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How to Shop For a Mortgage
September 24, 2003, Revised November 12, 2004 Shopping for a mortgage effectively isn?t easy. Reforms proposed by HUD, which were pending at the time this article was first drafted, and which promised to make the process much easier, were never enacted.   ... more...

What Mortgage Market Niche Are You In?
October 19, 2002 "I recently found what appeared to be the best deal on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage from ads in the newspaper, but when I told the loan officer exactly what I needed, the price rose and the amount I could ... more...

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Equal Credit Oportunity Act
Equal Credit Oportunity Act (ECOA) Is a federal law that requires lenders and other creditors to make credit equally available without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status or receipt of income from public assistance programs. ... more...

Shared Appreciation Mortgage, SAMt
Shared Appreciation Mortgage, SAM A mortgage in which a borrower receives a below-market interest rate in return for which the lender (or another investor such as a family member or other partner) receives a portion of the future appreciation in the value of the property. May also ... more...

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Investing in Real Estate Profitably: Financing Options for Purchase of Rental Houses, Part 1.
This is not an article about tricks for 100% (no money down) financing. Even if you do take advantage of various no money down strategies from time to time, these strategies are not generally applicable when you begin investing systematically in multiple rental homes with the goal of making ... more...

Routing, Routed, and Non-Routable Protocols
ROUTING PROTOCOLSA generic term that refers to a formula, or protocol, used by a router to determine the appropriate path over which data is transmitted. The routing protocol also specifies how routers in a network share information with each other and report changes. The routing protocol enables a ... more...

A Fragile Lifeline: Lessons I Learned Answering The Aids Hotline
Dial 1-800/AIDSNYCEvery Monday and Wednesday morning, promptly at 10 a.m., I leave behind my daily life and turn to volunteering as an AIDS Hotline counselor at New York Citys GMHC [Gay Mens Health Crisis], the nations largest social service agency for AIDS.For the next four hours, my ... more...

Hurricane Katrina And The Impact On Real Estate Prices
In the wake of Hurricane Katrinas wide path of destruction, the real estate market will be affected perhaps in ways not fully understood or expected. If recent hurricane recovery history holds true there will be several good things to come out of all destruction. Lets hope so as those who live in ... more...

Riverton Utah - The Next Real Estate Boom
Riverton is located in the southern west portion of the beautiful Salt Lake Valley. Riverton Utah real estate offers a mix of rural areas, established neighborhoods and new developments. It is about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City. The current population of Riverton is estimated to be around 30 ... more...

For Business Owners Only - You Cant Be Fired But Neither Can You Quit
The decision to sell, or not to sell your business is a difficult one. There are many questions that need to be answered before an informed decision can be made. Is selling your best alternative? Will one of the kids want to take over the business? Timing is everything. Is now the right time? ... more...

Pre Construction Investment Real Estate - Pros and Cons
Many people have been asking me Mark, why would I buy a brand new pre construction investment condo when I can buy an older one and fix it up and sell it? This is a good question. Some people do very well buying old fixer uppers and throwing in some new carpet and new paint and making a few bucks ... more...

Free Real Estate Investing Course
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Malpractice - In Sweden
Malpractice. That is a really bad thing for the person having to live with the result of if. Denis is a victim of this and is suffering for life. The following took place in Sweden and that makes it even worse, since they dont have any compensation to speak of. Its no more than pocket money, ... more...

The Seduction of a Married Man
What is it about a married man that is so irresistible?It must be something because so many women fall for it. Just this week I encountered two women who have slipped into the trap of fatal attraction for a married man. It is dangerous territory and I do not recommend that anyone go there. I speak ... more...

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