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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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When doing a Contract for Deed, how do you protect yourself, as well as anyone you place in the home?How do you prevent the Do On Sale clause from being exercised?I see many people promote doing deals in a creative wa...
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For those of you that watch MM... his entire first piece was on his theory that housing was bottoming in 105 days. Now I know Cramer has taken a huge hit to his credibility over the last year or so... and even more s...
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I am trying to work a lease option deal where the tenant buyer gets $200 a month out of their monthly rent to go toward the purchase price of the home once they exercise the option. I have heard that a rent credit can...
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Hi everyone,
My name is Sam, and I'm curious if anyone has had a similar experience to ours. I lived in New England for most of my life until two years ago when I moved with my wife and my now 6 and 7 year old childr...
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As in some previous posts, I too attended the 3 day workshop with Prosource. I found it be be very informative. As previously mentioned, there is an up sell. Here is the thing that is not mentioned and I'd like to get...
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RESCUING THE BAIL-OUT (a RE Professional Perspective)
An opposition to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
By Fred Ashley
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or Bailout Plan is a law authorizing th...
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Hello,
I was just checking to see if any one every heard of a pay2buy program provided by thefreshcorp company..?
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Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn
"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin
As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...
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Politico is reporting the AP story:
"President Bush has dropped his opposition to legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market despite his opposition to a $3.9 billion provision, the White House said this ...