Being Realistic With Your Clients
We all know that right now we are in a down market, and while I don’t like being grim or overly negative with a potential client, I also want to make sure that I am honest with them. Because of the real estate bubble burst, many people are finding themselves with more mortgage than home [...]
6 Tips to Landing a Discount Property
While you may know a few of these, I believe these 6 tips can help you focus your real estate energy and acquire some great deals. Remember that when you are looking into investing in real estate, the most important factor is to buy right, which means finding and negotiating a heavily discounted property. This [...]
Handyman Special?
Have you ever seen an advertisement that read “Handyman Special”? I sure have. But often it is not a deal. In fact, most people, especially if they have a realtor involved in the transaction, will price a home for market less repair costs. And even then, the “repair costs” that they estimate will likely not [...]
Banks Giving Incentives for Short Sales?
With the real estate market currently in the tank (as compared to several years ago), banks are scrabbling to find ways to preserve as much of the profits out of their mortgage holdings as possible. And the average home owner is seeing declining values, as well as potentially losing their job or having to take [...]
Real Estate Rehabbers Making a Critical Mistake?
While they are some real estate investors out there that are making good money even despite the declining home market, many of them are going about it the wrong way. I’m talking about investors who approach lending organizations and expect to acquire loans that consider the property’s value after repairs. So when they find out [...]
America: Bankrupt
Not like it is a big surprise, however lawmakers face the legal ceiling today, i.e. the maximum amount of money that the Federal Government can legally borrow. So if something isn’t done today, the government will begin defaulting on its bills. So what’s the solution? Well, any idiot can figure out if you don’t have [...]
Marketing Your Open House
If you are going to have an open house for a client, you probably want to have some folks show up for it, right? Of course, and having a scientific marketing strategy that is proven to work is definitely something you want to develop. But why not follow someone else’s proven strategy, then modify it [...]
How To Embed Google Maps into Your Real Estate Site
The web has grown up from what it used to be. Static pages are a thing of the past. People are looking for ways to interact, and as a real estate agent or broker, you need to give your users what they want. So things like videos, neighborhood breakdowns, market pricing information, and maps are [...]
Commercial Real Estate Turning for the Better?
According to IBTimes.com, sales and leasing volume has increased in the commercial real estate sector. It will be interesting to see how this number changes after June when the Federal Reserve ends its QE2 buying program. Commercial real estate has seen major declines in the last few years, so it is good to hear some [...]
Reserve Changes & the Impact on Commercial Real Estate
The Federal Reserve is saying that they will not be renewing a $600 billion buying program past June of this year. And that means that there are many businesses and investors out there that fear that ending this program will drive up the cost of capital. This may have an affect on many markets, but [...]




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