Most international buyers are shocked as to how CHEAP it really is to buy and hold Australian residential real estate.  Most investors are also shocked as to the long term capital appreciation achieved by investing in...

Do you guys have any strategies for winning short sales when the selling agent is colluding with the seller or a third party. I have put in some competitive bids on short sales recently. And afterwards it had become o...

Hello,Is there a definitive way to determine a states licensing requirements on hard money lending? Specifically, if I want to lend private funds on non-owner occupied residential properties, how do I determine if a l...

Ok, i am sure the title of this question looks pretty dumb...

I am hearing sad stories about people up here in New York that had Hurricane insurance but did not have flood insurance and therefore were not protected w...

I am trying decided what online school for my wife and I to use to complete the requirements for our real estate license. The local broker recommended VanEd at $700 a class or $1400 total. Im leaning towards it becaus...

@Bill Gulley @Rich Weese
How many of you believe that the unemployment rate has actually fallen to 7.9%? What is the "actual" unemployment in your area?

How exciting! I guess with all those jobs created there will b...

I was looking at comps for a house I was checking out. The home is not located in a high income community. I saw one comp similar to that home that sold for over $1 million. Why would a buyer even it is a corporate bu...

First it was the U.S. senator from Nevada John Ensign and now it's South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford who boarded the hypocrisy train.
I, for one think that whatever you do behind closed door as long it's involve only ...

Okay since I got into the REI game and realized how much money there is out there I am constantly on the computer comparing deals. And ever since this happen and me passing the state where my matabolism works faster t...

Hi, just wanted to drop a quick note introducing myself. I'm a Realtor based in Jamaica (what is fast becoming the best performing market in the Caribbean) and I'm just happy to see what we can learn and share with ea...