Archive for the 'Real Estate' Category

Now this is bizarre. Even though more mortgage loans are going “sour” and entering default, mortgage lenders are LOOSENING the requirements to obtain a mortgage.
Does that make one lick of sense as we say in farm country?
Reading down the article it seems that overall the delinquency rate is a little lower than normal overall so [...]

Stateline.org says “Buyers Beware” when purchasing homes. They could be contaminated meth houses as I’ve reported here before.
But the problem is getting worse and the owners of such contaminated properties may make you an “offer you can’t refuse” – until you know the truth about the property and what it will cost to “fix” the [...]

If you’re on the verge investing in one of those “get rich in real estate” courses, it could work. Or it could not. Keep reading…
One out of five flippers who sold a home from April to June of this year lost money on the deal, says HomeSmartReports.com. That’s the highest ratio of losses in two [...]

I don’t know how long these will be available online but I’ve found them and wanted to post a link to them.
You can find the “Rich Dad 6 Steps To Successful Real Estate Investing Videos” by clicking here! (New window should open!)
Note: though there are 6 steps outlined, there are 9 actual videos.
There may be some [...]

Find the house of your dreams but it’s not for sale? You can make them an offer any way…
RealEstateJournal.com advises readers in this situation about a service provided by Reply.com designed to make your home owner stand up and take notice of your interest.
“For the right price, any home is for sale” the article notes. [...]

Would be real estate investors know to “buy low and sell high”.
They know it’s wise to buy a “fixer upper”, clean it up, and resell it.
They just don’t know how.
Maybe you could start a business as a “remodelling coach” and sell your time and get a referral fee from the local hardware stores?
From the Seattle [...]

This cozy bungalow looked like a good investment at the time. Paying 10% down and financing the rest at a dirt cheap rate through an adjustable rate mortgage seemed the best way to go.
“Double-check your mortgage terms before closing, not after closing,” he cautions. His mortgage rate might increase in late December 2007 — [...]

As I was out snooping around yesterday, I found how one realtor uses the ‘net to his advantage as a powerful lead generator.
As you know homes are listed on the Multiple Listing Service and agent input new data all the time.
Most home buyers depend on an agent to track down new leads or hunt through [...]

The “Creative Real Estate” advice market has become so filled with hype and downright shady techniques to take advantage of people who sign over the title to their homes while thinking it’s a strategy to keep the home from foreclosure, you begin to wonder if regular people can make money in real estate.
Of course, when [...]

I’ve mentioned the Penturbia theory before… it’s an attempt to predict where the next boom counties will be.
As I look at the book, my rural county is NOT supposed to “boom” but because we have low property taxes and no state income tax, our Local Chamber of Commerce receives 2 to 3 calls per day [...]