Today’s residential real estate market for investors has become very competitive in most major markets. The vast majority of real estate investing seminars and clubs are encouraging you to search out desperate home owners or distressed properties to be rehabbed.Not to mention the fact that today’s disillusioned stock investors have now realized that residential real [...]
If you are looking for a home in Mesa, you couldn’t have picked a better location or community to buy into. Mesa is a great community known for its affordability, its easy access to Phoenix, and its welcoming environment.Whether this is the first home you are buying, or you are getting ready to sell your [...]
Buying your first home is a big step. How do you really know that you are ready?There are hundreds of thousands of people out there that are considering buying a home. This is partly due to low interest rates over the past few years, and by a real push on the part of the housing [...]
Are you profiting from O.P.P.? If not, why not?
We know many of you have the desire and dream of running your own home-based business. But, like so many people, you’re not sure where or how to start. You’re not sure what type of business you should look for. You’re not sure if you could do [...]
Considering buying that first investment property…your first fixer-upper. We all know the benefits of doing so…money and accomplishment! You’ll fix it up and reap humungous profits along the way. At least, that the way it’s supposed to work right?
But, are you mentally ready for the myriad of challenges between the purchase and that big [...]
If you have been in the market for Florida real estate, then you have seen them. Tract houses, also known as Cookie Cutter houses, are known for their matching exterior façade, identical interior features and no deviation from the original design whatsoever. They are alike in every way.
In many cases, these tract homes are [...]
Short sales are all the rage in creative real estate circles today.Books, tapes, and courses are being offered everywhere, purporting to show investors how to make “huge profits” in foreclosure investing, especially for those with no cash or credit.What exactly is a “short sale?”
A short sale occurs when the bank let’s a distressed homeowner, who [...]
Signage, though quite fundamental in nature, plays an important role in the home selling process. The Yard Sign should be two-sided, easy to read, and look great (defaced or worn signs can negatively impact curb appeal). For more upscale properties, consider a Colonial Sign Post instead of a yard sign. Directional Signs should be placed [...]
In a column in March 2006 I noted that property speculators are pushing up the prices of new condominium units, which one might consider are already high compared to older ones in Bangkok.Today let’s take a look at an example of this phenomenon.
There was a new condominium launched recently on a plot of land [...]
Thinking of building a new home or complex? Will you use an architect or a building designer? Both are involved in the design of buildings – their appearance, layout, structure, and so on. But what’s the difference?
The simplest difference is a legal one. To be called an “architect” in NSW, you have to be [...]