Buying a Home

Nov. 12, 2014

3 Tips To Help You Choose The Perfect Realtor®

Selling your home is most likely one of the largest financial transactions you will ever encounter. With something this important, choosing the right Realtor® to help you is critical.

First off, you need an agent with experience. An agent you feel that will best represent your needs and …

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Nov. 7, 2014

To Downsize Or Not? Consider These Things

While downsizing your home can be considered the next great chapter in your life, it is understandable if you have some hesitation about going ahead with it. Many of you that are downsizing have raised your children and they have now left home to start the next chapter in …

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Nov. 5, 2014

So You Want To Be A Real Estate Investor?

If you’ve been thinking about jumping into Real Estate investing, I’m sure you’ve been actively researching and learning, reading the books, magazines and reports. Yet when push comes to shove, many people get stopped, midway through the process.

It’s not surprising. The process can seem overwhelming. Many would …

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Oct. 29, 2014

How To Find The Perfect Tenant For Your Rental Property

If you own a rental property, there is going to come a time when it is vacant and you will have to fill that vacancy. Finding a good tenant for your rental property isn’t as easy as it sounds. It is a process.

During this process, you are …

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Oct. 7, 2014

The Advantages (and also the disadvantages) Of Tax Deferred 1031 Exchanges

A 1031 Exchange is a common, fairly straightforward strategy that gives you significant tax advantages as a commercial property owner. Also known as a tax-deferred exchange, real estate investors may sell or relinquish certain qualified property, reinvest proceeds from that property and acquire a replacement property, pursuant to certain …

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Oct. 2, 2014

Buyers Waiting for Prices to Drop are Silly!

Buyers Waiting for Prices To Drop Are Silly!

Some buyers are holding off purchasing thinking that values will drop, ignoring major market fundamentals.

Timing the Market: For decades buyers have missed golden opportunities to purchase trying to time the market perfectly.

Gone are the days of …

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Sept. 11, 2014

Things To Consider When Contemplating Downsizing

Downsizing your home can be equal parts of a bit scary and a bit exciting. Most people consider downsizing as they are entering a new phase of their lives. Perhaps you sent your last child off to college. Perhaps your children are graduating from college. Or, maybe you’ve finally …

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Sept. 4, 2014

Timing The Housing Market - A Layman's Guide

Do you ever wonder how people like Donald Trump make such amazing Real Estate deals? Do they have a crystal ball? Is there a tried and true way to time the market? While even “The Donald” will probably agree that it is actually impossible to time the real estate …

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Aug. 20, 2014

JUST LISTED! 228 Avenida Majorca #C - Laguna Woods

Fully furnished and recently upgraded and tastefully decorated “New Seville” floorplan (bedrooms on each level) offers a quiet and peaceful location offering 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a fully enclosed atrium type patio. New paint, carpets, luxury vinyl wood look floors, appliances, remodeled baths, 3 separate A/C heating units, …

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Aug. 14, 2014

Things To Consider When Choosing Your Active Adult Community

So you are winding down, thinking of downsizing and considering your options. There is a movement going on right now that is redefining retirement communities. Gone are the days of “retirement communities”, making way for redefined and re-outfitted active adult communities.

This period of your life should be …

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