buying: Smart Real Estate 101 - 04/07/09 10:27 AM
Earlier today I wrote a post on one of my other blogs that is entitled To use or not to use? That is the question. The basis behind this post deals with a conversation that I recently held with a potential client that was getting ready to buy his first home. As I typically do, I asked if he was going to be working with a Realtor and if I needed to get their fax number to send a pre-approval letter over. It was at this point that I almost fell out of my chair when he told me that he … (2 comments)

buying: Buying a Home is an Investment - 02/05/09 07:01 AM
I recently received a comment on one of my outside blogs that talks about a home being either a liability or an asset. They stated that a home that is currently being rented out to be an asset and a home that is used as a primary or secondary residence to be a liability. Personally, I agree and disagree.
First, lets take a look at what dictionary.com states for both liability and asset:

OK, now that we all are on the same page as to what is a liability and what is an asset, we can move forward.
Frankly, when … (4 comments)

buying: Writing with a Positive Spin - 09/09/08 03:34 AM
I learned a long time ago that it is always better to focus on the positives of the world versus the negatives of reality. In saying that, I have a lot of people look at me funny. I just answer them by saying that in life there are two paths that you can walk on. You can follow the negative side or the positive side. Both are reality. Both can be the focus if you want or you can choose to live in the middle.
Yesterday, I wrote an article about buying a home in today's market. To my surprise this … (7 comments)

buying: It's time to buy. - 07/22/08 06:04 AM
So many times I have heard customers make the statement that they are going to "feel out the market" and it just makes me shudder. With the rates so volatile and the uncertainty of tomorrow's housing market, today is the time to snatch up that home. If the companies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were to cave in you might be able to buy a house a lot cheaper but at what cost. I can tell you simply by this factor; interest rates.
As sure as the property values would plunge into the deep blue sea, the rates would … (15 comments)