10 Essential Tips for Starting Entrepreneurs - Ignore these at Your Peril!
1. Do What You LOVE: If you've chosen your business because you read that this niche was the next hot one, or because your favorite uncle (or your best friend) thinks you'd be well-suited for this business, you may as well pack up now and save yourself some time and money. If you don't love what ... more...

Corporate Loans - Funding Industrial Growth
If individuals thought that they were the only ones who had the use for loans, then corporate loans will show them that they are incorrect. The corporates, who are deemed to have a large surplus of cash, too find themselves at the mercy of the loan providers (though not in the strictest sense of ... more...

For Sale By Owner - Why Use a Realtor Anyway?
For Sale By Owner is just as it sounds, a homeowner trying to sell their home without the assistance of a REALTOR. Can you do this, sure! Do they actually get their house sold, sure! Is it typical? No. About 80% of FSBOs end up listing their homes with a Professional REALTOR anyway. Heres why: 1. ... more...

For Sale By Owner - Why Use a Realtor Anyway
For Sale By Owner is just as it sounds, a homeowner trying to sell their home without the assistance of a REALTOR. Can you do this, sure! Do they actually get their house sold, sure! Is it typical? No. About 80% of FSBOs end up listing their homes with a Professional REALTOR anyway. Heres why ... more...

How Appraisals and Assessments Differ
Many people think appraisals and assessments are the same thing or at least that they should be for the same amount. The truth is they can vary greatly. Lets look at each of them.AppraisalsAn appraisal is an estimate of market value. An appraiser can use many methods for coming up with this ... more...

Investment Properties In Atlanta Georgia
Is the amount you would have to charge in rent comparable to similar rentals in the same area? Be alert, and notice what people are asking for. You might have to make some phone calls to get an idea.You will also need to determine the length of the lease. Usually leases come in increments of six ... more...

A Fathers Dilemma: Can We Help Our Children, Without Crippling Them?
Breakdown in the Becky Lane!I'd just sat down at my office away from home, the local Panera, when another regular customer, Harold, sidled up to my table. We'd chatted a number of times before, and he was intrigued by my title of Financial Sanity Coach and knew I had been working on my book, "Good ... more...

What is Bridging Finance?
Once you understand what the term, Bridging Finance means, its easy to understand how it got its name. The purpose of a bridging or bridge loan is to provide short term cash for a real estate transaction until permanent financing is secured. Bridge loans are commonly used to bridge the cash gap ... more...

5 Secrets for Surviving a Real Estate Market Downturn
History repeatedly serves to show us that the real estate market is cyclical. It has boom times and stagnant times, occasionally it suffers a crash but real estate never becomes worthless, therefore if the experts are right and were about to suffer a slow to stagnant period in the real estate ... more...