Conservative House Financing Is Making a Comeback!
Conservative House Financing Is Making a Comeback!
Exotic loan financing terms took over mortgage finance in the Great Housing Bubble. As people using these loan programs began to default in large numbers, exotic loan programs all but disappeared. This left the 30-year, fixed-rate, conventionally amortize…
Avoiding the Craigslist Con
If you’re a buyer, renter, seller, or landlord, Craigslist could be the place where you find your real estate soul mate. Apartment rentals, shared accommodation, and real estate sales are all advertised on Craigslist, which is one of the most popular site…
Everyone Wants To Live Here… Not!
The Great Housing Bubble witnessed many foolish ideas and beliefs about real estate. Among the most foolish was the idea that prices went up because everyone wants to live wherever they are. When rational arguments fail to explain something, it is only na…
What is a down payment
The Down Payment A down payment is money that the buyer must pay up front to buy a home. When a person takes out a mortgage the lender or bank in almost all cases will require that the person borrowing the money make a down payment. A down payment is mone…
Should You Invest In Real Estate Property Or Paper?
Investing in a real estate property can be a real headache. You have to think about inspections, appraisal, advertising, renters, renovations, etc. If you don t want to deal with all of this, consider investing in real estate-based financial products. T…
Seven Questions You Must Ask Before Hiring a Listing Agent
When it comes to putting your home on the market and finding a real estate professional to guide you through there are a lot of things you need to know about your agent before making a decision. Experience is a key factor but other aspects of selling your…
Specific disadvantages to real estate
Although I consider the use of real estate options to be a relatively low-risk investment strategy, there are some specific risks that you cannot control when using real estate options. 1.Lack of Liquidity Liquidity in finance refers to the ability of…
What Real Estate Heavyweights Must Remember in Commercial Real Estate
Most investors mistakenly think that to nail down commercial real estate deals they will need to have at least a million dollars in their bank accounts, wear $5,000 suits and be the head of a large real estate conglomerate. None of this is true. I think t…
What You Need to Know about Real Estate Options
The first thing to understand about real estate option is that real estate option is not an absolute. There is no such thing as a generically good real estate option. A property that is good for a residentia…
Wimberley, Dripping Springs and The Rest of Hays County
The South Central parts of Hays County are an integral part of the Austin Metro environment. The communities of Wimberley, Woodcreek, Dripping Springs, Driftwood, in the western portion tucked away in the beautiful Hill Country. Or situated along the I-35…
