Prior to purchasing property, it is important to be well versed in all available options. Investing in real estate is almost always a wise move, but it is careful consideration that is the anchor of the successful investor. Though the economic climate in this country has continued to worsen, the downward spiral has amounted to [...]
Entries from July 2009
What You Need to Know Prior to Purchasing Property
Jul. 31st, 2009
How to Correctly Pre-Screen Sellers Over the Phone
Jul. 31st, 2009
As is the case with any business, time is money. Your time spent as a real estate wholesaler needs to be aimed at finding the best deals, the most motivated sellers and the most anxious buyers. If you haven’t been pre-screening your sellers over the phone, you need to come up with a fail-proof strategy [...]
New Jersey Homes And Real Estate
Jul. 30th, 2009
Some surprising statistics are starting to appear giving support to a rebound in the New Jersey home market. According to RealtyTrac, initial foreclosure filings on New Jersey homes have fallen through the first half of 2009, and government programs are getting some of the credit. Foreclosure activity has dropped up to 25 percent across the [...]
The Secret To Renovation Loan Financing
Jul. 30th, 2009
As someone looking to purchase a home or as a Realtor looking to help your client find a home, it is no small secret that the first question is, how much do you qualify for or how much do you want to spend? More often than not, people have a number in their mind, say [...]
Real Estate Leads From The Internet Are Very Different Than Most Believe
Jul. 29th, 2009
More and more, companies are driving prospects to their website in order to capture contact information from the visitor. This is where productive marketing gives way to poor follow up. In a recent study, Inside sales visited five hundred of Alexa’s highest rated websites and filled out web forms. Eighty two percent of those companies [...]
First Time Home Buyers and The Gold Rush of 1849
Jul. 29th, 2009
In February 2009 when President Barack Obama signed his $787 billion stimulus bill he also raised the first time home buyer tax credit to $8,000 and extended the program to purchases made by first-time buyers between January 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009, the new refundable tax credit has no repayment feature. So how are [...]
An Easy Way to Home Buying
Jul. 29th, 2009
If you are looking for a great home and all you want is to find a quick and easy way to find the home of your dreams, then I am sorry, but that does not really exist. However, I can offer some tips that will help put you pretty close to that. If you want [...]
Atlanta Real Estate, Things Have Changed Again
Jul. 29th, 2009
If Housing is really a leading indicator then things have changed again. The inventory of available Atlanta homes is now declining. The index is now at 8.5 months compared to the market bottom of 11 months in October 2007. It was Georgia U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who so eloquently said, “Real estate led us into [...]
How to Market Your Real Estate Listing For Under $100
Jul. 28th, 2009
Cash flow can be a serious problem for real estate agents, and it’s not hard to figure out why: we have a ton of upfront costs, but we don’t get paid a cent unless and until our listing sells. Even worse, in the current market the odds of the listing even selling are dramatically worse [...]
A 3 Step Guide to Successfully Preparing Your House to be Sold
Jul. 28th, 2009
There is a set of steps a Realtor needs to take in order to prepare a property to be marketed effectively so that the home can be sold for its highest value in the most efficient amount of time. Although there are a number of variations on this procedure the following steps are needed to [...]