Rental Returns and Cap appreciation rates varies depending on the country you choose to purchase.Markets that tend to be less dependent on credit are faring better with the global credit crisis.According to the recent survey by AFIRE predict that foreign investors in real estate expect to spend in '09 than in '08.

The discrepancy is due to the methodology of Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey in that it only captures quotes from the beginning of any given week.

This discussion is intended to gain some insight on how property managers from around the country run their business.  I am going to ask a bunch of questions- and if the property managers here on the site can answer t...

Florida cities take first 4 slots in Mayor's survey.

Say only 17% of condominiums are being offered for rent, then the 1.7% vacancy, among all condominiums - owner occupied and those being offered for rent - is really 10% of those condominiums being rented.Big difference between a 10% vacancy rate and 1.7%.Maybe I'm just late coming to this realization, but its the only way I can make the oft quoted vacancy rate jive with the numbers produced in CMHC's Condominium Owner's Survey (COS) report and other sources.Perhaps those of you in the Big Smoke might be able to shed a little light on the above measurement of vacancy for condominiums ...

- I am in a situation where I made a cash offer @ 156K with majority of the closing costs paid by seller (owners title and survey) & Buyer's agent will get full 3% commission- Now I was countered it by Seller  to make the purchase Price to be at 158K and Buyer's agent to pay 2000$ at closing (my agent is ok with it and the amendment for this was signed by both Seller and Buyer).My question is since I do not have 2000$ worth of closing costs in this cash deal, can I still get that rebate refund at closing (on HUD) so that I can reduce the amount that I needed to bring to closing table by that much or is it not even allowed?

One of them, written right into the contract wording is that the seller must provide the buyer with a current survey. 

Hi Brandon,1) Obtain a copy of a plat of survey and/or any engineering drawing that might show the limits of the flood hazard area.

If you give me honest input (it's a one-question survey) I will give you a copy of my manual for FREE when it's ready.Click here to take the survey!

We used to use James Mason at Landmark Surveying and he was awesome.