It may be your budget, or the thrill of doing it all yourself, but you are in the market for a diamond in the rough. But just how rough can a house be before a lender decides not to take the risk on a mortgage?
When you negotiate the contract, make sure that you include a provision for a...
When buying a condo, we are all seduced by the decor, the ambiance, the view, and other visual effects, when we should really be checking something else that is not visual!
The Home Owners Association (HOA) often plays a very nondescript part in the whole process of choosing a condo,...
One of the most important aspects of any home that you move into is, without a doubt; the area. Homes may look fantastic online, but there is always the possibility that the area this fantastic home is in may be less than desirable. Before you move to any new town, subdivision or city, its a...
The phenomenal real estate boom of the past several years has not been confined to sales of primary residences alone. Sales of second homes also have ratcheted up dramatically as vacationers and investors look to snap up these properties amid the lure of low mortgage rates and rapidly increasing...
Purchasing a home is most likely the biggest and often the best investment that you will ever make. Why not make that investment now?
If you are saving up with the goal of getting your dream home within the next two to five years, the following ideas could help you buy your house sooner...
Condotel Investments in the Philippines, Buy to Let rental properties are now being preferred to failing Pension Plans as more and more Filipinos and Overseas Property Investors look to the future and retirement.
20 Dollars a day for 6 years will buy you a Studio Condotel unit in the...
Condotel Investments in the Philippines, Buy to Let rental properties are now being preferred to failing Pension Plans as more and more Filipinos and Overseas Property Investors look to the future and retirement.
20 Dollars a day for 6 years will buy you a Studio Condotel unit in the...
When looking at homes, one is tempted to buy the best home in a neighborhood. Should you buy the most expensive home on the block? No.
Think Long-Term
Assume you fall in love with the masterpiece home in a particular neighborhood. It has everything you could dream of: black...
Buy Property Abroad – To Close A deal RIGHT AWAY Is Not The Right Way
Have you ever wondered why Spain is the most popular place in Europe to buy property abroad or invest your money. Could it have anything to do with the spanish way of life or culture along with the weather or the...
Interested in getting in on the condo hotel trend in the Philippines? Perhaps youve heard about this new type of vacation home ownership and it sounds right for you.
A condo hotel unit, or condotel, is typically a three-star or higher property with a management company that takes care of...
Should you buy or rent? It depends on your circumstances, and the real estate market where you are going to live. Years ago, I sold a home for a young couple who owed almost as much as the sales price on their house. They needed to take money from savings to pay the closing costs and sales...
Why would you buy investment property without seeing it? It’s a numbers game. Whether or not you see the property before you make an offer isn’t nearly as important as making sure the numbers make sense.
A man in California used to just send out offers on a hundred MLS...