second homes: Family recreation Vs. college tuition, My Favorite Vacation property story
- 05/11/08 02:30 AM
I encourage you to use my third party stories to make your point about purchasing a vacation home.There is nothing more powerful than showing why others choose to make property purchases especially when their motivation is the time spend with family.
A young women , who is a client of mine, and I were talking shortly after her closing on a townhouse condominium (purchased as a vacation home). We got on the subject of college savings for our children, she told me this purchase was made instead of a college savings plan, after my initial shock she told me why. My client … (16 comments)
second homes: Whats the best rental income property?
- 03/11/08 04:39 AM
Loon Mountain Ski area slope side home . The funny thing is I usually get this (income question) from people looking at second home rental properties. I answer this way" Buy a duplex close to where you live", and you check the tenants rental application, you paint clean, and re-carpet between rental, mow the lawn and chase renters for money when they are late. This answer is always met with "no I mean up here in ski country",well you can't make a big profit on vacation home income, it's too seasonal. You can cover your costs if you don't have a mortgage and … (4 comments)
second homes: Quotes put into a real estate context, humor & truth!
- 03/09/08 08:25 AM
Here are some of my favorite obvious statements and how they apply to real estate in a not so obvious way! You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Don't go armed with comps to a listing presentation with a firm asking price in mind only to be swayed by the seller to take the listing at a higher than market value number. "We can always lower it later," no its too late, later buyers' have passed on looking at it, and will not come back later because the price goes down, they'll see it as a desperate move … (7 comments)
second homes: Out of state-but not out of mind!
- 02/28/08 03:30 AM
When some people decide to buy property outside that state in which they currently live, they may be doing it with a lot of knowledge already. They could have the resources of friends and family already living there, or the experience of having visited and spent significant amounts of time in the state. For others, however, the choice to buy real estate- whether its a commercial property, single home, a condo, or even bare land- can seem daunting without some knowledge of the new state. Of course there is some research you can do for yourself. You'll have to narrow it down to … (0 comments)
I encourage you to use my third party stories to make your point about purchasing a vacation home.There is nothing more powerful than showing why others choose to make property purchases especially when their motivation is the time spend with family.
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