Foreclosed Properties, Where do I Start? Before you do anything you need to know a few things. The first is the value of the homes you are looking at. This is a good point to hire an investment property adviser. They can get you the comps that are necessary for you to know just what [...]
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Investing in Foreclosed Properties
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First Time Homebuyers
A Few Simple Tips First time homebuyers, the market is a lot different for you than it was 4 years ago; which can be a good thing if you can follow a few tips for your first step into this new market. Realtors used to use the term “Starter home” for the first time buyers. [...]
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The Bright Side of Selling a Home
New Homes The sale of new homes in this housing market is beginning to grow. New home sales are up 16% this year compared to a year ago. This is due to the decrease in older home inventories. A home builder in Scottsdale, AZ said their new home sales are up 36% from March, last [...]
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You Just Bought Your First Home
You’ve Purchased Your New Home, Now What? Whether you are on your own or starting out as a couple together; you have a lot of fun ahead of you. Hopefully, by now you have an idea of what you like and don’t like. You know what styles of furniture, whether it is traditional or modern, [...]
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Investment Property for 2012
Experts say 2012 is the Year to Invest Now is the time to get into the investment property game. Interest rates are the lowest ever and housing prices are the lowest ever in many cases. Don’t wait for home prices to lower, with these interest rates you can’t lose. And it is anybody’s guess what [...]
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Thinking About Buying Investment Property?
In the current housing environment, many people are looking to buy investment property for the first time, or purchase additional investment property to add to their existing rental inventory. To avoid mistakes and improve your chances for long term success the following tips are helpful. Have Your Financing Already In Place Since financing will be [...]
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Karen Davis’s 6th Investment Property: Video Case Study
Karen Davis gives us the tour of her 6th investment rental property: a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage home in rural Houston. This property will add $40,000 in equity and $300/mo cashflow to her portfolio. Karen is a mentor in the Houston office of Lifestyles Unlimited. She learned to invest from her mentors at [...]
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Financing Your New Home
Buy Buy Buy With everyone jumping on the bandwagon to buy up all these lower priced homes; you should be prepared to be met with more stringent lending criteria. It is a buyer’s market; with interest rates at all- time lows and home prices far below what they were 4 or 5 years ago. Unfortunately, [...]
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Renting May Not Be the Best Deal Anymore
For Singles and Young Couples The demographics for the historical rental pool have been singles just graduating from college. They are the ones that are looking for work and not quite yet knowing where they would like to live. Or they are the graduates that already have offers and move to a new city or [...]
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Property Investment Mistakes to Avoid
Find an Experienced Property Investment Adviser Becoming prey to a self-appointed investment adviser is a huge mistake, especially in today’s market. Don’t assume that just because they are real estate agents that they have the qualifications to advise you on real estate property investments. Many people make this mistake and pay for it with a [...]
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