found in Bartending Secrets Revealed.

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I have been doing this for 18 months now, and cannot believe how much I can make for doing so little, but of course there is always more to be made…You have certainly done a terrific job gathering all your information and putting it together. The one piece of advice I give all my friends who see how much fun I have with my evenings is that bartending is 10% making drinks, and 90% people skills. Anyways thanks for responding to my letter. Thanks for the info, sure I paid for it, by the end of my work week it will have more than paid for itself." -Clay

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About the Author

Theodore A. Watts Jr., or Teddy, has been energetically involved with bartending since 1999 while attending the University of Illinois. While in College,Teddy found inspiration from falling on hard times as a broke college student, to come up with time tested strategies for bartenders like himself. Since then he has has written several articles on the subject and has taken these time tested strategies and put them in an ebook for other

bartenders to use. You can read all about his experience and his strategies at

http://www.bartending-guide.com.

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