Relocating for Retirement? Which Realtor Can Help You?
Relocating for Retirement? Which REALTOR Can Help You? I am a native of Tidewater Virginia, which encompasses counties and towns in the Chesapeake Bay area from Virginia Beach, to Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg and New Kent County. Even before I entered the real estate profession I watched the real estate market change and evolve over many decades. The Tidewater area, which includes Greater Williamsburg, is a pleasant location for retirement mainly because of the temperate climate and ...› Continue reading
Debunking the Myth of More Net Gain With For Sale by Owner
Are you thinking of selling your home on your own, without the aid and professional advice of a qualified REALTOR? You may want to re-examine your decision to do so, because chances are good that you will not increase your net gain by selling your own home. Do you believe your savings on commission will be your reward after you attend a seminar or two on selling your own home? A home sale is a complex series of transactions with multiple parties. Not only is it time consuming, consultation ...› Continue reading
Suriviving and planning for retirement
The financial security umbrella that most wage earners would like to shelter under after retirement is now leaking very badly indeed! Money savvy experts block up news channels and advertisement spaces with offers of transforming the average citizen into a healthy, wealthy and wise investor; advocates of 'parting with your money' do house calls alongside those selling vacuum cleaners and the sole 'wanted' letter fights for attention in the mail box amongst the hundreds of once-in-a lifetime ...› Continue reading
Which property types make the best rental investments?
<!--StartFragment--> ' City pads versus rural retreats "You're not buying an investment property for you to live in ' you're buying it for what demand wants," says proprietor of Belvoir Peterborough, Corby and Cambridge, Terry Lucking. "With any investment property you've got to look at what the market wants and when it comes to city and rural lets there's more demand for towns and cities than there is for countryside ' loads more. "Why buy something that looks very ...› Continue reading
Why Buy A Property At La Trinidad, Marbella, Costa del Sol, Spain?
What reasons are there for you thinking about investing in a property on Spain's Costa del Sol? Well of course there is the wonderful weather but also there a number of wonderful attractions that every year bring thousands of tourists flocking to it. Certainly there are plenty of places where you can purchase a property on the Costa del Sol and one particular development worth considering is La Trinidad. This particular development is to be found on a land that gently ...› Continue reading
Tax Delinquent Homes For Sale - How to Buy Them For $200 Or Less Outside the Auction
If you want to join the "super elite real estate investors' club," you'll need to get into tax sale investing as soon as possible. However, investing at the actual tax sale itself won't be necessary. There are tax delinquent homes for sale in your area that you don't know about - here's how to buy them for $200 or less, and you don't have to bid against other investors at the tax sale auction. Most investors don't realize, or for whatever reason, don't care, that tax delinquent ...› Continue reading
Real Estate Investing By The Numbers
Real Estate Investing By The Numbers Just like most things real estate investing can be broken down into easy to learn step. Step One - Learn the basics: Ownership of real estate is evidenced by a valid deed. When you buy property the seller signs a deed that transfers his ownership interest to you. Most states use a Warranty Deed. With that deed the seller warrants that title to the property is as he has described. You would buy title insurance in case some defect in title was discovered ...› Continue reading
Finding the Right Property to Buy
Pose this question to 10 real estate players and you will most likely get 10 different answers. It is not that this concern brings a lot contentious issues. What you have to understand is the fact that the task of finding the right property to buy is more complicated as it may seem. This means that regardless of whether you are searching for a real estate property for investment or for primary residence, it is extremely important that you adopt the appropriate home buying ...› Continue reading
Investment Property Part I
html> Welcome to the first part of a two part series about getting into the investment property business. After riding the ups and downs of the stock market roller coaster for a while, an increasing number of investors are looking into property investment as a more stable alternative. With hot markets in many parts of the United States, the time may be ripe for you to get into this potentially lucrative trade. I would suggest, however, that you keep reading before you jump on the first ...› Continue reading
Foreclosure Property Deals
Did you know that you can save tens of thousands of dollars on the purchase of your home by investing in a foreclosure or preforeclosure property? When you are trying to purchase a home for the first time, and you have limited resources and limited funds, it is particularly important that you get the most "bang for your buck". One way for a young family to get the most home for their money is to purchase a "distressed" property. With research and due diligence, you may just end up with a ...› Continue reading