I found this one the NY Times website:CLICK HERE to see a buy vs. rent calculator. I would strongly suggest that history has proven it is far better to own than rent. Times have been tough lately, but it is still better to own. Who knows where rents will be in 30 years. Besides, what do you ha
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09/24/2010
I live in a town of about 50,000 people. 3 years ago, we had 3 "Discount Brokerages" in our town.Today, there are ZERO. Where did they go?(Let me interject here that I was reading a post earlier about clients asking for a money contribution from a buyer to his agent, a topic that always torques
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09/23/2010
As a Broker/Owner, I am amazed at the lack of training of some agents. I had an offer come in last week on a listing that was lacking the Agency Disclosure, so I called the other agent and asked for it. She had no clue as to what I was talking about... I explained, she confirmed, and would get
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09/20/2010
Here's a classic example of why the economy is in bad shape, and why I am reluctant to put 100% of the blame on Wall St.: I have been tracking a Realtor (who used to do loans), who apparently had 4 houses fall under a Notice of Default, with all but one currently sold at auction or reverted back
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09/18/2010
Every once in a while I come across something so important, I must share...I recently was going through my monthly outlay of bills to pay. One of my agents who is a tech person and rather thrifty, suggested I go to the Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol for my phone system for my home office. My land
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09/14/2010