Metro Denver Real Estate

Contributed by: Susan Aldretti on 10/1/2009 Michael Welk, Your Castle Real Estate, was installed as the 66 th Chairman of the Board of the Jefferson County Association of REALTORS. Welk's term of office runs from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010. During his term in office Welk pledged ...

Local Knowledge. Total Commitment. A month ago I was in Washington DC for the REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.  This was my first visit to Washington DC and it won't be my last.  With the amount of history and tradition that exists a person could spend a lifetime there.  This ...

I am happy to announce the release of our first book: The 2009 Guide to Real Estate Investing The release date is April 1st, 2009. It is a basic guide to investing in DSF Homes, Condos, Fix and Flips, and small (2-4 Unit) apartment buildings. I co-authored it along with my associates Charles Robe...

Loan Considerations for Buy and Hold InvestorsAs far as investment loans, little or no money down loans are impossible.  However, lenders do permit the use of Home Equity Lines of Credit or second mortgages from other properties owned by the borrower as a source of down payment.  Or, self-employe...

What is a FICO score?FICO stands for Fair Isaac Corporation, a company that created the most used credit scoring model in the United States.  An individual’s credit score is calculated through a statistical algorithm and is used as a factor in determining the likelihood of a borrower defaulting o...

A LOT of agents don't advise their clients to get sewer scopes when they purchase a property. This is a major mistake.  A broken sewer can cost between $3,000 - $10,000 dollars to repair and it only costs $99 ($99Rooter - others are more expensive) to have a tech put a camera down the sewer pipe...