Mary Wilson's (obiwanda) Blog

If you own rental property, it is important to make sure that you understand possible deductions in order to improve your profit margin as much as possible.  As the owner of rental property, it is always a good idea to consult a tax attorney or tax consultant in order to ensure that you have a g...

  So far, I’ve never heard the same commotion in the market and the media unlike earlier this year when the US economy earned an embarrassing downgrade. Perhaps, with all the Thanksgiving Holiday frenzy and the Black Friday storm that took place, almost everyone doesn’t care a whit about the surg...

You may have heard the term “short sale” and wondered what it referred to – and what kind of opportunities these types of transactions offer in the real estate market. Let’s define a short sale first. A short sale can occur when a home owner’s debt on a property is greater than the amount for whi...

  Real estate has always been the fastest and safest investment vehicle to acquire wealth and reach millionaire status.  But without a down payment your real estate investment goals will be difficult to achieve. Every year that you don't invest will cost you money in lost opportunity.  So where ...

Sales of Freddie Mac REO homes took a dip in 3Q11 compared to the first two quarters of the year as nonperforming loans surged consistently over the previous quarter. The number of repossessed homes plunged to 25,300, falling by 13.5% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) or approximately 30,000 units in 3Q...

  Many entrepreneurs believe that, if you want something done right, do it yourself.  Personally, I believe that is the rationalization of control freaks unwilling to delegate. In reality, your dream team will help you reach your financial goals faster than you ever can alone. Sure, you can find ...

    Half of refinance applications are abandoned or rejected, as are 30 percent of purchase mortgage applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. All told, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) says that well over 2 million mortgage applications were rejec...

    Real estate investors are likely to be three times more active than other types of home-buyers in their local markets within the next two years, according to a national survey by Realtor.com operator Move Inc.   Market research firm GfK Custom Research North America conducted the survey on be...

Jobs, jobs, jobs! That’s what we’ll hear from now on through the 2012 election, and rightly so. Although they claim otherwise, Wall Street and the Big Banks are not the essential, indispensable, must-be-bailed-out part of the national economy: it’s people with jobs.  Those people account for 70 p...

USA investment propertyis becoming very popular these days, and many foreign investors, especially from the UK, Australia and Europe, would prefer purchasing properties in this country. There are several economic reasons that are responsible for the US property market to work well, where investor...