Don Spera's (dwellinghunter) Blog

I only wish when I was a Broker/Owner, that my people would have spent 1/2 the amount of time networking as they do on these games.  It would have been a win/win for all concerned.Farmville - it's one of those insidious games that have proliferated on Facebook. You get to set up your own farm... ...

                                   PAY CUT FOR CONGRESS? As a sign of good faith and with the economy in such turmoil, Congressman Ann Kirkpatrick from Arizona has introduced legislation to cut congressional pay by 5 per cent starting in January 2011.  It would be Congress' first pay cut since 19...

What a great post from Tom.  I think a lot of us overlook how the quality is so important on the pictures we post.  After all, pictures speak a thousand dollars. I've received a number of emails asking about my real estate photography.  I'll start by stating that I am a fair photographer.  Most o...

                                                While America has been suffering through an unprecedented crisis in housing loan defaults, the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program has remained healthy. The performance of VA loans during the unprecedented downturn in the mortgage marketplace over the las...

It is great when you can break your goals down to look much more obtainable.  As they say in our biz, reduce it to the ridiculous.Hi folks. We are quickly closing in on 2010.  With that in mind I am writing this post to give you a very simple way to achieve your financials goals for next year. Fi...

I get a kick out of surveys. They can be fudge so much and have a focus group that was hand picked. Lets see how these projections fall into place. CNNMoney.com Predicts The Best And Worst Real Estate Markets For 2010   CNNMoney.com recently published its 2010 forecast and projections for home pr...

I love to look back on projectionsNAR Projects Home Sales to Rise 13.6% in 2010 Existing home sales will increase 13.6% in 2010, with 5.69m houses sold during the year, according to National Association of Realtors (NAR) projections. NAR also projects as many as 2.4m first-time homebuyers took ad...

                                                Buyers are Liars and Sellers are Hellers Obviously this is not across the board, but just wanted to give my food for thought on what I am experiencing more and more of through this volatile market. When you go to interview a Buyer, and you probe to ...

To successfully appeal your property tax bill, you first need to do a bit of sleuthing into your real estate assessment. Owning a home is an expensive proposition. There's maintenance, landscaping, utilities, renovations, and, of course, taxes. It's your civic duty to pay the latter, but it's als...

Even though this forwarded blog was written in 2008 from Lenn, a good bit of her information is very relative on what is happening now.  Lenn is an awesome writer.  Thanks Lenn for all your thoughts.                               * * * *   DANGER!  HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK AHEAD  * * * * 2008 -...