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Let’s face it, there’s only one reason to sell your own home: to save money. Deciding to sell your property by owner allows the homeowner a “potential” 6% savings in real estate fees. The average US household last year was about $270,000, so the “potential”…
If you’re considering hiring a professional fence or deck contractor, there are a few questions you’ll want to ask before you begin. Here are the top five questions to ask your contractor: 1) Ask if a deposit is required: Reputable fence and deck builders will…
Real Estate Investor Financing Now is a great time to invest in: single-family homes, two- to four-unit buildings, condominiums and townhomes, as well as multi-family apartment buildings. For Real Estate Investors who are operating as a business buying residential properties to maintain and benefit from…
Many investors have been asking me about shadow inventory, how much is available and how to get their hands on it. Shadow inventory generally refers to housing supply that has not yet hit the market, but is “hidden” in the background. In Real Estate it…
Since 2013, the United States Postal Service has promoted a measure that will save the agency billions of dollars. By requiring owners of newly built homes to use curbside mailboxes like those used by millions of other homeowners and renters, the associated costs will be…
Introduction Current interest in renewable energy has increased considerably. Now private equity firms are becoming very interested in investing only in renewable energy projects. This also in the context of the need to acquire more energy resources by the various giants of the world. Still,…
Rental property depreciation recovery refers to a tax provision on capital gains due to depreciation commonly faced by real estate investors who sell their rental income property. In essence, depreciation recovery is how the Internal Revenue Service can “recapture” taxes on all or part of…
Role of a real estate attorney First, your attorney will send you a letter outlining what documentation they may need from you. Since you are likely to pay at least $1300 more for legal services, I think it is important that you know what your…
A really popular place to live right now in Europe is Northern Cyprus and most would say it’s because of the climate there. Cyprus has an incredible 300 days of blue skies and sunshine during a normal year. Cyprus is the third largest island in…
Real estate investors and investment property specialists use scenario analysis because it provides a good way to measure risk when evaluating real estate investments. What is scenario analysis? It is about estimating a range of variables that will have the greatest impact on the probability…