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Federal Mortgage Intervention Ending By End Of Month!

All good things must come to an end; especially when that good thing may or may not have been that good to begin with. I’m talking, of course, about the Federal Reserve’s affirmation this week that it plans to go ahead and stop buying mortgage-backed securities by the end of this month. These purchases are what have [...]

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Federal Mortgage Intervention Ending By End Of Month!

Calculating Fixed Costs on a Rehab, Flip or Wholesale Real Estate Deal

Last week, my blog post discussed my method for determining the maximum purchase price you can offer for a property that you plan to rehab/resell or wholesale. In the formula I presented, I referred to “Fixed Costs” and I mentioned that I know my Fixed Costs to be about $17,000 on a typical project. [...]

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Calculating Fixed Costs on a Rehab, Flip or Wholesale Real Estate Deal

Honestly, I’m Not Making This Up: MLS Rants

Last week, I criticized the practice of some agents who hide potentially important information from buyers by putting it in the secret “agent’s only” section of the MLS called “private remarks.” I stand by that post: if it is important enough for the buyer’s agent (and would not cause embarrassment or a [...]

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Honestly, I’m Not Making This Up: MLS Rants

Your Retirement – What’s It Look Like and How Ya Gonna Get There?

This is more of a preview of coming attractions. One of the questions I’m most asked is about Purposeful Planning and what it really entails. It’s fairly self evident, but the two key concepts — the foundation for your success — are having an intelligent Plan, and always, even when adapting to change on the [...]

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Your Retirement – What’s It Look Like and How Ya Gonna Get There?

USDA Loans: No More Money in 2010?

Whether you are looking to buy a home or refinance one using a USDA loan, my best advice is to hurry if you can. The USDA loan program may be running out of money soon and could leave many borrowers in the pasture instead of the farmhouse (sorry, couldn’t resist). The USDA loan program has become one [...]

When the Fed Stops Buying MBS, How Will Rates Be Affected?

The Federal Reserve’s purchase of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) is scheduled to end on March 31st. A few weeks ago I wrote that there was some talk of extending this program. It seems as though most signs are pointing to the market stepping in and taking the place of the Fed in these purchases. The [...]

A Changing Trend in the Foreclosure Capital?

Southern Nevada has been ground-zero of the foreclosure crisis for a long, long time. Home sales have actually been very strong for months but the majority of the real estate sold has been foreclosures. There has been an influx of investors buying homes for cash and many agents in that arena talk about bidding wars [...]