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Avoid Foreclosure
People are loosing their homes due to foreclosure on a daily basis. Foreclosures are at a record high and regrettably in lean economic times such as these, the number of foreclosures will only increase. It does not have to be that way. Foreclosure can be avoided if the homeowner and the bank are willing to work together:
continued...› | 10/1/2008
Finding the Right Properties for Investment
For many individuals, the idea of real estate investing may seem exciting and filled with potential, but also complicated and overwhelming. After all, unless you have a magic eight ball or a time machine that will help you predict the real estate market in the future, how can you determine which real estate listings are going
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How To Price Your House
So you’ve decided to do some to sell your home yourself. Congratulations, this is an exciting business you’re getting yourself into. Whether it’s selling your parents’ house, your aunts’, your close friend’s, or even your own home, there are steps you need to take before you can start marketing the house.
continued...› | 10/8/2008
IRAs and Real Estate
Who hasn’t heard the word diversification when talking about building an investment portfolio? Everyone knows just how important it is to spread your potential risk across a variety of investments, but few people are aware that you can invest in real estate using money from certain individual accounts, know as self-directed IRAs.
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Should You Sell Your Home During The Holiday's?
Ask any Realtor and they will tell you that the busiest time of the year for showing and selling homes is springtime, when the weather is nice and houses and yards looks their best. Like many other businesses, the real estate industry is somewhat seasonal.
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Real Estate Investment Strategies
If you have been bitten by the real estate investing bug and are thinking of getting your feet wet, you will need an investment strategy. Will your strategy involve buying foreclosed homes, purchasing commercial properties or just land? The answer is not always as easy as weighing one option over the other,
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How Do You Find a Good Neighborhood?
When buying a home, you’re investing in a house and the property that it’s on. More than that, you’re also investing in the neighborhood around it. Finding a good neighborhood to live in is also partly subjective; what may be an important factor to you may not be so significant to someone else.
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Should you hire an agent?
Should you hire an agent? The answer to that question depends on what you’re comfortable with. There are many pros and cons to working with an agent. If you sell your home yourself there is no commission to be paid out and you will be in charge.
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Buying Foreclosures in a Market Downturn
Virtually every news report these days talks about the dire state of the real estate market. Foreclosures have increased dramatically – up 93% from last year. Lenders are faced with massive write off amounts and new construction has slowed as inventory levels of existing homes surged upward.
continued...› | 10/15/2008