You’ve heard the news on Fox, CNN, MSNBC and in the local news papers about the current state of the economy, the credit crisis and the declining housing market. The President is preaching gloom and doom an asking us all to pay higher taxes to cover his spending spree. Foreclosures are at an all time high with more to come. Unemployment is the highest it has been in decades and is only likely to    .. more …

Since the economic downturn of 2008, the real estate market has been challenging for REALTORS and buyers and sellers. For those who have cash for a home purchase, or can obtain a mortgage, there has never been a better time to buy property. Real Estate is, and will remain for some time, a buyer’s market. Sellers are still adjusting to this shift, and need to be realistic about what this means when    .. more …

Since the economic downturn of 2008, the real estate market has been challenging for REALTORS and buyers and sellers. For those who have cash for a home purchase, or can obtain a mortgage, there has never been a better time to buy property. Real Estate is, and will remain for some time, a buyer’s market. Sellers are still adjusting to this shift, and need to be realistic about what this means when    .. more …

Since the economic downturn of 2008, the real estate market has been challenging for REALTORS and buyers and sellers. For those who have cash for a home purchase, or can obtain a mortgage, there has never been a better time to buy property. Real Estate is, and will remain for some time, a buyer’s market. Sellers are still adjusting to this shift, and need to be realistic about what this means when    .. more …

A move can occur in the United Kingdom for a variety of different reasons. A person might be moving because that person is going to be heading out to a new home that is closer to where a person is going to be working in. A move can also occur in the case where a person ends up wanting to move to a smaller property after the number of people in one’s property goes down. No matter what the reason is    .. more …

A growing trend in the real estate investing community is for lenders to viciously go after investors for deficiency judgments and not attempt to do any type of workouts. These workouts include forbearance agreements, loan modifications with or without principal reductions. These lenders are focused short-term on taking the foreclosure path and taking the properties back. In a few cases the    .. more …

As a professional real estate investor, I am constantly being asked about investing in raw land for a retirement program. I was a CFP (Certified Financial Planner) for about 10 years before I retired and I loved financial planning. So, here is my personal take on the question, and it is my personal opinion. In the final analysis it is your money and you can spend it as you want.I don’t believe raw    .. more …

If you ask this question twenty-five times, you could get twenty-five different opinions. Because the fact is, there aren’t any hard and fast rules for when to invest in real estate. Personal situations have a lot to do with the answers. If you aren’t sure whether to buy a home or to rent, well, it depends on your situation.If you are going to buy a home, then you’re going to have to meet certain    .. more …

Most real estate professionals flunk within the first few months of trying to create a business enterprise out of real estate investing. The trick begins with a beneficial marketing plan and then practicing a disciplined effort to the marketing plan on a even basis. There is a lot more required to succeed, and you will encounter more tips, tricks and unique real estate marketing techniques in this    .. more …

At the moment, property is an attractive option, with interest rates at an all time low and the number of mortgagee sales. As long as you have the cash and income for it, you would be crazy not to enter the market.Previously, if you wanted to turn a profit on real estate, you would have to buy something that need to be fixed up, do the work, and then sell it on marked up. As well as getting money    .. more …