Birmingham-Hoover Real Estate

I get a lot of folks that appear interested in buying foreclosures as an investment (i.e., to rent out and later resell).  As such, I wanted to provide some insight into what to consider to minimize your risk, manage your expectations and hopefully yield a return in excess of 20%.  There seem to ...

I spent over 7 years in the mortgage business, exiting it completely in 2007 to focus fully on real estate sales.  I've been meaning to write a piece about the mortgage business but since John did such a great job on this one it seemed better to simply reblog it.  There is a lot of great informa...

Don Gomez writes an exellent piece of advice for buyers.  I always recommend this to my buyer clients.  In the one case that I didn't do this personally, I lived to regret it. Talk to the Neighbors When Buying a House in Charlotte or anyplace else for that matter. We have a pretty social street....

The path to home ownership is a fast paced reality that is regarded to be one of the great American traditions. Although it is an exciting time for you and your family, it is also one that will require additional responsibilities. In many instances, newly bought homes may need to be renovated or ...