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Entries from January 2009
How a Pawleys Island Real Estate Agent is Selling Homes and Making Money
Jan. 31st, 2009
Understanding Short Sale Real Estate Investing
Jan. 31st, 2009
You might be rightly afraid to deal in real estate in the present scenario since you would not know whether the price of the property that you have just purchased might fall even further before you have a chance to flip it. In this case you should consider short sale real estate investing. Essentially, a [...]
Home Improvements Loans Are a Bad Idea
Jan. 31st, 2009
Most homeowners do not save money for major improvements and required maintenance, and these homeowners often take out home equity lines of credit as a method of mortgage equity withdrawal to fund home improvement projects. The logic here is that renovations improve the property so an increase in property value offsets the additional debt. This [...]
Mortgage Equity Withdrawal is a Cultural Pathology
Jan. 31st, 2009
Mortgage Equity Withdrawal or MEW is the process of obtaining cash through refinancing residential real estate using the accumulated equity as collateral for the loan. This is a cultural pathology because it is not sustainable. Many people became addicted to using their houses as an ATM machine, and when prices fell, these people lost their [...]
The Day The Phones Stopped Ringing…
Jan. 29th, 2009
In recent years London and Monaco have both held the title of the most expensive property in the world, with Monaco recently outstripping London’s most exclusive areas to top the list of the world’s most expensive real estate. And as well as having the most expensive property in the world, Monaco can claim to have [...]
How To Train For Success as a Real Estate Agent Like a World Class Athlete
Jan. 29th, 2009
World class athletes are something to be admired and revered. Think of the Olympic Games and how people sit enthralled, watching their fellow human beings commit extraordinary feats of athleticism. The truth is, most anyone could become such a competitor, but it takes extreme focus, commitment, dedication and a refusal to quit. The same attributes [...]
Best Ways To Save Money Selling Real Estate
Jan. 29th, 2009
Selling real estate is always a topic of interest for any home owner. The average American will sell a house every five to seven years. Given a 90 year life expectancy and assuming you buy your first house at age 30. You can expect to selling 8 to 12 houses in your life time. When [...]
They Aren’t Making Any More Land… Not!
Jan. 29th, 2009
All market pricing is a function of supply and demand. One of the reasons many house price bubbles get started is due to a temporary shortage of housing units. This is a particular problem in California because the entitlement process is slow and cumbersome. Supply shortages can become acute, and prices can rise very quickly. [...]
Landlord Lawsuit Prevention – How to Avoid Litigation
Jan. 28th, 2009
Why can’t we all just get along? Because greed is part of human nature, and where there is greed, there will be someone who would rather make a quick buck through an easy lawsuit than actually create something of value. Enter: landlord lawsuits, bane of our existence, and serial in nature since everyone just loves [...]
Living The Dream – The Risk-Free Way To Buy Property In France
Jan. 28th, 2009
It’s Monday morning, you wake up in the morning, pull the curtains open to reveal the dark, dank morning, then you switch on the TV only to hear yet more depressing news about the falling economy and increasing fuel and food costs. You step outside and head to work, having spent 10 minutes scraping the [...]