Ineverpaypointtoreducemortgageratebecauseitdoesn'tworthit.Hereiswhattheexpertsays.
Paydiscountpointsonamortgage,andyoutakeagamble.Plentyofborrowerslostthatwagerinrecentyears,accordingtoapairofeconomists.YanChangandAbdullahYavassetouttodescribeconsumers'behavior,nottogiveadviceaboutwhetheroneshouldpaydiscountpoints.Evenso,theirresearchcanbeboileddowntothis:Thinkhardbeforeyoupaydiscountpoints,an...[
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Landlords,don'tbeafraidtogotothecourtIwassuedinthecourtbutwonthecase!
IhadonetownhouseavailablebyJune1standadvertiseditinlateApril.
Onegentlemanviewedmypropertyandput$500deposittorentmytownhouse.EventhoughIfoundhehadarecentbankruptcy,Istillapprovedhisapplication.
whenImailedhimthedeedoflease,herefusedtosignitandwantedtomodifyit.HealsoaskedtheHOAdocument.Bytheveryendofthemonth,Icalledhi...[
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Outofthe53writtenthisyearthisarethetop10!
1."Trump-StyleNegotiation,"byGeorgeRoss
(JohnWileyandSons,Hoboken,NJ),$24.95,259pages.ThisuniquebookoffersinsightsintoDonaldJ.Trump'sbig-thinkingnegotiationstyle,whichleavesthecontractdetailstohistrustedadviser,GeorgeRoss.Onlyseriousrealestatebuyers,sellers,realestateagentsandinvestorswillstudythisextremelywell-writtenbookthatrevealsnegot...[
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LastUpdate:10:18AMETFeb1,2007
WASHINGTON(MarketWatch)--Seasonallyadjustedpendinghomesalesjumped4.9%inDecember,thelargestgaininnearlythreeyears,theNationalAssociationofRealtorsreportedThursday.
ThependinghomesalesindexwasatitshighestlevelsinceJuneandwasdown4.4%comparedwithDecember2005.
"Someofthemonthlygainmaybeweatherrelated,butitappearsbuyersarebecomingmorecomfortable,sensin...[
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Ihavebeeninvestinginrealestateheavilyduringthelast5years.Myconclusionisthatyoujustneedtomakethedecisionbyyourself,runacalculatedrisk,andprofitfromit.
IcametoNorthernVirginiain2000withnothingbutadebtof$10K.WhenIwasbuyingmyfirsthouseinspringof2001,mycolleaguewasstronglyagainstmyideaofsuchapurchaseasthemarketwasalreadyupquiteabit.Heradvicepromptedmetodoaresearchonthehousepriceandincomeofthecounty...[
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byHeatherSeitz
FlippingRealEstate:FactorFiction?
YourQuickGuidetoMakingMoneyFlippingRealEstatein7SimpleSteps...
Everytimeyouturnyourhead,someoneelseistalkingaboutflippingrealestate.WhataretheyreallytalkingaboutandisitsomethingthatYOUcando?
First,let'sdefinethetwotypesof"flippingrealestate".
1.Flippingthecontract:(Alsoknownas"assignmentofcontract")Youfin...[
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Thursday,December07,2006@09:21AMEST
WhenpeoplegetintotheRealEstateInvestmentgame,theygetconfused.Howcan100acresbeonlyathousanddollarsincertainareas?Becauseitneedstobecompletelydeveloped!ApieceoflandinSouthernCaliforniaiscompletelydifferentthanapieceoflandoutinthemiddleofnowhereintheheartland.Herearethetopseventypesofinvestmentland.
1-Landforsaleinhugecities.Asintheaboveexample,landiss...[
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