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Buying Rental Property - Avoid Sellers Tricks


Be careful when buying rental property. We stayed at a motel for a week one winter.

Investing In Commercial Property


Investing in commercial property is well beyond the financial means of most people. Few can afford the large sums of money involved in buying commercial real estate.

Empty Nesters Flock To Inner City


Babyboomers whose children have left home, commonly known as "empty-nesters" are buying inner city apartments in record numbers.Director of Acton Special Projects, Marc Drexel says the trend is towards quality rather than mass developments.

Property Investors, Scrub Your Thoughts and Start Again - Brazil, Brazil, Brazil!


Brazil Property - FortalezaThe PlaceWhat to do in a place like this - You can swim, surf, dive, sail, golf, play ball, ride, explore, bargain hunt, sight see, explore, drive a dune buggy for 100 miles in any direction, or take a jeep up a steep mountain trail. You can explore environmental preserves, or just swing in a hammock and do nothing at all.

3 Mistakes to Absolutely Avoid in a 1031/TIC Exchange


We've all made bad decisions in the past. Don't you just hate to hear "I told you so" from your friends and family? Or, maybe you catch yourself saying "If only I'd have.

Selling Your Home - What Can Go Wrong With Pricing and Loans


So, you're selling your home (house, townhouse, condo, apartment, land, lot, farm, ranch, etc.), what can go wrong? The sad fact is that a lot of things can go wrong.

Selling Your Home - What Can Go Wrong With Title and Lenders


If you're selling your home, there are going to be difficulties at some point in the transaction. Some problems can't be fixed.

Selling Your Home - Alone or with a Broker?


How do you decide whether to sell your home (or land, farm, ranch, etc.) on your own or use a real estate broker? There are pluses and minuses to each approach.

Selling Your Home on Your Own - Examples of Problems and Solutions


What can go wrong? About a gazillion things, but this is true if you're working with a broker, too. A broker is probably more experienced than you, and may well have confronted and solved your problem on a previous home sale.

Lock In Big Profits By Offering Rent To Own Deals


Why would anyone accept a lease option, rent to own deal? Why would you, as a seller/investor look to find rent to own tenants? How can you use this technique to LOCK IN profits that are much greater than would be found in a straight sale?Basically, the advantages depend on which of two end results occur: either the rent to own tenant completes on the property, or they don't. You make money either way!There are MANY people who have less than sterling credit, might not have a long time on the job, or not have a ton of money for down payment, closing, etc.

Real Estate: A Strong Investment


Description: Even in uncertain economic times like these, history shows that real estate is one of the soundest investments a family can make. Also remember that the stock market is not the only place where people can make their fortunes.

Subdividing - But NOT Land!


Many people are familiar with the concept of sub-dividing a large piece of property into smaller lots. The same concept can be very profitable in other areas.

A $100,000+ Discount On Miami Condos


By this point and time, many people have heard about buying preconstruction condos and some of the amazing profits that have been generated by these investments. What many people don't understand is that there is another way to play the preconstruction investing game, especially for those investors with solid financial resources.

Negotiating A Short Sale - The High Road to Huge Foreclosure Profits


Buying foreclosures can be extremely profitable for real estate investors. However, most of these homeowners are mortgaged to the hilt.

Cutting Edge Real Estate, Is the Bubble Ready To Burst?


Of course, this is the big question in real estate now. .

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The two-story house with views of Newport Bay and the Grand Canal features touches inspired by the work of architect Irving Gill, including the use of natural light and heavily framed windows.

Modernist architect Irving Gill wasn't known for designing houses with the main rooms on the second floor, but some touches inspired by his work -- such as a creamy white exterior, the use of natural light and heavily framed windows -- make this custom home stand out on Little Balboa Island.



Charges on top of commission are illegal if no extra services are performed, the agency says.

Does it matter whether a real estate agent charges you a flat commission rate -- say 6% -- or quotes you a flat rate but adds hundreds of dollars on top of that as a separate charge labeled an "admin" or administrative fee?



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Many innovative products hold great promise, but the return may not be worth the investment. Retrofitting toilets or replacing light bulbs and fixtures will save energy and money.

Homeowners who believe they've been left out of the so-called green movement have every reason to feel that way.



Board can intervene when the actions of one owner interfere with another's quiet enjoyment. If mediation fails, there's always Small Claims Court.

Question: I live in a town house complex where all the units have indoor open-air atriums. My next-door neighbors' unit directly abuts mine, and the owners use their atrium for growing some exotic plants. They've got a lighting system switched on 24 hours a day inside their atrium. The atrium's ambient light keeps me awake at night and causes distress. I've asked them to turn the lights off at night but they responded: "Sleep in a different bedroom."



Kim Kardashian, former Clipper Lamond Murray, Malcolm McDowell and others.

Television personality and model Kim Kardashian has bought a furnished estate in the Beverly Hills Post Office area for about $3.5 million.



A former human resources director says he and former chief Bruce Karatz, who prosecutors say made more than $6 million from his options, tried to keep investigators from discovering the backdating.

Former KB Home chief Bruce Karatz engineered a massive stock option scheme that made him millions of dollars and then fought to keep it secret from investigators, a longtime company executive testified Wednesday.



Underwater on their mortgages and angry at banks, more borrowers are choosing to hand over the keys, even if they can afford the payments.

Wynn Bloch has always dutifully paid her bills and socked away money for retirement. But in December she defaulted on the mortgage on her Palm Desert home, even though she could afford the payments.



Led by double-digit jumps in coastal areas, the median sales price for the region reaches $275,000. The number of homes sold was nearly flat, up only 0.8%.

Southland home prices jumped 10% in February compared with the same month last year as foreclosure sales dropped significantly. San Diego and Orange counties made particularly strong gains.



Also: Joe Sebok and Kristan Cunningham design over Twitter, Facebook; TV writers Krista Vernoff and Kevin Maynard list in Los Feliz; former Robert Redford home in Malibu for sale.

Prolific songwriter and " American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi's Spanish-style home in the Hollywood Hills is on the market at $1,649,000.



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