Real Estates Return on Investment Since 2000

A recent MSN Money/Case Shiller study found that the rate of return on real estate between 2000 and 2011 far outpaced the potential returns from the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ. Historically low interest rates continue to make now an even more attractive time to purchase a home. Richardson ...

Purchasing The Right Home In The Right Area

This is an excerpt from Todd's book Live Free - The Art of The Two Year House Flip which can be purchased here.

 

Chapter 2

To approach the home buying process as an investor, you must eliminate as much of the emotion that usually drives the purchase decision as possible ...

Coffee's For Closers

I read an article recently that 33% of sales contracts never make it to closing. 

 

I had to stop and think about that for a minute.  Here we have a transaction with a willing buyer and a willing seller.  I assume they both have agreed on the price and conditions ...

What’s In a Title (Company)?

This past weekend I was working on writing an offer with some buyers and, as usual the first question is, “What should we offer?”  While 99% of the time this means, “What price should we offer?” there is much, much more that goes into writing a contract than just price ...

What The Media Is Saying About Housing

I found some quotes this week that I found interesting.  I have been telling potential clients for some time that if you are wanting to buy a home now is the time.  With historically low interest rates and high inventory levels buyers have a lot of choices both in what ...

How Low Can They Go?

If you've been tuning into the news recently you may be under the impression that the housing market is in the tank. But that's not necessarily the case. Last week, Fannie May released their National Housing Survey for the third quarter of 2011. This survey gauges the public ...

Could Realtors Save the World’s Economy? Will They?

Reasons to say Yes to both… and reasons to say no.

 

What do you do for a living?  Does anyone depend on you?  I’m a residential real estate broker and a member of the National Association of Realtors.  By rule, that should get me invited to a bunch of ...

How to Protect Your Home While Traveling

Owning a home is a rewarding process in which you'll create wonderful memories with your family and friends and have tons of amazing experiences.  Part of the process of owning a home is being prepared for a variety of possible scenarios. Some of them won't be wonderful, but ...