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Short Sale Options for Homeowners

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Home sales have become increasingly popular. Home owners unable to make their mortgage payments will eventually find themselves being served with a foreclosure notice from their bank or lender. In order to stop the foreclosure they can opt to ask if they may move towards a short sale. This is an [...]

Looking for a Foreclsoure Bargain? Don’t Expect the Bank to Give it Away.

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Almost everyone is looking for and expecting to get a great bargain these days. There’s no question it’s a buyer’s market, but when it comes to foreclosures, don’t expect the banks to give it away, any more than a private seller would. REO’s (i.e., foreclosed, bank-owned) properties do offer some of the best bargains around, [...]

2010 Real Estate Investing Trends

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This is a Guest Post from popular real estate blogger, Chris Record, who is a real estate investor and social media marketing coach living in Southern California.  He currently maintains a blog a ChrisRecord.com and stars in a reality show for entrepreneurs called Unstrapp’d.
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Recently I spent some time researching statistics related to mortgage origination, foreclosures, [...]

Buying and Selling Real Estate in a Slow Market

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A slow market is usually identified by little or no activity going around in the market. Normally, real estate bubble bursts are followed by slow markets where sellers find themselves at the wrong end. Sellers are reluctant to sell at low prices (because they have purchased it at insanely high prices) [...]

Understanding Real Estate Deeds: Warranty Deeds, Grant Deeds, and Quit Claim Deeds

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One of the most basic advices, for anyone conducting business/trade with anybody else is to write down the agreement and have it signed with all of the concerned parties. It saves you from various complications and tricky situations in the future. A business agreement or contract illustrates the rights and obligations [...]

Do you use Twitter in your Real Estate Business?

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Technology has continuously advanced in a fast-paced manner and has totally revolutionized how businesses are conducted and how communication takes place. Looking back many years ago, people are forced to travel long distances by foot just to sell their services or goods. People used carrier pigeons just to get a message [...]

12 important tips to turn your home into a rental property

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Whether you are moving out of your house or have bought a second property you will not want to leave it standing empty. Although history has shown that in time your property will always eventually go up in value, you are well advised to leverage your asset by having tenants who [...]

Transaction Brokerage in Colorado–What the Heck is That?!!

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Most people have some concept of agency, although a lay person may not understand completely the legal definition and ramifications of agency.  To confuse the issue, many people refer to a licensed real estate professional as a real estate agent, without considering or appreciating the legal significance of the term “agent.”
In Colorado, not all real [...]

Sellers, consider the resale when building or remodeling!

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I have viewed hundreds of homes now in the Montrose area of Colorado, between the weekly broker tours, showing various homes to buyers, visiting the homes of potential sellers, and, of course, the homes of neighbors and friends.  One issue that regulalry arises is the homeowner who has overbuilt or over-remodeled, which makes us think [...]