Becoming A Landlord: 5

Now that we have touched on the rent payment, how you can become a landlord exactly, the tenant screening process, it is now time to finally get to the good stuff.  When you are a landlord, you need to make sure that you keep track of everything – seriously.  You want to make sure that [...]

Becoming A Landlord: 4

Now that you have your screening process in place, the next step is making sure that you come up with a binding contract.  This is something that you will want to get your lawyer involved with, as you want to make sure that everything is on the up and up between you and the tenant.  [...]

Becoming A Landlord: 3

If you are becoming a landlord – there are a few things that you should probably look into.  For one, you want to make sure that there is some screening process for your tenants.  I have heard horror stories about landlords having some terrible, terrible tenants and that is not something that you should really [...]

Becoming A Landlord: 2

Now that we have talked a little bit about how you can become a landlord and why most people who are inexperienced are becoming landlords.  Now, let’s go ahead and talk about how you can ease the process of being a landlord and how you can eliminate some of those headaches you are probably experiencing.  [...]

Becoming A Landlord: 1

Whenever you are renting out a space that you own – it can be difficult to take off your homeowner hat and become a landlord.  Becoming a landlord usually it met with a ton of different objections and most of them are from the lack of experience on the landlord’s part.  In the next few [...]

Is there still affordable real estate in Manhattan?

Manhattan, the center of New York City and location of many important districts such as Broadway and Wall Street, is one of the most expensive locations in the world when it comes to real estate. Due to the shortage of real estate and the average prices, it is not likely you will find a lot [...]

Scams to Avoid in Real Estate: 5

Another scam involves home equity flipping. Here, a lender will instead encourage you to refinance your loans again and again, claiming that the rates will be better every time you refinance. However, interest and other fees will prove to be the nails in your coffin, and they will occur with every new loan. This scheme [...]

Scams to Avoid in Real Estate: 4

Title fraud is another prevalent scam. It involves identity theft, to a degree, in that the schemer behind the scam will steal the identity of a home owner, which allows him or her to get the title for the home. They may draw a mortgage against the property, or worse. This is why identity theft [...]

Scams to Avoid in Real Estate: 3

There are plenty of localized investment scams as well. In this case, people who sound professional, who sound like they know exactly what they are talking about, may try to get you to invest in a familiar piece of property — for a great deal, of course. It may be tempting, but it is up [...]

Scams to Avoid in Real Estate: 2

There is a very popular real estate scam going on right now, known as Overseas Investment and Return. The idea here is that the scam artist behind it wants to give you something for very little. They fool you into thinking you are getting a great deal, in other words, which is why so many [...]

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