| How to Find Businesses in Your New Neighborhood | It's easy to find neighborhood businesses after moving, but the question is are they reputable?
The first business I set about looking for after I moved into my new neighborhood was... |
| Common Ways to Hold Title to Real Estate | Don't wait until the last minute before you make a decision among the many ways to hold title.
I can't count the number of closings I have attended when the matter... |
| Weintraub's Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2009 | Readers have been asking for my Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2009.
I try to write my annual real estate predictions at the same time every year, which is the... |
| Do You Really Need a Real Estate Agent? | A potential home buyer confided in me last week that she was did not yet need a real estate agent.
She wasn't quite certain what she wanted to buy, where she... |
| Commuting Spouses Between Houses | When the job market tightens, it becomes more common for married couples to find themselves in the role of commuting spouses.
Nationally, the unemployment rate is 6.1%. Experts predict it will... |
| Buying a Rental For a Home | Some home buyers hesitate to buy a formal rental as a home.
The main concern is the perception that tenants don't take care of property the same way an owner-occupant would.... |
| Are Real Estate Agents Overpaid? | Raise your hand if you think agents make too much money.
Kind of hard to type with one hand, isn't it? Now, those of you without hands in the... |
| Doing a 1031 Exchange Is Easier Than You Think | When I was an escrow officer in the mid-1970s, I handled a ton 1031 exchanges.
A 1031 tax-deferred exchange was handled a lot differently then than they are now. The investor... |
| How to Remodel Your Kitchen in 10 Easy Steps | About half the work of a kitchen remodel is done before any contractor steps in your home.
It's the selection process that takes so much time. I probably thought about the... |
| HOPE For Homeowners Refinance Program Off to Rocky Start | Scores of upside-down home owners have been waiting since July for the HOPE for Homeowners program to kick off on October 1.
Well, the sad news is October 1st has come... |