The Art of Buying and Selling Real Estate: 2

In regards to buying and selling real estate, experts urge buyers and sellers alike to take advantage of any stimulus packages you possibly can. It is estimated that nearly half of the mortgages in the United States will, by 2011, be completely underwater. In the coming year of 2010, both foreclosures and short sales are [...]

The Art of Buying and Selling Real Estate: 1

A new year is about to dawn. Many of us will likely look upon this new year hopefully. Our greatest hopes? That it will mark an end to hard times, especially the hard times still being seen in the housing market. Will that be the case? Well, lacking a crystal ball or the ability to [...]

Rental News, Landlords Are Becoming More Rental-Friendly In 2010: 2

Now that we have informed you just how big renting is going to be in 2010, let’s go into detail about why renting is going to be so big.  One of the major reasons why people are looking to rent versus buying is because of the money.  In this day and age, everyone is looking [...]

Rental News, Landlords Are Becoming More Rental-Friendly In 2010: 1

In this day and age, I can tell you for sure that people are looking not to buy but to rent … this is extremely good news for homeowners that have turned themselves into landlords in order to beat the recession and to get some extra cash via renting their house out. One trend in [...]

Landlord Repairs: 3

Paper trail – check, reporting the problem, check … now what happens if your landlord does absolutely nothing to repair your apartment?  Well, that is when you are about to become a bug.  One of the first things that you need to realize is that your landlord probably has multiple jobs – so if the [...]

Landlord Repairs: 2

Now that we have talked a little bit about the paper trail, let’s go ahead and talk about exactly how you should call in a repair to your landlord.  When you are calling in a repair, you need to think about the actual time and importance of the repair that is needed. For example, if [...]

Landlord Repairs: 1

When you are renting, it is very important that you make sure that you keep up not only a good working relationship with your landlord but that you feel comfortable enough to report any problems that you might be having. In the next few blogs, we are going to go through some of the steps [...]