Foreclosure listings contain everything the buyer wants online
The US Real Estate business is heavily favored by today’s foreclosure listings. Buying homes from foreclosed properties has been made easy by foreclosure listings – a staggering number of websites – 11,300,000 appear before you when you click on “foreclosure listings” on Internet search engines. The volume of such foreclosure listings means only one thing: […]
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Americans don’t support innovative developments: the key to the survival of sustainable real estate
Perhaps the key component behind America’s great economic achievements is the entrepreneur. For example, Henry Ford helped the US dominate the global auto industry for decades, and Bill Gates helped it dominate the software market. Investors in Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter secured dominance in social networks. While these success stories are well known, the […]
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Some healthy reasons to start collecting rent online
The life of a landlord is stressful enough, whether you manage one rental property or a hundred. It is difficult to find tenants who are responsible and trustworthy, in addition to maintaining a property and collecting rent. The process is undoubtedly demanding. In fact, a recent study reveals that 66% of owners say that managing […]
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The value of a yard sign
At a recent meeting of local investors, the question was raised, “Should we use a yard sign, even if we only plan to wholesale the property?” I have a very strong opinion on yard signs. Yes, you must use a sign at every opportunity. 1. A yard sign is probably the best marketing tool you […]
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Land Trusts: The Answer to Short Sales?
Flipping a property means liquidating a property for one price and immediately (within minutes, hours, or a day) “flipping” or selling the property to another ultimate buyer for a higher price. This is a great situation for an investor who is short on cash, since the investor usually does not even need to come to […]
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RV Spring Prep Checklist
Your RV has been sitting idle for the winter. Now the first signs of spring are here and it’s time to get it out of storage and prepare the coach and chassis for this year’s camping season. If you’re like me, you’ll want to have some sort of logical sequence to follow rather than going […]
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Foreclosure and Short Sale: What Consequences Do You Need to Consider on Your Tax Return?
The housing market landed with a thud in 2009 and the US experienced a rapid rise in foreclosures which, in turn, drove many financial lenders out of business. An unsuccessful stabilization attempt was made by the Government. His approach was to provide money to mortgage financial institutions and not to homeowners. In most cases, taxpayers […]
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Should California expand its rent control laws?
Proposition 10, called the Affordable Housing Act, is an initiative on the November 2018 ballot to repeal the state’s Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (“Costa-Hawkins”) is a California State law, enacted in 1995, that places limits on municipal rent control ordinances. Costa Hawkins affects rentals in two main ways. First, it […]
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The risk/reward of buying investment real estate
Like, almost everything else, in life, buying and owning investment real estate, must be considered, at a risk/ base/scale reward! While many have earned their fortunes or supplemented their income, purchasing these types of properties is not true for everyone! There are many possibilities, both positive and negative, and a smart buyer/investor recognizes, understands and […]
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Does home insurance protect against skunk smell?
The frigid temperatures of winter have us shivering even if we put on our warm clothes. The only saving grace in this terribly suffering climate is the sanctuary called home. Ah, the home, the castle of all men, where each of us can take comfort from the cold of this brutal season! With the above […]
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