House hunting can be a tedious process. After selecting several prospects that meet the requirements and budgetary constraints of the buyer it is up to the real estate agent to arrange showings of the desired houses and take a tour of the available offerings with the buyer to take a closer look at what houses [...]
Entries from July 2009
Playing The Real Estate Field
Jul. 31st, 2009
Putting Your Faith In A Mortgage Calculator
Jul. 31st, 2009
When looking into the cost of a monthly mortgage many people do a quick mathematical equation on a mortgage calculator to figure out what they will spend and how much house they can afford to look at when they begin searching for homes for sale. Although this is a good practice the numbers that the [...]
What Is Involved In A Short Sale?
Jul. 31st, 2009
When buying a house many people will run across the short sale. A short sale is a house that is being offered at a discounted price to buyers because the seller has fallen behind in their payments on the mortgage and they need to sell the house in a hurry before it is foreclosed on [...]
What You Need to Know Prior to Purchasing Property
Jul. 31st, 2009
Prior to purchasing property, it is important to be well versed in all available options. Investing in real estate is almost always a wise move, but it is careful consideration that is the anchor of the successful investor. Though the economic climate in this country has continued to worsen, the downward spiral has amounted to [...]
How Do I Find a Reputable Real Estate Agent?
Jul. 31st, 2009
One of the most important things to do when purchasing a home is to find a great real estate agent to make the process flow smoothly and effectively. A question many people ponder is how to find a good real estate agent. The best agent may not necessarily work at one of the top ten [...]
Home Inspections Provide Security For Buyers
Jul. 31st, 2009
Included in nearly every purchase contract is a clause, that discloses that when a property being sold to a buyer under contract, the buyer has the right to have a third party inspection of the property prior to the closing of the sale. Inspections are a good idea for the buyer to include in the [...]
American Real Estate University
Jul. 31st, 2009
American Real Estate University, the exclusive school for the Real Estate Owned Specialist (REOS) and Real Estate Short Sale Specialist (RESS) designations, has recently surpassed the 10,000-graduate mark for real estate professionals earning these designations. To date, AREU has had more than 25,000 real estate agents enrolled in its classes over the last two years. [...]
How to Correctly Pre-Screen Sellers Over the Phone
Jul. 31st, 2009
As is the case with any business, time is money. Your time spent as a real estate wholesaler needs to be aimed at finding the best deals, the most motivated sellers and the most anxious buyers. If you haven’t been pre-screening your sellers over the phone, you need to come up with a fail-proof strategy [...]
Making an Open House Succeed – The Pointers to Consider
Jul. 30th, 2009
Experts and real estate agents alike unanimously say that open houses are not as effective as they were before. This is acceptable and believable, considering the advent of the Internet. Open houses also require a lot of effort-and most of the time, the effort is not rewarded directly or instantly. Many agents prefer to concentrate [...]
Beware Of Bait And Switch Pricing
Jul. 30th, 2009
Some home sellers, under the advisement of their realtor are putting their houses on the market for sale at a price that on the surface appears to be competitive, even a little below the reasonable asking price of other homes in the same area. Because the demand for well priced homes is high in the [...]