Guilt in Real Estate - 10/11/07 04:04 PM
I recently had a Realtor say to one of my investors in passing that they should feel guilty about taking advantage of this "buyers market" and the flood of foreclosures.  Now, they didn't say those words exactly but that's kinda what they eluded to.  Are you kidding me?!  (Then they kind of … (0 comments)

Rent vs. Own - 10/06/07 10:12 AM
When you rent a place to live, you can almost certainly expect your rent to increase each year - or even more often. If you get a fixed rate mortgage when you buy a home, you have the same monthly payment amount for thirty years. Even if you get an adjustable … (0 comments)

The Other Realtor I Spoke with Has a Lower Commission - 10/06/07 09:57 AM
With the advent of the web, a lot of agents are offering "cut-rate" commissions. Most of the time, lower commissions are tied to a lower level of service. If all you want is to be listed with the Multiple Listing Service and a sign in the front yard, then a cut-rate … (0 comments)

I Can Always Drop the Price of my House Later... - 10/06/07 08:37 AM
Later, when you drop your price, your house is "old news." You will never be able to recapture that flurry of initial activity you would have had with a realistic price. Your house could take longer to sell.
Even if you do successfully sell at an above market price, your buyer will … (1 comments)

Is the market really down in the greater Dayton area? - 10/03/07 04:58 PM
So far in the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek there have been over $102 Million in home sales which spent an average of 107 days on market - that's 468 homes sold.  Last year at this exact same time 467 homes had sold in Beavercreek with average time on market of 94 … (0 comments)

Benefits of Owning a Home - 10/02/07 03:06 PM
The Best Investment
As a fairly general rule, homes appreciate about five percent a year. Some years will be more, some less. The figure will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, and region to region.  
Five percent may not seem like that much at first. Stocks (at times) appreciate much more, and you … (3 comments)

 
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