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  • Real Estate: A Moving Day to Remember
     by: Roselind Hejl
       My clients were the kind of folks who plan carefully. Their home had been staged to perfection. Lights on. Cookies on the counter. A contract was received just in time. Everything went smoothly. Closing was set for Friday morning
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  • Real Estate: Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage?
     by: Roselind Hejl
       About five years ago we worked with some clients coming to Austin, Texas, from California. I was a little shocked by their choice of mortgage - a 100%, interest-only loan. At the risk of sounding a little backwater, I asked them, Why would you not want to pay off your loan? Their answer was, We both have MBA's. I assumed that meant that they were better informed than I. And, I am sure that was true. But, I still wonder (for non-MBA's), is it better to pay off your mortgage?
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  • Real Estate: Back to the Future
     by: Roselind Hejl
       The serious decline in housing sales in many parts of the country is well documented. This downturn was preceded by several years of rising home prices in many areas. In some cases, prices rose beyond levels that were supported by local salaries, and were clearly not sustainable. The driving force that fueled the rise in home prices was the availability of low interest money. Easy availability of home mortgage money, plus historically low interest rates, allowed the demand side of the market to build.
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  • Real Estate Negotiation: Best Strategies
     by: Roselind Hejl
       An important part of our job as Realtors is to help our clients negotiate for the best deal on a house. Your confidence and professionalism in this area will make your service memorable to your clients.
    Here are some strategies to help you guide your clients through the negotiation process.
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  • Real Estate Ads - Writing Tips We Need to Know!
     by: Roselind Hejl
       As Realtors, a routine part of our job is to write ad copy for newspapers, brochures and internet sites. Our goal is to create a favorable sense of the property and intrigue a potential buyer. However, it is easy to cross the line into false statements or discriminatory language. Although we may not intend to write discriminatory text, some of the language that we casually use may be interpreted that way. Today, more than ever, we must be careful that our property descriptions are accurate, as well as in compliance with Fair Housing laws.
    Here are some reminders:
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  • A Real Estate Investing Idea For Total Newbies
     by: Donovan Baldwin
       All right, you've seen the infomercials for people like Carleton Sheets, or you read an ebook by somebody like T. C. and Vickie Bradley, and you're hot to trot out your wallet and get rich with real estate investing...just like everybody else. Whoa, Trigger. Not everybody IS getting rich with real estate investing, no matter what the hype leads you to believe. First, let's understand a couple of things. There ARE people getting rich with real estate investing. Many of these people have followed the lead of Carleton Sheets or T. C. Bradley or other real estate investing gurus. Those are facts.
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  • Real Estate Marketing for Professionals
     by: Christine Hancock    When marketing a home, most Realtor's do the 3 P's, Put it in the MLS, Put up a sign & pray. You do not need to re-invent the wheel,, just be 5% better than most Realtors to be in top 10% of all the realtors in your market . You need to develop strong marketing skills, both online as well as offline. You need to constantly market your listings. Consider investing some money in Search Engine Optimization and/or placement. It is now known that 75% of consumers start their home search on the internet. A strong Web presence is no longer a novelty it is a necessity to anyone who wants to be a successful realtor. If you are serious about being a successful realtor, you owe it to yourself to look to become a marketing professional Here are some suggestions for marketing your listings.
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  • Ten Real Estate Investing Tips
     by: Steve Gillman Real estate investing tips tend to be a bit vague, like "invest in the right location," or "make sure the numbers work." Actually, tips like these are important principles to remember. However, since they have been well represented in other articles, I want to share a few more specific tips with you. 1. Listen to the market. The cabinet guy looked to me for a decision. I realized that I knew nothing at all about which cabinets people like, so I asked him which ones others were choosing, and he pointed to one that three quarters of his last forty customers had chosen. That's the one I want, I told him. Why argue with the market you are trying to sell to?
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  • 16 Tips to Buy Real Estate Successfully
     by: D. S. Peter
  • 1. Do not overanalyze. You may lose a lot of great opportunities to make great deal of money. Start making offers!
  • 2. Get the property under a contract first with a safety clause.
  • 3. Ask fellow investors, real estate broker about the property value. If it makes sense go ahead with the purchase.
  • 4. If you are buying for a quick flip neighborhoods do not matter. What matters is the $$$ you are going to make.
  • 5. Your perfect buy should be a house/condo/building in excellent condition and in a good neighborhood.
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  • Land For Sale UK
     by: Nelson Jonshon
       As they say "Every day, you'll have opportunities to take chances and to work outside your safety net. Sure, it's a lot easier to stay in your comfort zone.. in my case, business suits and real estate.. but sometimes you have to take risks. When the risks pay off, that's when you reap the biggest rewards." This is so true that one has to take risks in order to reap benefits and investing in land in UK is a lucrative option. Although vast swathes of land in the UK have been protected from development for many years, the government is beginning to accept that the requirement for new housing is so great that it is unrealistic to keep many of these restrictions in place. This admission by the government that previously undeveloped plots of land may in future be subject to planning permission has vastly increased the chances of private investors making very large profits by buying up land that currently has planning restrictions. Such land often referred to as Greenfield or greenbelt land can be purchased in small, affordable plots which, in the event of planning permission, can be worth up to ten times its value today. Investing in plots of land for sale is becoming an increasingly popular alternative investment as land is a tangible asset on which you can potentially build on and also it holds good potential for the future.
