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It's all about the math! When you break it down the way you do and with all the diffenert ways that there are to get leads it's simple. Thanks BenHow to Earn $180,000 in Real Estate During this 11-minute video from the December RainCamp hosted by ActiveRain, real estate marketing guru Ben Kinney ...
01/14/2012
When you can and cannot get Buyer’s closing costs covered In a Short Sale, whether or not the Buyer can receive assistance with closing costs depends on two things: 1) what type of loan the Seller has, and 2) what type of loan the Buyer is bringing to purchase the property. If the Seller has an F...
01/13/2012
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Buy or Rent? New Numbers Home prices and rates have fallen so far that the monthly cost of owning a home is more affordable than at any point in the past 15 years and is less expensive than renting in a growing number of cities.The Wall Street Journal's third-quarter survey of housing-market con...
01/05/2012
What the Lender Must “Net” in the Short Sale Transaction Let’s start by discussing what the lender must “net” in the Short Sale transaction. In a Short Sale, the lender must “net” a certain percentage of fair market value. As you probably know, part of the lender initiating the Short Sale process...
01/05/2012
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With the European debt crisis hanging over the markets, our politicians continuing to act like children and now the markets worrying about the regime change in North Korea, there seems to be no end to the scary headlines. Even if the news is not scary, the media is pumping up bad news. For exam...
01/05/2012
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Taking the Time to Educate the Seller In today’s foreclosure climate you have the opportunity to reach out and be a resource to the Sellers in your community. Keep in mind that when a homeowner is behind on their mortgage payments and possibly facing foreclosure, they need to feel confident the p...
11/22/2011
Online Lead Generation Strategies and Principles The Online Marketing Sieve Most real estate related websites are popular in part because they centralize a lot of listings from all over the country. These websites benefit by getting as many listings as they possibly can on their websites to drive...
08/30/2011
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During the past few years the prices of homes have been declining in most parts of the country. This trend has represented a major financial setback for many who considered their home their best investment and an integral part of their retirement. Real estate, stocks and even oil prices ha...
08/26/2011
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Homeowners Taking Advantage SMR Research Corp. President Stuart Feldstein says homeowners with good credit, steady jobs, and cash on hand are taking advantage of low 15-year fixed home loan rates to lower their loan terms and build equity, and some are writing checks at closing to lower their lo...
08/12/2011
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Budget Time Crunch Will this be the stuff that legends are made of? Will it be like Wyatt Earp's posse riding into town and saving the day? Or will the "Gang of Six" idea just prolong the budget agony? We have been dealing with the debt ceiling situation all year. There is no reason for the...
08/12/2011