Articles and Resources
By Alan Rosenthal
So now you have survived escrow, packed up your things and moved into your new home. But the buck does not stop there. Now you have bills to pay, furniture to buy, maybe some repairs to make and then there is the mortgage.http://ezinearticles.com/
How to Win at Supply and Demand Real Estate Market
Remember high school Economics’ supply and demand? If there is an increase in demand for your product, you raise your prices.
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What You Need to Know about Mortgage Interest Rates
There is a popular misconception concerning interest rates and when is the best time to buy or refinance a home. Most believe that if the Federal Reserve Bank (FED) lowers interest rates, then it is a clear signal to act.
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ABC’s of 1031 Exchanges
A 1031 exchange is named after the section of the Internal Revenue Code that states: "No gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment if such property is exchanged solely for property of like kind which is to be held either for productive use in a trade or business or for investment."
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Why Investors Should Buy in Texas
Texas is one of the best states to invest in real estate. It is a Sunbelt state, the job market is diverse and affordability is high.
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Rents and occupancy rates are rising throughout the U.S. RealFacts, a firm who tracks over 12,000 rental districts in 15 states, recently did some rent research and discovered that over the past year rents increased 5% on average
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Why Investors Should Buy in Texas
Texas is one of the best states to invest in real estate. It is a Sunbelt state, the job market is diverse and affordability is high. When buying real estate investment property, you want to look in areas of high growth.
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Choosing an Adjustable Loan That Is Right for You
When purchasing a real estate investment, you want to select a mortgage rate that fits your budget, accomplishes your goals and will not leave you surprised or in financial jeopardy.
What is the Secondary Mortgage Market and How it Benefits Homeowners
No one ever pays attention to what lending institution holds your mortgage loan. You are focused on the interest rate, the down payment and your monthly payments. What happens behind the scenes is a competition for who lends you money.
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Top 5 Reasons Foreigners Invest in U.S. Real Estate
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Research November 2006 report, “Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate: Current Trends and Historical Perspective,” foreign real estate investment in the U.S. increased 8.5% from 2004 to 2005 rising to $1.87 trillion, a national record. Many foreigners, especially from Europe and Japan, are now looking to retire in the U.S. not only to use U.S. real estate as a vacation home.
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How to Make Inflation Work for You!
Inflation is an ever-present issue, but what if you could find a way to make the depreciation of the dollar a benefit rather than a loss?
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Looking at Affordability
Living in California can be disconcerting when affordability drops to 14% as it did in the second quarter in 2006 in Ventura County, where I live – that’s with a 20% down payment of about $120,000 for a median priced house of $600,000. If you don’t have the $120,000 to put down, affordability goes down even more.
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Diversified Jobs near Your Investment Property
Jobs are an important factor when looking at a real estate investment. You want to buy in an area where jobs are common because no one wants to move to a place where they can’t find work.
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The Importance of Climate When Investing
The study of demographics and demographic trends is fascinating. When you study the Census Bureau, the Brookings Institution and demographers a crystal clear picture appears.
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Using Real Estate Investments to Pay for Your Kids College
If you have children and you’re like my wife and me, it’s probably a big goal of yours to pay for the cost for your kids to attend College. My oldest son, Eric, is 16 years old and off to College very soon. Right after he was first born, I began to save to cover the costs of College for him. Since then, I’ve learned a lot and am doing things differently for my other two sons, Blake, 3 years old, and Shane 4 months old.
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Pros and Cons of Buying an Investment Property with a HOA
For many who buy a single family residence, for an investment purpose, getting a letter from the HOA (home owners association) can be a hassle. Let’s look at the pro’s and con’s of purchasing with-in a HOA community.
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Six Major Benefits of Real Estate Investing
Real Estate to relatively easy to understand and purchase. Especially when investing in single family houses. Most of us have a good concept from purchasing the home that we live in. Having a mentor, reading books on real estate investing, going to workshops and seminars can all be great ways to become more familiar and comfortable with the process.
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Real Estate Investing in Affordable Area
According to the demographers the two groups with the largest numbers of people who will be moving in the next two decades are the baby boomers and the 18-30 year old age group. This will take place through domestic migration and also, especially with the 18-30 year old group, immigration.
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Real Estate: Consider the risk of Natural Disaster when purchasing
There are a lot of very nervous investors, some of them personal friends of mine, around hurricanes season. For me, that’s one big stress I just don’t want. Almost daily I’m asked about cities around the gulf coast. With the propensity of major storms and hurricanes rising, hurricane experts believe that the frequency of hurricanes will be rising.
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30 year fixed rate mortgages: why we are so lucky to have them.
Most of us take the notion of 30 year fixed rate mortgages for granted. They’ve been around so long and are so popular that we don’t realize how lucky we truly are to have them.
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Real Estate Investing and Eviction Laws
California has some of the best weather in the Country. I love hanging out with my family in the pool and taking my 3 year old, Blake, to swim lessons is a blast. We love living here, but because we live in California, does that mean we have to invest in real estate here?
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