Appraisals have long been the source of much frustration for home buyers, sellers and real estate investors, a situation which has only gotten worse since the housing market meltdown. The question is if there is anything you can do if a mortgage lender performs an appraisal review and comes back with a lower value, is...Read More
Rehabbing properties has become an even hotter trend over the last few years, especially thanks to reality TV shows like 'Flip This House' but is it for you? What are the real pros and cons of rehabbing properties compared to other forms of real estate investment?Read More
There may never have been a better time to invest in real estate in most of our lifetimes than right now but that doesn’t mean it is without its pitfalls. What obstacles face new real estate investors today?Read More
Need to sell your home quickly but not sure about signing a deal with that shady guy in the beat up 1980 pickup truck with the magnetic ‘We buy houses cash’ sign on the back?Read More
Trying to make sense of property values today can be incredibly confusing. You know what you paid for your home or what homes like you rent used to cost a few years ago, the news talks about 10% or $20,000 drops in value across the country but you have heard of foreclosures selling for a...Read More
Debates rage every week about whether it is a good time to buy a home or not but perhaps this was best settled last week by billionaire Warren Buffett who said the outlook was bright and he would buy a “couple hundred thousand single-family homes”.Read More
Do you really need a real estate agent to buy or sell a home? Is it too risky not to use one or too expensive to use one? Real estate agents used to be used in virtually all transactions, then for sale buy owner services started cropping up, promising to save homeowners money but which...Read More
