certified residential specialist: WHY I LIKE INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE - 09/03/08 03:31 PM
How great is this? Someone else makes your mortgage payment!
There are many different investment strategies but mine is to buy and hold. In this business, being a REALTOR®, there's no pension, no 401k - it's all you. So when I thought about my retirement I thought about real estate. I'm … (3 comments)
certified residential specialist: REASONS TO OWN YOU HOME - 09/02/08 10:15 AM
1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, and some of the costs involved in buying your home.2. Appreciation. Real estate has long-term, stable growth in value. While year-to-year fluctuations are normal, median existing-home sale prices have increased on … (2 comments)
certified residential specialist: AUSTIN AREA MARKET STATISTICS - JULY - 08/25/08 09:25 PM
The Austin Board of Realtors compiles market statistics compared to the previous year. There is a time delay and these are the statistics from July 2008 as compared to July 2007.
The median price for homes in the Austin area has reached an all time high of $195,000. Up 3% from … (1 comments)
certified residential specialist: Texas Association of Realtors has a Great Resource - 08/19/08 05:00 PM
I love my Texas Realtor magazine from Texas Association of Realtors because the articles are short and full of significant content. Today I was reading that they now have a consumer section "Moving to Texas" on their Web site which is a great resource guide for anyone moving to Texas. And … (0 comments)
certified residential specialist: I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY - 08/09/08 03:00 PM
This is something I hear from almost every seller. It generally means that they have an amount in mind that they think their home is worth and they don't want to sell it for less. Of course not. However, what is the reality of the situation?
Usually the seller has no idea … (0 comments)
certified residential specialist: SELLER'S REPRESENTATIVE SPECIALIST (SRS) - 07/31/08 08:56 AM
This week, I completed a course for the Seller's Representative Specialist designation. In our ever changing market it's great to have a resource specifically designed to aide agents with sellers. It was taught by Marcie Roggow who also teaches some of the CRS classes and was full of useful information.
If … (0 comments)
certified residential specialist: CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST (CRS) - 07/28/08 08:19 PM
The Certified Residential Specialist designation is a credential only 4% of REALTORS® across the country have because it requires additional education and experience plus a continuing membership with the Council of Real Estate Specialists.
I worked to acquire this designation so that I could better serve my home buyers and home … (0 comments)
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