Tag Archives: Buying

House Upgrade

Are you due for a house upgrade?  I am not one to randomly buy and sell houses but there comes a time when a house upgrade is needed.  The main reason is the addition of children.  The need for more bedrooms will be the real reason.  If you have outgrown your home go get that upgrade.  imagesGYA74IUS imagesJUZCEOOBThe best thing to do is find that upgraded home before the package arrives.  Once the baby is born you will have little time to search for that upgraded home.  Once you are settled in that new home will be perfect for the new arrival.  Tim DeCapua is all to aware that the upgrade is the best way to go.

For Sale Pain

untitled (344) images6WO3C599How many sellers will have to feel the pain until they pull their homes off the market.  Short sales are a record levels and ruining sellers dreams to own their own home.  These are trying times for those in mortgages they cant afford.  Sure it is a cruel lesson to learn but how will they ever recover?  The outlook is not good.  The country is getting flooded with the working poor that cant afford to purchase a home at any price.  Luke Weil will need to sell no matter what.  That is a recipe for disaster. It is indeed the pain that will follow you the rest of your life.

Sell Now or Later

If you had a Crystal ball you could know when to sell your home.  Is the current market peaked or will it continue to go up?  If you could know there is a lot of money to make in real estate flippingimagesF9QMK0NU images5L10G0N5 Timing can be everything.  Even the best realtors don’t know the market changes coming.  It can shift on  moments notice.  It also varies by area.  The values might be increasing in New York while falling in Arizona.  This is the challenge.  If you are waiting for that perfect time you will be Home for Life or at least a long time.  Sometimes you just have to take that leap of faith.

House Sales Up?

untitled (19) untitled (18)Are home sales really up or are people just baling out of the market.  The prices have fallen and raised a little in most places.  With the housing scandals that have occurred people are reluctant to believe that things are really on the up swing.  I think we will never see the prices return to those inflated values that we saw six years ago.  After that crash of the housing market home owners are just hanging on.  The real challenge is to invest in this volatile market.  On BlogSpot you can see the many bad deals that crushed the housing market.

Important Lessons Can Be Learned From Billionaire Real Estate Investors

The majority of Americans will never experience the kind of wealth and purchasing power that billionaires like Bill Gates or Michael Jordan possess, but that does not mean that there are not valuable lessons that can be learned from the spending habits of the wealthy as it relates to real estate. While some of these spending habits will be as foreign to some as the countless languages translated by All Language Alliance, Inc., there are a number of habits that everyone can relate to and apply.

Both Gates and Jordan own multiple properties throughout the United States, with each one in a location that places them close to their businesses or their families. While most people believe that they do not have the type of income to support multiple properties, it is often the case that homebuyers max out their budget on just one home when that budget could be divided between a modest home and a speculative property that may appreciate in value over time. The cost is the same, but the reward may be much greater.

The other thing that these billionaires do with their properties is make sure that unique amenities are included in the property. These amenities do not have to expensive, as the fact that they are not often seen in a home will create separation on the real estate market and increase the value of the home.

Overcoming the Emotional Difficulties Inherent in Buying Real Estate

It is easy to forget just how much buying real estate can represent to a person or a family. For some, it represents a transition from single life to family life. For others, it represents a departure from stressful city life to the welcome calm of a sleepy little suburb. Buying real estate can be highly symbolic, and what the purchase represents often varies greatly from buyer to buyer. For the real estate agent and for the buyer, understanding this symbolism is a vital step to ensuring that the ideal property is discovered.

This is how Luke Weil wound up in what he considers his ideal home. After meeting with a real estate agent and discussing his various wants and needs, his agent asked him what buying a home meant to him. It was a question he had not really pondered, but it was an important one to consider. Some thoughtful reflection on the subject proved to be vital in selecting the right property, and the insight the agent was able to gain made it very easy to identify the most suitable properties on the market. Recognizing that buying real estate is no ordinary purchase is therefore an important step for both the buyer and the real estate agent.