short sale: Mike and Anna get an $8000 Bonus - 05/04/09 08:26 AM
Mike and Anna had always rented when they decided to contact me about buying a home. They wanted to see if they could get one of these fantastic home deals. We went right to work and in a few weeks we found a great home just right for them. Mike and Anna were lucky enough that Mike's parents gifted him the down payment amount. We also had negotiated with the seller to pay all the closing costs, so they had no money to put down. The payment was just right for the two of them, just a $100 more than their … (0 comments)

short sale: Keep Flushing Your Money Down the Toilet! What a Rip Off! - 05/19/08 09:47 AM
Keep Flushing Your Money Down the Toilet!  Wait another year to Buy a House.  A year from now the housing prices may have dropped and as the economy recovers the interest rates rise so look at this example.
EXAMPLE
Today                                                                                                    Cost in 12 Months
$218,900                                                     Typical House Price                  $197,010
Put 20% down and get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage                                    If prices drop 10%
5.5% Interest Rate                                                                                     6.0% Interest Rate
Sample Current Rate                                                                                   Market recover Rate Rise!
5.686% APR                                                                                               6.203% APR
$994.31                                                        Monthly Payment                     $994.94
Wait a year to buy and you end up savings NOTHING! and spend a year living in someone else's home.  Do … (0 comments)

short sale: Buyers Don't Blow your Chances of Getting a Bargain Price! - 05/15/08 12:23 PM
Buyers Don't Blow your Chances of Getting a Bargain Price!
The real estate market is really improving and so the bargains will start to slow and then one day just disappear.  Don't get caught waiting for the bottom of the market because I can guarantee you will miss that day.  All you need to do is look at the numbers:
MARICOPA COUNTY Arizona - UP 14% from March in overall sales
PENDING SALES have increased steadily from February to March - 12%, 18% & 18% respectively  
Look at these stories.  Several realtors are in BIDDING wars  raising prices on the West Side of Phoenix   … (5 comments)

 

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