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Buying Houses Online - Should You Do It?
I read a disturbing article in the New York Times about people buying properties from online auction sites in areas that they know nothing about without doing any homework. This article is very important for anyone to read that may be considering buying a property from an online auction site. The article can be found at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/technology/11ebay.html?_r=1
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This article bothered me quite a bit and I decided to RANT about it on my website. Here is my conclusion:
The bottom line here is that there is no one to blame but yourself for any bad deals that you get into. Don