William Massarweh's (massarweh) Blog

Being new to this blog I am attempting to explore what is of interest to the members of the Active Rain community.  I have posted two blogs regarding two issues that I feel are of major concern to all of us, and which present the potential for trouble in any real estate transaction.  There has be...

I would like to conduct a mini survey of the bloggers out there to see if you have ever encountered a situaiton where the listing and the circumstances surrounding the listing did not pass the smell test.In other words, a siutaiton where the parents were on title with one of their children, and t...

Stay Away From Private Annuity Trusts (PAT).  Over the past year or so I have had many inquiries by real estate agents on PAT's.  There are promoters out there who solicit agents with a "great new idea" to avoid capital gains tax on highly appreciated properties.  The unsuspecting agent in turn p...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Active Rain Community;My nephew John Karadsheh encouraged me to join this active real estate blogging community as he felt that it would be of great benefit to me and to the community.  He helped me get my home page up and running and I would encourage any of you to ch...