Real Estate Investing: Short Sale Package 101
I have been asked many times during my travels to conventions about the all important short sale package. First, a short sale package is what the bank or lending institution asks for before taking a discount on the 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd mortgage. The package includes many things that are ... more...

What Is A Personal Loan?
Personal loans can be divided into two categories: secured personal loans and unsecured personal loans. Homeowners can apply for a Secured personal loan (using their property as security), whereas tenants only have the option of an unsecured personal loan. Below is a more detailed outline of both ... more...

Non-conforming Home Loans vs Conforming Loans
The simple definition of a "non-conforming home loan" is: You have a job and can make the payments. Your credit is used only to determine your interest rate and the loan amount to value of the home ratio. This ratio is referred to as your "LTV" or "Loan To Value". There are many lenders who will ... more...

Budgeting: A Tough Love Way to Handle Your Household Budget
Developing and living by a household budget is by far the best way to get your expenses under control which, in turn, can mean a much less stressful life.However, many families find it very difficult to stick to a budget. It does take hard work and a lot of self-discipline, at least in the ... more...

Earning Rental Income from a Gatlinburg Cabin
Gatlinburg has a small but thriving community of property owners. The 2000 census estimated that 3,300 people live year-round in Gatlinburg. Every year, there are hundreds of Gatlinburg cabins for sale and many new buildings continue to be developed.The purchase of Gatlinburg cabins has picked up ... more...

Treat Money Well To Attract More
Your ability to attract money has a lot to do with how you behave toward it.The Law of Attraction works to send you more of what you think, feel and do. So the way you deal with money has a direct relation to how easily and abundantly it comes to you.Imagine that money is a guest in your home and ... more...

Creating a Home Budget Step by Step
The other day I received an email from a guy who was looking for some help with his budget. What he really wanted was to run his family like a business.While I think its a great idea to have the mindset that your family does operate with a bottom-line (that cant or shouldnt be masked by credit ... more...

Perfect Storm
Having lived aboard a sailboat for 2 years I was stricken when I saw the movie PERFECT STORM. I know these are things you want to avoid at all costs. Even little storms can play havoc with your life style on a boat.From a world view it looks like we are headed into a perfect storm of world ... more...

Boston Real Estate You Still Have Considerable Control Over the Sale of Your Boston Home
Boston real estate is a hot topic. Daily newspaper articles comment on whether or not a bubble exists in the Boston real estate market, when and if it will pop, how interest rates affect the market, why Boston residents are snapping up interest-only loans, and how foreign investors in our ... more...

Making Your Realtor Web Site Pay for Itself
Most home buyers start their home search on the net. If youre a real estate agent or broker and you think your website should be doing more, youre not alone. Realtors are in a very competitive business and a good web site will make your business more successful.A realtors website design needs to ... more...