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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing in bulgaria
- As Bulgaria readies for joining the European Economic Community in 2007, many investors are looking to see if there are real estate bargains to be had there.Other countries have had a big run up before and shortly after joining the European Economic Community. Bulgaria's prices for commodities are amongst the cheapest in Europe, and if you can find similarly priced property values, you coul...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - From foreclosure to forbearance - the art of negotiation
- As an active real estate investor you probably already know that the most important phase of your investment is when you buy the property. Most of us are getting the bargains in the foreclosure market. You will agree with me that the best time to buy is before the actual foreclosure. This is commonly known as pre-foreclosure.If you ever found yourself in the heat of a foreclosure auction yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Invest in real estate - but where?
- Where should you invest in real estate? If you know an area well, and have enough experience investing in real estate, you can make money almost anywhere. However, there are always places that are better or worse for real estate investments - places that have a better demand/supply ratio. Use the questions below to find them.Demand Questions1. Is the population growing fast? C...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Should you use a property management company or manage your real estate investment in florida?
- When considering investment properties, first of all, it must be determined that it is profitable and a good idea to purchase rental properties. Let's talk about this aspect. Owning rental property produces rental income which, if after expenses are deducted produces a profit, would be viewed as a good investment. Add to this the possibility that property has the potential to increase in value ove...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Selling a home ? what personal property stays?
- The home selling and buying process can be confusing, particularly when it comes to figuring out what items stay with the home. This is especially true when it is a FSBO (for sale by owner) operation. It's even tougher when neither the seller nor the buyer is in the real estate business. This article sorts out what personal property stays with the home when it is sold.Personal Property...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Selling a home ? what attachments stay or go?
- The home selling and buying process can be confusing. This is especially true when it is a FSBO (for sale by owner) operation. It's even tougher when neither the seller nor the buyer is in the real estate business. This article sorts through what stays in the house or condo when it's sold.Attachments ? Literally!In most states, the term "attached" takes on a unique meaning ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Home warranties: are they too good to be true?
- What is a 'Home Warranty?'A home warranty is like an insurance policy. In fact, in some states the Insurance Commission may even regulate them. I know in Texas, the Real Estate Commission regulates these companies. Basically as a homeowner you pay a company a few hundred dollars a year to cover the major appliances and components of your home. If something should go wrong, you call them up ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Checklist for buying a home
- I had a client who called saying that his bath tub just fallen through the floor in his new home (new to him). Mold had eaten away the floor from the crawlspace up. The seller had placed a few 4x4s under the floor to hold everything up long enough to sell the house and get out of town.I asked if he had the house inspected before he bought it. He said, "no, was that important?"...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Equity
- Equity is the value of your home minus what you owe on your mortgage. For example, If Joe's home is worth $200,000 and Joe still owes $170,000, then Joe's Equity is $30,000.All homeowners in Atlanta Georgia and surrounding counties should be aware of the Rule of 50/20. For most mortgages, after making payments for 15 years on a 30 Year mortgage you will have only paid off around 20% of your...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are condo hotels what the orlando real estate investor has been looking for?
- Earlier this year the Hawthorn suites in Lake Buena Vista quietly sold out all of their units in less than a month. These 540 sq. ft. units were an investor's dream, with a price tag in the mid $100's and an area average occupancy of over 84% these properties to quote one of our investors "make perfect sense".Many of the people buying these condo hotel conversions had different motivations ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf and waterfront living: live, play, relax
- With today's planned lifestyle communities, golf and boating enthusiasts have an opportunity to purchase the home of their dreams just a chip shot away from the green or stone's throw from the marina. In addition to an ideal home setting, golf and waterfront community residents enjoy an active and diversified lifestyle experience complete with first-class golf courses, marinas, beaches, spas, club...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buy fha hud homes
- FHA HUD homes are those dwellings that have been acquired by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The HUD oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which offers federal insurance on home mortgages. When a home owner fails to meet the payments of a HUD insured mortgage, it results in the home being foreclosed by the mortgage lender. Ownership of the house is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Searching for clues: what homebuyers & sellers need to know about homeowners insurance
- Homebuyers and sellers should be aware about issues involving homeowners insurance and the C.L.U.E. database. C.L.U.E. stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange and is a collection of homeowners insurance claim history enabling insurance companies to access five years worth of prior claim information to evaluate risks. The database is maintained by Choice Point Inc., a private Georgia fi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you need to download a landlord inventory on-line today?
