Tips on Buying a HUD or Foreclosed Property
by Mike Adams
Everyone has heard that buy a HUD or Foreclosed property as a real estate investment can be a great idea, with high potential return on investment. This is true in most cases. There are pitfalls and potential problems that must be examined first and during this process to minimize the risk. Here is how the process should work for you.
If you are in the Real Estate Business, you had better learn Internet Marketing if you want to survive. Over 90% of home buyers start there home search online 6-8 months before they even talk to an agent. Nearly 100% of commercial buyers start on line… Are they searching on your website? How will you become their agent when the time is right? You can have the prettiest web, the most informative web but what good is it if you have no traffic? According to Google Analytics the average number of visitors per day on a Real Estate web site is 1….
Real Estate Communications Northern Indiana, Chicagoland, Southern Wisconsin
by Mike Adams
Many Real Estate Agents and local consumers are signed up with Verizon, ATT, of to a lesser extent US Cellular, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Theses are fine companies and have great service, but there is a new kid on our “block” that you should look at.
The median selling price in the five-county area was $125,000 in November, up just 4 percent over one year ago, according to Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors figures. The association serves Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper and Newton counties. In the five counties served by the association, 710 homes were sold in November, as compared to 479 in November 2008. The new incentives for home buying are giving relief to sales agents, who have suffered through one of the worst housing slumps in decades.
Many landlords pay managing agents to manage their lettings, hoping to avoid calls on Sunday evening from irate tenants with a broken down boiler. Generally they are looking to secure some peace of mind knowing that their tenant – and their property – will be properly looked after. But some landlords get more than they bargained for…
At this time of the year, I clean out gutters, make sure drain holes are clear and use a cane to remove debris out of air bricks. I check chimneys as well, to ensure air is circulating around.’ Here are a few pointers for you to look for,
1. Do you have a chimney? * is it leaning? * is there any growth coming from the top? * can you see mortar missing from the joints? All of these can lead to potential problems
2. Check your roof covering * if it’s covered with tiles or slates, are any slipped or missing? Look out for tile debris and pieces of tile lying on the ground-these can be tell-tale signs of problem areas, that will allow rain to enter and cause rot very quickly.
So….you’d like to sell your house? Great! Everyone’s doing it. But this is your first time and you’ll be doing the sale yourself. Nervous? Of course!
The fact is, it’s only unnerving because you haven’t got a clue about the dynamics of selling a house – your house. It’s the one asset you have where you’ve plunked down your lifetime savings. Now you want it all back!
I just got this note from Tom Hopkins! He is the best sales trainer, If you are in the sales business you can’t go wrong here! Hello Champion, Has procrastination become a habit? Are you paralyzed by fear that’s keeping you from going after what you want? Do you have trouble staying focused on a [...]
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