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  • 6 Reasons WHY John Reese's VRE(Virtual Real Estate) Concept Is The Way To Go In 2006
     by: Cory Threlfall
       Who would of ever guessed that Virtual Real Estate on the Internet would one day make many netpreneurers thousands, if not, millions of dollars. I know I sure didn't when I first got started online, but am glad I ran across the concept while searching the web one night. The facts are true and John Reese who is an Internet pioneer and the author of one of the Internets most powerful home study courses called "Traffic Secrets" is just one of those individuals who is successfully profiting from his Virtual Real Estate empire as we speak. John Reese has been around since the being when the Internet first became a commercial entity and knows what works and what doesn't online simply because he is known as a Test Freak(I mean that in a good way John).
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  • The Consequences of Over-Improving Real Estate
     by: Chandler Smith
       So you've found the home you want to grow old in. The location is good, the neighbors are great, and the price was just right. Now like most homeowners in this situation you begin doing minor improvements or upgrades to your home. A little paint in a few rooms, wallpaper there, new flooring in this room, granite in that room, a fixture here a fixture there. Finally you are satisfied with your now remodeled home. Time passes and you decide you want to refinance for one reason or another. Let's assume you realized you could get a much better interest rate.
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  • How Much Does My Real Estate Agent Need To Know?
     by: Christine Hancock
       Real estate agents would say that the more you tell them, the better they can negotiate on your behalf. However, the degree of trust you have with an agent may depend upon their legal obligation. Agents working for buyers have three possible choices: They can represent the buyer exclusively, called single agency, or represent the seller exclusively, called sub-agency, or represent both the buyer and seller in a dual-agency situation.
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  • Oakland California Real Estate
     by: Jennifer Hershey
       Oakland, California, is located in Alameda County, and is 10 miles E of San Francisco, California. Oakland has a population of 399,484. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area region, and enjoys close proximity to San Francisco. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge links the two cities together.
    Concentrated efforts have been made in the preservation of precious Victorian homes. The beautiful results can be seen in downtown Oakland's Preservation Park, as well as throughout the city and in the picturesque Oakland Hills.
    The city's homes follow different architectural styles, but two are dominant—the Victorian, and the Craftsman. See fine examples of both in Rockridge,a pedestrian friendly Oakland neighborhood well-served by public transportation. A BART commuter train station is here, flanked by a European-style public market, ethnic restaurants, and boutiques. Another neighborhood is Elmwood—to the North—and borders the University of California. Homes in both neighborhoods are in high demand.
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  • The Virginia Real Estate Market Continues to Benefit Buyers and Sellers
     by: Elaine VonCannon
       As the national real estate market begins to relax and offers more time and opportunity to buyers, Eastern and Southeastern Virginia move forward into 2006 with a strong, stable real estate market. In real estate the most important factor to consider when buying, selling or relocating is LOCATION. The unusual warmth of Virginia's winter this year has helped the region avoid the normal, yearly slowdown of the local real estate market. A balanced real estate market seems to be the trend across the United States. In the Tidewater and Hampton Roads region of Virginia buyers and sellers can both benefit as the real estate market shifts simply level the playing field.
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  • Real Estate Psych 101: 7 Real Estate Stress Busters
     by: Christine Boccio
       You can search the newspapers and the internet and find an abundance of information on home buying and selling. A multitude of professionals will offer you advice on mortgage products and preparing your home for sale. Where can one find information on preparing yourself and your family emotionally for the move? Planning ahead emotionally may be the key to a painless and perhaps, pleasurable move.
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  • Hiring a Real Estate Attorney
     by: Michael Williams
       The decision to involve an attorney in your real estate transaction depends upon your personal requirements. One of your real estate agent's responsibilities is to advise you in the process of addressing your personal needs and helping you to achieve them.
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  • Real Estate Partners - A Good Idea?
     by: Steve Gillman
       We were looking for real estate partners because we were new to the Tucson area. We found that two identical houses here can be $50,000 apart in price if they are three blocks apart. Also, the styles are different from anything we had in Michigan, so it would be good to have some help figuring value and what buyers want.
    At the Arizona Real Estate Investors Association meeting I announced that we had money to invest in fixer upper real estate, and we were looking for partners. The host wrote our names and phone number down on the overhead projector along with the others. About three days later we got a call.
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  • The Importance Of Adding To Your Real Estate Investment Group
     by: Chris Anderson
       But teacher, the computer gremlins ate my homework!!!!! Unfortunately, that is what happened to my well crafted article for last week, right before I left to teach classes at the Learning Annex in New York.
    The good news is that after being in NYC, I can now give a really strong example about today's topic which covers what to do once you have found ( or created) a great real estate investment group. What MOST people do from human is exactly opposite of what it takes to be a part of a real estate investment group that yields outstanding investments time after time.