- Do you need to download a Landlord Inventory on-line now? Why is it so important to have a Landlord Inventory?Firstly, if you are a landlord, you need to be prepared. As much as we all like to think we can trust everyone, it is very important that buy to let landlords protect their investment property as thoroughly as possible. Having a landlord inventory in place will protect you against u...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to afford your dream home
- Is it your dream to one day own a holiday home in the sun; a beautiful house where you can escape, relax and be free of the worries that seem to go hand in hand with every day life?Well, you're not alone!A recent survey by a well known mortgage lender in the UK revealed that up to one in three Britons not only dream about owning a home in the sun but fully intend to make that dream a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Flipping houses for gold: three tips to help you find the perfect fixer
- Many real estate investors enjoy "flipping houses," or buying and selling houses quickly for profit. Not all flips are fixers. However, rehabbers make millions turning ugly houses into dollhouses. On the other hand, some inexperienced investors lose money buying houses that just don't turn a profit.If you're looking to get started investing in real estate by fixing and flipping houses, you'...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to use color psychology to prepare your home for a top-dollar sale (part 1)
- You've decided to prepare your home for sale. Whether you sell by owner or hire a real estate agent, you want to get as much money as possible without spending your profits. The real estate market normally slows down and most homes take longer to sell during fall and winter. Now is the time to apply new real estate marketing ideas to make sure your home sells quickly (and for full price, of course...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The best way to get real estate listings
- The Real Estate Industry is HUGE and is a golden opportunity for real estate agents. National average home sales exceed $200,000.00 and real estate commissions are big and plentiful.No wonder so many people are getting licensed as real estate agents. And why not? You can make a lot of money selling real estate. But being licensed is only the first step, as more and more people are getting l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small town stone house with a long history
- As a native Midwesterner, the first thing I noticed when moving to the Delaware Valley was the enormous number of fieldstone houses. Frankly, I'd never seen such a thing. What people in the East take for granted is a matter of wonder for the rest of us who grew up in much younger cities.This house is currently offered for sale, and it's a delight to visit a residence that has been restored ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buying a home -- is a home inspection a good idea?
- To avoid "buying a pig in a poke," buyers have long demanded the closing on a home purchase be contingent upon a satisfactory inspection by a home inspection firm. In many parts of our country, we're now experiencing a strong sellers' real estate market and sellers often receive more than one purchase offer on the same day for their home. In this environment, buyers are rethinking the ho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is a home inspection?
- Any Sally and Sam Homebuyer can look at a home and decide whether it is attractive. They might notice it is freshly painted in pleasing colors, has the requisite number of rooms, a cook's kitchen and is located in a location with top schools. But what about less obvious parts of the house?It takes special expertise to determine if the functional parts of a home are in good shape. If you att...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How home buyer rebates work
- In today's tight housing market, many buyers are looking for ways to stretch their dollars far enough to make that dream home a reality. One little-known strategy that's gaining popularity with consumers is the home buyer rebate. At the same time, rebates have become a hot-button legal issue for the traditional real estate industry and the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division.Buyer ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buying foreclosures - knowing why helps you buy
- One big potential deal-killer in buying foreclosures is the homeowner. If the homeowner does not trust you, buying their home (even at a foreclosure auction) can become a greater challenge. To prevent this setback, you need to build trust with the owner -- and building trust requires you understand where they are coming from.People don't stop paying their mortgage because they don't ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 dangers in flipping real estate
- If you have recently purchased some real estate for investment purposes, you are in good company. Recent reports suggest that as many as 25% of these purchases are made by those who plan on using the property for investment purposes only. If you hope to "flip" the property there are 4 things you must be aware of that can put a crimp on your profits.1. Property Taxes. Keep the propert...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Selling your home? a warning about attachments
- Before you list you home for sale, determine what you don't want to leave behind.Our friends sold their home for full price and moved out a few days before closing.The next day they received an angry call from the selling agent telling them that they had to bring a mirror back before the sale would close. When the home buyers did their final walk through, they refused to make their d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing: beware of subject to promises
- Another real estate writer's mini course, full of promises and fluff, ended with a "lesson" on why you need to buy his book so you can finance multiple properties "subject to." The reason, he said, "because banks won't let you finance more than ten mortgages."This simply isn't true.First, banks let you finance as many mortgages as you can pay for. Some banks limit the number of loans...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buying a home ? dealing with lender letters
- Most people who set out to buy a home, be it house, townhouse, condo, apartment, or mansion on a hill, know they need to have a lender letter in hand saying they are qualified for a loan. What most "civilians" (people not in the real estate business) don't realize is how much the value of a lender letter varies.Let's look at some of the general ways a lender letter varies, which s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A simple step by step aproach to fail your way to a million dollars
- If You want to be Financially Successful you need to Learn to FailAt a Robert Allen Seminar he said the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people (Financially Successful) is that Successful know how to fail. He went own to say that in order to be successful you need to learn to fail, Unsuccessful people fail to get that 9-5 Job that pays $25,000 to maybe $90,000 a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fsbo - how to prepare your house to sell
- Did you hear that? Prices of houses in Phoenix have been jumping 5% each month for 2005 according to market experts! Some even predict that the price of housing could jump an additional 10% for the upcoming year. The shortage of houses for sales and the still relatively low interest prices are causing the price of homes not just here in Phoenix but nationwide to escalate. What does this mean? If y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Odors can make or break the sale of your home
- It's amazing how important the sense of smell is to many people. If you're selling your home, and this applies across the board to houses, townhouses, condos, apartments, or whatever, you need to be aware of the power of odors. An odor like cigarette smoke can cause potential buyers to leave quickly without ever really considering purchasing your home. On the other hand, an odor like that of bread...