For example, interest-only loans are a popular type of mortgage that are not covered by the QM rule. Many lenders will still originate these loans because there is a demand for such a product. These will probably be the most common loan type under the non-QM umbrella, with high-net-worth borrowers the likely target.
Alimony income. For purposes of making an IRA contribution, taxable alimony income counts as qualifying income. This is a special rule that permits you to build retirement savings in an IRA even if you rely on alimony income for your support. The rule applies only to taxable alimony income, though.
The other myth I have heard is that when you have a trust named as beneficiary of the IRA, or Roth IRA, that this will not be included as part of your taxable estate. As the title indicates, your IRA or Roth IRA will be included as part of your taxable estate at your death. Now that does not mean that it will be taxable. The estate tax exemption for 2011 and 2012 is $5,000,000 per person and is portable to the surviving spouse.