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  • Daly City California Real Estate
     by: Jennifer Hershey
       Daly City, California, is located in San Mateo County, 5 miles SW of San Francisco, California. Daly City has a population of 103,621. The majority of its residents work in nearby San Francisco, and Daly City has proven to be a popular and affordable place in which to live, play, and raise families. Indeed, many parks and services are geared towards families with young children, such as libraries and civic improvements. With homes that can accommodate large families, Daly City enjoys an ethnically diverse population and its restaurants and shops reflect this healthy diversity.
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  • A Simple Real Estate Investment Plan To Make A Million Dollars or More!
     by: David Schneider
       This is a very simple Real Estate Investment Plan that anyone can do. In fact, because it's so simple most people won't do it. There are only three simple steps.
    • Step 1. Go out and borrow one million dollars.
    • Step 2. Use the million dollars and buy one million dollars worth of well-selected real estate.
    • Step 3. Get other people to agree to pay off the million dollar loan for you.
    Sounds easy. Right? Well it is. Think about this.
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  • Real Estate Marketing Flyers; 24/7 Marketing
     by: Lanard Perry
       The real estate marketing flyer box is a "24 hours a day agent", and is standard equipment among high producing real estate agents.
    And what do you suppose you do with them? Stuff them with real estate marketing flyers, of course! And as you may know, real state marketing flyers are the bread and butter of the real estate industry.
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  • Commercial Real Estate Addition to Tyson's Corner
     by: Steve Jonas
       Tyson's Corner Center, already one of the nations largest malls, hot bed for real estate and the regions largest has proposed a new development plan that will expand the shopping mall into its own "self-sustained" city.
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  • For Sale By Owner: Priming the Real Estate Pump
     by: Chris Robertson
       Perhaps you've decided to relocate. Or maybe you've outgrown your home and need to find homes for sale that will accommodate your growing family. Or perhaps your children are grown, you've made the decision to downsize, and are in the market for real estate that will better suit your needs. Or maybe you've decided to take the leap, buy some land, and build the home of your dreams. Whatever the reason, you need to sell the home you currently own, and you've decided to bypass real estate agents and go the "for sale by owner" route.
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  • Real Estate Training Guide- How to become a successful real estate agent
     by: Gagandeep Dhaliwal
       Real estate training is essential for the people who want to become a successful real estate broker. It helps them to learn all about real estate business. Real estate business requires some time, some basic knowledge of the business and skill to perform all transactions. Real estate business will be one of the good carriers for a hard working person. Real estate training suggests them all the ways to achieve their goals.
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  • Berkely California Real Estate
     by: Jennifer Hershey
       Berkeley, California, is located in Alameda County, 11 miles NE of San Francisco, California.
    Berkeley is a vibrant, intellectually-energetic city with a population of 102,743. At its center is the world-renowned University of California at Berkeley, home to current and would-be Nobel prize winners, several cultural and art museums, performing arts, and the Golden Bears football team. Home to 'California Cuisine' – a neoclassical style of cooking that incorporates fresh, seasonal ingredients--a term invented at Chez Panisse, the legendary restaurant in North Berkeley founded by famed chef Alice Waters.
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  • Real Estate Agent Guide-Best Real Estate Agent Makes Best Deal
     by: Gagandeep Dhaliwal
    Real estate broker deals with all transactions of real estate business. A real estate agent finds sellers for buyers and buyers for the sellers of real estate. Real estate brokers provide every kind of help to sellers as well as buyers. Real estate agent can be a person as well as a firm that helps you in selling/buying real estate.
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  • Foreclosure is a compound yet very effective recovery system.
     by: John beck
    Foreclosure is a comprehensive recovery system
    What is meant by foreclosure?
    Literally speaking, a foreclosure is referring to as loss of ownership from a property when a loan is not duly repaid. For one reason the terms and conditions have to be strict. You may ask why? Countering which I may ask that what would happen when I miss my mortgage payments? In this case Foreclosure may occur. By this legal procedure your lender can use to take over your home. In this case you must move out of your house.
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  • Condominium and Fee Simple Ownership of Real Estate
     by: Roselind Hejl
       Real Estate Ownership
    Generally, apartment-style buildings are called condos, two-story row houses are known as town homes, and free-standing homes on small lots are referred to as garden homes. Unfortunately, this description creates some confusion about real estate ownership. Apartment, town home, and garden home describe the design or construction of certain homes. The word "condominium" does not refer to a the layout or style of a building. Condominium is a form of ownership of real estate. The form of ownership of real estate cannot be recognized by observing the building design.
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  • The Five P's of How To Be A Landlord And Manage Real Estate!
     by: David Schneider
       Many real estate investors become frustrated with the tenants and the toilets. And when you look at the way they manage, it's no surprise. The most important part of investing in rental real estate is to have a good property management system. In any successful management system there are the five P's. They are Property, People, Paperwork, Policies and Procedures. Lets look at each of these P's individually.
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