Chuck Willman - NewHouse Utah
Chuck & Lucy Willman are agents who offer advice about selling or purchasing homes in Utah.
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2008
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There is the classic question pair: Is the glass half empty? Is the glass half full? The better question is this: What's in the glass? Today's market is very much about the contents of the glass. For those wishing to purchase a starter home- congratulations. The buying environment is great. You'...
07/20/2008
Forbes July 10, 2008 edition is out. Once again Phoenix, Arizona makes the list of cities in the United States most suitable for investment. Though Forbes recognizes the issues facing the city, such as lending related hardships- they still find much to like in the area. I couldn't agree more; ...
07/19/2008
Since the market is ever-changing, it's nice to have several different investment vehicles. There is a time value to investing. It's always good to find strategies that can pay off in the short, medium and long term. Among the activities many investors employ are these. Short-term: Currently, ...
07/19/2008
The Lemonade Stand: As we were building our home several years ago I asked my daughter what she thought of the location. "It'll make a great place to sell lemonade!" she said. Within a week she had her stand set up in the front yard and... turns out, she was right. I marveled at her ability to g...
07/19/2008
Today's HUD news release is music to the ears of the real estate investor. Here's the Title & Subtext: "FHA EXTENDS FINANCING FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF FORECLOSED HOMES- Measure seen to bring stability to home values and accelerate sale of vacant properties" In the height of the real estate boom ...
07/18/2008
Ohhhh... The Ever-Changing Market- I'm typically optimistic regarding several sectors of the real estate market. The statistics that most of us see tend to give a macro-view. This only makes sense because news agencies tend to want to capture a wide audience. However, the large view is overwhelm...
07/17/2008
For tonight's monthly Investor Seminar Gentry Realty has invited the Gilliland Real Estate Network to present their workshop "Buying Houses at Wholesale" Explore some key fundamentals regarding wholesale purchasing for the full-time investor and lease option opportunities for the part-time inv...
07/16/2008
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If you use a laptop you're bound to have a bundle of personal information that, in the wrong hands, opens you up to massive opportunities for identity theft. There are services that allow you to track your laptop but they tend to have a cost as well as security threats of their own. What to do? T...
07/15/2008
When I receive an out of state call, one of the first questions I'm asked is "how's the pricing?" The short answer is that state-wide prices are below what they were last year but the pricing will vary by city, zip code and neighborhood. Here's an example of pricing by zip code as reported in the...
07/13/2008
Photo: Stefan Wagner, trumpkin.de Advertising is huge. It has brought billions of Dollars in revenue for Television, Radio, Newspapers and Internet. Why? Because it works. That is to say- those who know their market and create the right message will earn more than they spend. Th...
07/12/2008
