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  • Millionaires and Movie stars are losing their houses to foreclosure - by Jamie Edwards
    Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from James Edwards
    High end properties and loans in excess of $750,000 or more are defaulting at a rate of 12.5%, or 1 in 8, according Bloomberg.com. Imagine counting 8 houses in a luxury area and 1 of them will be owned by the bank and as long as the economy is slow expect more to be going to foreclosure. You ...
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  • Is Property Investment Buying a Worthwhile Venture? - by Marcus D. Meyer
    Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Marcus D. Meyer
    If you want to use your money in a worthwhile venture or to increase revenue, you might as well go for property investment buying. There is an opportunity for you to make larger profits and you would not have to worry about facing big risks when you invest in real estate. There a lot of people ...
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  • Factors To Consider Before You Purchase an Apartment - by Peter Tatian
    Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Peter Tatian
    The rules for finding and buying an apartment apply whether you are young and are first leaving home or downsizing after the kids have flown the nest. Apartments appeal for all sorts of reasons but the basic principles in making a choice almost always apply in every purchase. Here are some ...
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  • Choose Fl Home for Sale: Save the money - by Kayla Walter
    Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Kayla Walter
    Florida is Situated in the southeastern region of the USA, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. Florida was the 27th state admitted to the United States. Much of the land mass of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
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  • Tips To Sell Your Home For The Price You Need - by Peter Tatian
    Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Peter Tatian
    So you’ve decided to sell your home. Whatever the reason or reasons for the sale, you must achieve two things. • an actual sale and • a price you need. Some people fail to sell their home because there is no demand or because the best price on offer is just too low. This is a blow to ...
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  • Tips on Shopping For A Home Loan - by David White
    Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from David White
    When shopping for a home mortgage loan, it is important to make sure that you compare mortgage loan offers to see if you are getting the best deal. But for many home owners comparing mortgage loans is not an easy task. Below are some easy steps so you can do to compare several different home ...
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  • How to Compare Rates for Mortgage Refinancing - by Robert T. Boyer, Ph.D.
    Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Robert Boyer
    "How do I compare rates to find the best mortgage?" is often the first question people ask when considering mortgage refinancing or when looking at homes for sale as investment property, a second home, or primary residence. Industry standards are evolving but it is still difficult to compare ...
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  • Refinance Investment Property Benefits - by Allen Wright
    Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Allen Wright
    People refinance investment property to get a secured loan for paying off the original loan secured on the same property. If your previous loan had a fixed interest rate mortgage that has declined, you can choose to refinance and get a new loan with a good interest rate. You would normally ...
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  • Buying Tips For Buying Residential Real Estate - by Peter Tatian
    Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Peter Tatian
    So you wish to become a homeowner. Good for you. Real estate is, for most people, the biggest financial investment they will ever make. But there are a number of important issues to consider so that your purchase is good for both your lifestyle and your pocket. And it’s something you can do ...
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  • Go The Distance - by Dirk Zeller
    Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Dirk Zeller
    How do you know when a prospect or client is going to waste your time or go the distance? That is something new Agents and some experienced Agents struggle with regularly. Having a step-by-step pre-qualifying process helps dramatically. It will help you evaluate each person the same. When ...
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  • 5 Steps To A Loan Modification On Your Own - by Krista Scruggs
    Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Krista Scruggs
    There are typically five steps you will have to go through during a loan modification. There are a lot of details involved and you will have to work hard. Follow each of these steps in order. 1. Explain your situation. This is typically done through what's called a hardship letter. ...
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  • House repossession procedure - Court rulings The House Repossession Procedure Can Involve Many Court Rulings - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The court hearing in a house repossession procedure is an important part of the entire process. It is a hearing that will be used to determine if a person will be able to stay in one’s home or if that person is going to have to move out of it through an eviction. This is a very important thing ...
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  • Rent back tips A Few Tips for Rent Back - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A sell and rent back plan can be a great thing for you to use when it comes to saving your home from repossession or to make living in a home easier to handle when looking for a new one. There are some things that you should be aware of when it comes to getting into this plan. You should think ...
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  • Sell and rent back your home and stay long term or short term, the choice is yours - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 28, 2010 from Steven Martin
    It may appear that there those times misfortunes come in their doubles and so when you find yourself financially challenged in one way or another it is important for you to be on high alert because you never know what may come to pass. This is what has been happening to distressed home owners ...
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  • How a Seller Should Handle a Sell and Rent Back Offer Document - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The written offer document that goes into a sell and rent back transaction is a valuable document in that when a person agrees to sign it the agreement will officially go into effect. With this in mind the seller in a sell and rent back agreement should take some careful considerations when it ...
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  • Valuation Rules in a Sell and Rent Back Plan - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A property that is going to be sold and rented out in a sell and rent back plan will need to work with a proper valuation system. Valuation rules should be followed in this process. These rules are used to help with making sure that a plan is one that will be fair in value to both the provider ...
