Property Auctions – Your Quick Start Guide

Property auctions can be a great place to find fantastic real estate bargains. However, working a property auction requires a few extra skills and knowledge. Here is a quick start guide to help you navigate your first property auction.What is a property auction?A...

How to Pick your Lender for your First Home or Refinancing

Your lender is one person that can make or break you with finances towards your home.  Before you become involved with anyone that will involve your money, you need to make sure that they are going to offer you the best.  Once you know some basic concepts,...

Signs to Look for in the Market

Finding the signs outside of the door that say ‘for sale’ aren’t enough when you are looking at properties for any type of investment.  Real estate is a profession that works off of the economy and how the flow of cash is moving through the...

What Pitfalls to Avoid and How to Avoid Them

The last experience that anyone wants to add to their list is being involved in a real estate deal and having everything go wrong.  It is hard enough to simply find a place to move and to have everything from the contract to the loan be put in place...

Negotiating Tactics to Get the Best Price for Your Home

Selling a home doesn’t have to be a difficult situation. If you have a real estate agent, she’ll handle all the negotiating tactics and act as a buffer between seller and buyer. However, you can successfully negotiate the sale of your own home by knowing a few tips...

To Buy or Not to Buy? The Home-Buying Final Decision

Finding shelter has always been a top priority for humans. Caves and other types of protection were occupied and transformed into a cozy place that protected against the elements and allowed for socialization. These days, it’s a bit more complicated to find a home you...

To Buy or To Lease

Buying and selling means more than finding a real estate agent to do the work that is needed.  There is also the need to make sure that you know what you want or need when you are moving with the investment.  No matter what the market, there are always...

Understanding The Mystery of Closing Costs and Points

One of the great mysteries of home buying, at least to those who have never been through the process, is closing costs.  While nearly everyone has heard of them, few who haven’t had to pay them really understand them.  Even some people who have paid them...

Distressed Property: Is it a Positive Investment?

There are many investments that are made in real estate, most which are expected to allow the price of the property to go up.  However, sometimes the value of a property starts to decline. If you have run into a property that is like this, you will want to decide...

Making Your New House a Home

The process of looking for a new home for yourself and/or your family is sometimes excruciatingly emotional – and always tiring. After you sign on the dotted line and the house is yours, it’s time to be happy and feel settled, even if there are still boxes stacked to...

Be Ready to Answer Common Buyer Questions About Your Home

With any type of home sale, potential buyers will always have questions they want to ask. If you’re represented by a real estate agent, he or she usually knows ahead of time the kinds of questions that’ll be asked because they’ve heard most of them in the course of...