We expect to soon do a 1031 exchange. It will be our first one ever and don't know much of the details involved. We would appreciate recommendations of 1031 Qualified Intermediaries that have worked for you. We have h...
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As you may already know, the luxury home market isn't as greatly effected with the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, as most of the buyers of luxury homes have the necessary capital to purchase.
In addition, with the stre...
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have always enjoyed challenging widely held beliefs, probably because so many of them fall apart upon closer examination. Most recently, my contrarian radar started going off in the summer as talk of a Canadian housi...
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One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation. However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation. There are specific points in time ...
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I put an offer on a Homepath 4 bedroom home on Monday for $44,000, a $1000 less than the asking price. Also I asked seller to pay $2000 in closing costs. My realtor told me other buyers also made offers about the sa...
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I've recently used listsource for my first mailing list. I've targeted absintee owners who purshased their properties over 10+ years ago along with some other criteria.
After sending postcards to these owners I went...
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I currently live in Dubai and considering buying property in USA. As one can understand it’s a daunting task to select an area out of 52 states. Which state, then county/city and neighborhood? As I am overseas, I will...
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Good morning all, Has anyone ever done business in Puerto Rico? Or working with CRIM to get property information?
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Recently, I ran into this infographic. Very interesting predictions from Fannie, Wells and the MBA. If the forecasts are accurate, we are around the corner from another hot market with rates set to drop almost two per...
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I am considering buying a condominium in Makati Philippines. Makati is currently booming (before Corona). I live in Europe, but I have people who can do Airbnb for me. Does anyone have experience? Thanks in advance,