Home Designs of the South

Home Designs of the South: The Best Selling Plans For Dream Homes with a Southern Flair will show you how to build an elegant home with all of the detail and charm of gracious living!
This book contains over 300 home plans-including 75 brand-new designs-feature wrap-around porches, sweeping staircases, and more. The homes are created [...]

Real Estate Websites, are a Realtor’s Best Friend

A majority of potential home buyers use the net to find homes. As an agent, if you do not have an effective real estate website to promote yourself, you are missing out on valuable leads.
Think about it, print advertising can be very expensive, and direct mailings are time consuming in addition to the cost.
However, once [...]

Eight Steps To Buying A House

Buying a house is probably the biggest financial investment that you will make in your life.
Here are 8 things to keep in mind when buying your first house..
1.Money
The first question you need to ask yourself is how much can you afford. You will need to investigate mortgages and find the right kind to suit you. [...]

How to Succeed in Commercial Real Estate

How to Succeed in Commercial Real Estate is a comprehensive, practical book for investors interested in commercial real estate. It is written for anybody - those just beginning in the business, as well as experienced brokers and sales managers .
The author shares a wealth of other practical knowledge reaped from 30 years [...]

Nine steps to buying a home

It might seem like the homebuying process is a bit complicated, but if you take things step-by-step, you will soon be holding the keys to your own home! …
Nine steps to buying a home

Figure out how much you can afford
Know your rights
Shop for a loan
Learn about homebuying programs
Shop for a home
Make an offer
Get a home [...]

Foreclosure Myths: 77 Secrets to Saving Thousands on Distressed Properties!

In Foreclosure Myths: 77 Secrets to Saving Thousands on Distressed Properties, Realtor Ralph Roberts and Certified Mortgage Consultant Chip Cummings expose the 77 myths that prevent would-be homeowners and real estate investors from pursuing from foreclosure investing.
You will learn how to distinguish the difference between good and bad deals. You will also learn [...]

The home mortgage failure rate ?

odysseus1959 asked: I see the issue in Michigan as people who have refinanced to pull the equity out the home value, 125% of it. Then they can’t resell their over priced house. Sure the new SUV’s and boats look nice in the drive way, but how did it get there ?
Question posted courtesy [...]

Real Estate Postcard Marketing - Does it Still Work?

Every once in a while, a real estate agent will email me with some form of this question: “Do real estate postcards still work?” Because they use the word “still,” I have to assume they feel real estate postcard marketing was more effective in the past than it is today. I usually respond in [...]

Buying and Selling Distressed Houses for Profit

Buying and Selling Distressed Houses for Profit

What You Get for … $500,000

What You Get for … $500,000
South Egremont, Mass - A four-bedroom two-bath farmhouse built around 1850, offering almost 1,900 square feet of space on 1.56 acres. The property also has an art studio in a converted barn.
In Vail, Colo A two-bedroom two-bath condo with 1,204 square feet of [...]