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  • A Cooling Off Period Works for Every Sell and Rent Back Offer - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A cooling off period is a required part of the sell and rent back registration process in the United Kingdom. This is a period of time that works for a few weeks after a client who is interested in a sell and rent back plan gets the pre-offer document from a plan provider. It is a vital period ...
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  • What Does a Provider Tell a Seller in a Sell and Rent Back Agreement? - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The communication that a provider of a sell and rent back plan has with the person who sells one’s property to get into the plan is important. This comes from how a provider will need to be sure that it is giving a seller all of the vital information that is related to a sell and rent back ...
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  • Always Get the Preliminary Title Report - Short Sale Education - by Art Lee
    Submitted on Jun 26, 2010 from art lee
    The Preliminary Title Report provides us with a wealth of information as we prepare to list and market a short sale listing. This information helps us develop a strategy, find tools, and streamline our efforts with the short sale process. Upon the initial interview with a potential client, there ...
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  • Costs That a Sell and Rent Back Service Provider Will Have to Handle - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A sell and rent back service provider is going to have to work with a number of different expenses when it comes to getting a property ready for someone to use in a sell and rent back plan. These expenses relate to all sorts of things that deal with the maintenance of a home. These are expenses ...
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  • Think About How Long It Takes For a Plan to Sell and Rent Back Your House to Be Set - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    You can easily start the process to sell and rent back your house by contacting a provider that works with sell and rent back transaction. However, you will have to make sure that you deal with a good time period before you can get your sell and rent back plan to become official. This is so you ...
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  • You Can Sell and Rent Back Your Property Regardless of Its Condition - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    If you are looking to avoid repossession on your home you should be aware of its condition. It can be a real challenge to get your home sold off if it is not of the best condition. It may be too unappealing to customers on the market. A company that can help you to sell and rent back your ...
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  • People Get Into Sell and Rent Back Schemes for Many Reasons - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The sell and rent back scheme has become one of the most popular types of home options for people in the UK to consider. This is something that is used by all sorts of people in the area. All of these people have their own individual reasons as to why they get into these plans. Here are some of ...
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  • Sell and Rent Back Property to Release Equity - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Steven Martin
    Your equity is a valuable thing for your home. This relates to the money that you would be able to get off of your home if you sold it. You will end up having more equity when more home payments have been made. However, you cannot get this equity released from your property unless you sell it. ...
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  • Loan Modification - How To Know If You're Getting A Good Deal - by Krista Scruggs
    Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Krista Scruggs
    Maybe you've just completed a mortgage modification, or you're in the market for one and you want to learn all you can. Either way, you're likely wondering how to tell whether a home loan modification deal is good or bad. Regardless of what stage of the process you're in, you'll want to be ...
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  • Deciding on a Price for Your Home - by Fred Linkous
    Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from Fred Linkous
    When it comes time to put your house on the market, pricing can make or break your sale. If you overprice your home, you risk watching it languish on the market, but under-pricing it means minimizing your investment. The starting point for pricing should be based on recent sales in the ...
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  • What Benefits Come With a Sale and Rent Back Plan? - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 28, 2010 from Steven Martin
    One of the many things that a person can consider when it comes to getting one’s home sold off or to at least take care of financial concerns with it is a sale and rent back plan. This is a type of plan that has become popular around the UK. This comes from how it is a type of plan that works ...
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  • Opportunistic VS Strategic Real Estate Investing - by Jay Redding
    Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Jay Redding
    As I continue to consult with individuals who want to invest in investment real estate, I find that most novice investors and even some seasoned investors really don’t have specific objectives in mind when they are investing. Some want to just diversify their overall investment portfolio, others ...
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  • Pre-Refurbished Homes Can Be Handled in Quick Property Sales - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Steven Martin
    Sometimes a home may be one that is not going to be able to be easily sold off on a standard market. This can come from many different factors but the most common factor could be because of how the home that is involved is one that has not been refurbished to the standards that are needed for ...
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  • What the Solicitor Will Do in a Quick Property Sale - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The process that will be used by a solicitor in a quick property sale is an important process. This comes from how a solicitor is going to be required during the entire deal. Here is a look at the process that will be used by a solicitor during a quick property sale. The first step deals with ...
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  • No Pulling Out is Involved in a Quick Property Sale - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A problem with many traditional home sales is that a buyer can end up pulling out of a sale. This is something that is going to be incredibly bothersome and in many cases expensive. However this can be avoided when a person gets into a quick property sale. An company that works with this type of ...
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  • What to See When Getting a Quick Property Sale Solicitor - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The solicitor that a person is going to be hiring for a quick property sale is an important person that will be used for the task at hand. This solicitor will be used to help with seeing that the transaction that is being handled can be successful. Here are a few tips that can be used with ...
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  • Rental Ownership Woes – The Good And Bad In Renting Out Properties - by Sayaka Higashi
    Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Sayaka Higashi
    There is no doubt that investing in property is a great business to be in if you are looking to make a great income. However, there are a few things to consider before you take the first steps. This is particularly true if you want to become a landlord. Obviously, this is a great investment ...
