remax northern kentucky: Home Selling Mistakes You Don't Want to Make! - 09/25/10 04:32 AM
Mistake #1 -- Pricing Your Property Too High
Every seller obviously wants to get the most money for his or her product. Ironically, the best way to do this is NOT to list your product at an excessively high price! A high listing price will cause some prospective buyers to lose interest before even seeing your property. Also, it may lead other buyers to expect more than what you have to offer. As a result, overpriced properties tend to take an unusually long time to sell, and they end up being sold at a lower price.
Mistake #2 -- Mistaking … (11 comments)

remax northern kentucky: Take A Risk! - 09/23/10 03:28 AM
Ever made plans to strike out in a new direction? Maybe get a better education, a different career, or life in some far away place where life seems to come alive. You've researched the possibilities, made your plans and told your family.
Then just after beginning your quest, you realized this wasn't for you. Embarrassment sets in and now you aren't sure what to do. After all, you already told everyone about your plans and now what would they think of you for changing directions in midstream?
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote "For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: It might have been!" The message? … (4 comments)

remax northern kentucky: Mistakes To Avoid Prior To Home Ownership. - 09/20/10 10:46 PM
1.   Spending more than you make. This can lead to real danger in not being able to afford to purchase.  Create a budget you can live with and cancel credit cards you do not use before applying for a loan.
2.   Not Saving Enough for Down Payment and Closing Costs. Be sure to include these items when working on your home buying budget.  It will be difficult to come up with thousands of dollars if you have not planned ahead.
3.   Failure to Understand Cost to Own and Maintain a Home.  You must understand the expenses involved in ownership and plan your budget … (6 comments)

remax northern kentucky: The Six Mistakes Of Man - 09/16/10 03:29 AM
THE SIX MISTAKES OF MAN1. The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others2. The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected3. Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it4. Refusing to set aside trivial preferences5. Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and study6. Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C. - 43 B.C.)
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remax northern kentucky: Today's Inspiration. - 09/09/10 03:31 AM
TAKE THIS QUIZ!
Take time to answer the questions below and the point will become clear. It needs no further explanation, enjoy!
Name the five wealthiest people in the world.Name the last five Heisman Trophy winners.Name five people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.Name the last dozen Academy Award winners for best actor or actress.
How did you do?
The point is this, none of us remember to many of the winners from yesterday. These were not second-rate achievers. They were the best in their fields. But the applause dies and awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten.
Here's another quiz. See how you do … (4 comments)

remax northern kentucky: Happy Homeowners? - 09/04/10 06:35 PM
If you just finished watching the news and read the title of this blog you may think I've lost my mind. Yet while the recent challenges in the housing market may have drained the equity from millions of homes across the country, the vast majority of homeowners are still happy with their purchases. An over whelming 90 percent of home owners say they don't regret buying their current home. That's even in the face of stagnant or sliding home prices they've suffered. Only 9 percent of respondents expressed second thoughts about buying a home. Why? Most often because they couldn't sell … (8 comments)

remax northern kentucky: Reasons Homeownership Is Better Than Renting - 09/03/10 04:13 PM
The endless supply of bad housing news has discouraged some potential home buyers from considering a purchase. Yet the truth is most of the advantages of owning a home have little to do with investment gains. Some of best things about owning a home have a lot more to do with personal satisfaction.Listed Below Are Some Of Them:· Paying the principal on a mortgage is a type of forced savings. It is possible that home prices will fall further. Yet over the long haul most home owners are likely to enjoy modest gains in value.· Be your own landlord. The bank … (3 comments)

remax northern kentucky: Home Sales And Prices Rise In Q2 2010 - 08/24/10 12:18 AM
Sales of existing-homes rose 9.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.61 million in the second quarter from 5.14 million in the first quarter, and was 17.3 percent above the 4.78 million homes sold in the second quarter of 2009. Sales in 47 states and the District of Columbia were higher than a year ago. The national median home price of an existing home was $176,900 during the second quarter, up 1.5 percent from $174,200 a year ago. Distressed homes accounted for 32 percent of second-quarter sales, down from 36 percent a year ago. In the second quarter, 100 … (2 comments)

remax northern kentucky: New Homeowners Are Happy! - 08/12/10 11:33 PM
According to a survey conducted by Bankrate.com, 90 percent of respondents said they had no regrets about buying their current home. That means an overwhelming number of homeowners are happy with the decision to purchase their home, despite the challenging housing market.
The survey aslo revealed a positive outcome related to the challenging housing market, homeowners are far more knowledgeable about their mortgage. Lesss than 10 percent of homeowners didn't know whether they have a fixed or adjustable rate loan, compared to 25 percent just two years ago.
The survey underscores the value homeowners place on their houses, both financially and socially.
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