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homes for sale des moines: Homes for Sale in Des Moines, Iowa: "Buy" the numbers... - 01/23/08 07:47 AM
A look at inventory levels of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines metro area.by: Brian Wentz, Realtor, ABR, CBR
I am a visual person, and I love graphs. So recently when a client asked me how many homes were for sale across different price points in our MLS, I thought it might be interesting look answer the question with a chart.
Below I have assembled the two graphs to show, visually, a snapshot of the Real Estate Market in the Des Moines metro area, as of January 18th 2008.
These numbers represent the homes for sale, and pending by each $50,000 price point. One observation I … (0 comments)
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homes for sale des moines: List of Foreclosure Homes for sale in Des Moines Iowa ~ January 12th Update - 01/13/08 01:47 AM
List of available HUD, REO, foreclosure and bank owned properties in Central Iowaby: Brian Wentz, Realtor
As of January 12th, there are around 200 foreclosed homes for sale in the Des Moines area MLS.
Many of these homes present opportunities for investors to rehab (or flip) these properties, or to gain some sweat equity through renovation, in the case of someone who wants to purchase a foreclosure and use the home as a personal residence.
Bank owned properties are also very well suited to be converted into rental properties. A little elbow grease can go a long way, and often rentals, as compared to … (2 comments)
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homes for sale des moines: Interest Rates hitting 5.375% in Des Moines ~ Time to Re-Fi? - 01/13/08 12:24 AM
Mortgage rates falling to near historic lows for Des Moines lenders.by Brian Wentz, Realtor
Cetntral Iowa Lending, our in house mortgage lender here at Burnett Realty, announced on Friday that rates were at an amazing low rate of 5.375% with around 1% origination fees.
Over the past 20 months, rates have been as high as 6.5% for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage.
Below is a chart of recent mortgage rates. As you can see, it is a great time to buy a new home, or refinance a home loan in Iowa!
If you have an interest rate above 6%, you may want to … (1 comments)
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homes for sale des moines: Secrets of Foreclosed Homes in Central Iowa and Des Moines - 01/12/08 07:38 PM
Finding hidden information on investment homes to flip, rehab, rent or resell in Iowa.by Brian Wentz, Realtor
Many of our investor clients ask us to locate bank owned and government foreclosed properties for them. These properties can have considerable investment value, as lenders prefer to get foreclosures off their books quickly. Especially these days.
Knowing where to look, and what information is available can certainly give you a head start . So I wanted to take a moment to share a website I use that you might find valuable also!
VA and FHA foreclosures in our area are managed by "Best Assets". This company maintains a website which … (1 comments)
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homes for sale des moines: The Des Moines Iowa Real Estate Investor: Part 2; Meet Jack B. Rich - 12/28/07 07:26 PM
A Closer Look at Creating Wealth Through Real Estate Investing
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the benefits of owning residential investment property. In Part 2, lets explore the benefits of owning rentals in more detail by meeting my friend, Jack.
How can owning rental properties create wealth for you? Lets take a look over the shoulder of one investor, Mr. Jack B. Rich,(or "Jack" as he prefers; as he's a guy who likes to keep things simple) as he answers this question for himself.
One day Jack got an idea in his head. He was driving through a neighborhood and saw a "For Rent" sign in front of … (1 comments)
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Des Moines Iowa Real Estate- Brian Wentz REALTOR®
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