The Worst Way to Shop for a Home Mortgage
The Worst Way to Shop for a Home Mortgage By Tony Ferlazzo You've found a house that is perfect for you. It is so appealing that you're willing to endure the hassle of obtaining a mortgage. It is downright frustrating to shop for a mortgage these days. Fi...
Selling Your Home – Alone or with a Broker?
How do you decide whether to sell your home (or land, farm, ranch, etc.) on your own or use a real estate broker? There are pluses and minuses to each approach. Let's look at some of the key ups and downs. Only you can decide which approach has the most pluses in your situation....
Negotiating the Real Estate Contract
Negotiation is the process of communication back and forth in order to reach a joint agreement. There is no "one size fits all" strategy of negotiating a real estate contract. Many of our clients have been very experienced negotiators, and we have learned a great deal from them, as...
Protective Covenants – Buying Land or Homes
In addition to zoning, some properties have covenants recorded at the courthouse that “run with the land.” These “protective covenants” can put a serious pinch in your plans for a piece of property. Protective Covenants A protective covenant remains in effect as...
Your Moving Checklist
A moving checklist can keep you from forgetting important things, like turning on the utilities in your new home. You'll want to make your own list of things to be done, but you can start with the suggestions below. Moving checklist - One Month Before - Make rese...
Who do you see first...a Realtor or a Mortgage Broker
Who should you see first, a Realtor or a Mortgage Broker? If you're planning on just browsing to see what homes are on the marktet, then contact a Realtor. If you are commited to purchasing a home, then you should really consider seeing a Mortgage Broker first. Imagine...
Would you be happy to sell your house on the internet?
Most people can sell a used pink bathrobe, a Dukes Of Hazzard ashtray , or a Smurf TV tray. But how many of us would be trusting enough to sell our property on the internet? Plenty, according to a survey by first4sale, a innovative online property website. Research by YouG...
Selling or renting a property on Internet Real Estate Portals.
There are many ways to sell own property or to find clients to rent its, we could assign this job to a rental agency or to a real estate agency, but we could by an high fee for this! One another solution could be to signalize our property to classifieds newspapers,...
FSBO Tip - Just Don't Do It
My Number one FSBO Tip? Don't sell it yourself! A "FSBO," or house "for sale by owner" can sell fast, and for as much as it would have if listed with a real estate agent. Sometimes - but not normally. Consider the following ten points. 1. Buyers work with agents. Most loo...
Good Faith Deposit – Real Estate Transactions
In a real estate transaction, a touchy issue is how much trust the seller has in a buyer. The existence of a good faith deposit helps put a seller at rest. Good Faith Deposit If you are selling your home, condominium or other real estate, you should always require...
Low Cost Houses - How To Find Them
How do you find low cost houses? Look in the right towns,to begin with. Then you can find the houses you like and make an offer. Where are the right towns? Altoona, Pennsyvania still had dozens of homes for sale for less than $30,00 as I write this (2005). I just saw one l...
Creative Real Estate Investment
An example of creative real estate investment? When I was young, I had a job that paid $3.40 an hour, and I somehow saved enough to buy my first piece of real estate - 2 acres near where I lived. It cost $3,500. I spent a few hours removing brush, outlined a driveway with ...
Monaco Realtors in Last Chance Saloon
The annual yacht show in Monaco always guarantees Europe's second smallest country's hotels are full, and this year will be no exception. The show has grown in popularity over the fifteen years since it began, and this year will see Monaco's Port Hercules play host to ove...
Community Renewal | Low Costs for High Gains
Are you concerned with the lowering value of real estate caused by job loss, businesses shutting down and abandoned properties? Despite the economic growth in major cities across North America, smaller communities are facing this downgrading and becoming targets for increa...
Selling Your Home – Examples of Problems and Solutions
What can go wrong? About a gazillion things, but this is true if you're working with a broker, too. A broker is probably more experienced than you, and may well have confronted and solved your problem on a previous home sale. If you can stay calm and think under stressful conditio...