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  • A Quick Property Sale Doesn’t Need an HIP - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The Home Information Pack, or HIP, that is commonly used in a quick property sale is something that can be rather difficult to handle. This is something that works with all sorts of pieces of information on a property that is going to be sold off to someone. It can be tough to get ready and it ...
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  • What to Do When Comparing Quick Property Sale Companies - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Steven Martin
    Because of the many benefits that can come out of a quick property sale there are a variety of different types of providers of these sales located all over the United Kingdom. Being able to choose one can be a real challenge. However there are some useful tips that can be used when it comes to ...
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  • When Can a Quick Property Sale Be Handled? - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A number of different types of instances can be seen as good examples of when a person should consider selling one’s home through the use of a quick property sale. These are times when a property can be one that get sold in as quick of a time as possible for a variety of different types of ...
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  • What a Competitive Offer in a Quick Property Sale Entails - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The offers that are provided to clients by different quick property sale companies around the United Kingdom will vary. Some companies can offer more than others but this will be different for each customer that uses the services that one of these companies can provide. This is something that is ...
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  • What Will Have to Go Into a Quick Property Sale Contact Form - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 21, 2010 from Steven Martin
    When you are looking into getting into a quick property sale you should be able to get enough information out to a quick property sale provider that you might be interested in working with. In most cases you will need to communicate with an agency online as a means of getting assistance. In this ...
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  • Foreclosure on Investment Property - by Marcus D. Meyer
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Marcus D. Meyer
    Foreclosure must be avoided particularly if we are talking about a foreclosure on investment property but sometimes things are inevitable especially now that we are experiencing economic crisis. So you need to be aware of what options you need to take when you encounter this sort of problem or ...
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  • Debts are Important to See in a Quick Property Sale - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Steven Martin
    One of the main reasons as to why people get into quick property sales comes from how they are people who have too many debts including debts on the home that one has. However not all debts that can be had on a home are going to be alike. It will help for anyone who is interested in selling off ...
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  • A Quick Property Sale Can Be Used to Help With Avoiding Fees - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A problem that people have with typical home property sales deals with the fees that can be involved with them. These fees are ones that can easily cause a person to end up losing thousands of pounds on the value of one’s property. In addition to this these fees are ones that can be very ...
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  • The Assured Price in a Quick Property Sale is a Valuable Price - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The cash offer that is going to be used for a property in a quick property sale is going to be something that can be very valuable. This comes from how the property can be worth thousands of pounds. In order to get the money that can come out of a property an assured price on the property will ...
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  • How Arrears Will Factor in a Quick Property Sale - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Steven Martin
    In the event that a person is in arrears on one’s mortgage the property could end up being repossessed. This comes from how there will be a good amount of money owed by the owner to a particular mortgage company. By working with a quick property sale the concern that a person has with regards to ...
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  • The Agreement is Important to Any Quick Property Sale - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A quick property sale can be a useful thing for anyone to see thanks to how a quick property sale will work with a guaranteed sale of one’s home. In order for the sale to be more successful it will have to work with a value that the seller of the property is going to be comfortable with. This ...
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  • A Few Things You Need to Know About 1031 Exchange Properties - by Allen Wright
    Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Allen Wright
    Many owners and investors are only focused on buying and selling real estate that they haven’t really looked at the advantages when it comes to 1031 exchange that IRS offers to people. This article will discuss on the basic things that you need to know and how it is beneficial if you will learn ...
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  • Getting Alternative Financing to Sell Home Quickly - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Steven Martin
    Getting Alternative Financing to Sell Home Quickly If there is one thing that has become consistent in the property market then it is change and even those who have been experienced in it for a long time actually have to think twice before taking a further step in any deal they are considering. ...
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  • Things That a Sell and Rent Back Plan Will Entail - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from Steven Martin
    There are a number of things that a person can do with a sell and rent back plan with regards to helping to get out of the risk of having one’s home foreclosed upon. They deal with how a person can enter an agreement where one’s property is sold while that person can still live in it as a ...
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  • Quick property sale, the answer to your Property Problems - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Steven Martin
    Well you can say that the current economic situation has dealt a real blow to the property market since there are very few home buyers if any and even then it takes months on end for one to find a good buyer. And since this is the situation throughout the world it becomes very tricky for anyone ...
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  • A Sell and Rent Back Valuation Primer - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Steven Martin
    The valuation that goes into a sell and rent back process is an important thing to see. This part of the process works as a means of determining how much money a home is worth and how much money a seller of a home will be getting out of the plan. It will help to take a good look at this because ...
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  • Sell and Rent Back Sellers Have Many Concerns - by Steven Martin
    Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Steven Martin
    A seller in a sell and rent back plan works simply as a person who sells one’s property to a provider and will live in that properly while paying monthly rent charges on it. This is a useful thing to see when it comes to avoiding repossession. However there are some problems that sell and rent ...
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