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Manufactured Housing: A Messy Picture
May 19, 2003, Revised February 14, 2005 What Is a Manufactured House? A manufactured home is built entirely in a factory, transported to a site, and installed there. It is distinguished from "modular", "panelized", and "pre-cut" homes, ... more...

What Is the Down Payment?
January 21, 2002 "My understanding is that if a home buyer puts 20% down, he doesn?t have to purchase mortgage insurance.  I put 20% down -- $48,000 on a $240,000 home purchase ? but I?m told that I do have to buy mortgage insurance because I elected to finance $6,000 in ... more...

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Land Contract
Land Contract A contract selling arrangement whereby the buyer may use and occupy land, but no deed is given by seller until the sales price has been paid. Also commonly called a conditional sales contract, installment sales contract or real property sales contract, used ... more...

Survey
Survey A measurement of land, diagram, prepared by a registered land surveyor, showing the location of the land, legal boundaries with reference to know points, its dimensions, and the location and dimensions of any buildings. ... more...

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Town Homes In Houston Texas
Townhouses are a great choice in housing for people who may want a little more space and privacy than a condominium provides. Looking at townhouses for sale has many advantages, including:As a resident, you will not have to do any yard work or other exterior work on a townhouse.Townhouses can have ... more...

How Much is that House in the Window?
With the recent release from the UK's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, of its latest house price report for May 2005, showing that prices fell by 0.6% last month, and prices falling just 0.1% since the start of the year, the bank said that the market is broadly flat. Nationwide however ... more...

The Case For Internships
America may be the Land of Opportunity, but this is also the land of the Big Trade-Off. Sure, you can have that nice house, but youre going to have to become a mortgage slave to keep it. You can drive that fancy sports car, but youll have to fork over an insurance premium as hefty as ... more...

Real Estate Appraisal - Do It Yourself
For single family homes, there are two basic methods used in real estate appraisal. They are replacement cost analysis, and using comparable sales. A third appraisal method, based on capitalization, is used for income properties, and is covered in another article.In figuring replacement cost the ... more...

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - A Book Review
The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The Joad ... more...

Purchasing International Real Estate
Interested in investing somewhere other than your back yard?Management companies have made it as easy to have a revenue property across the world as it is to have it across the street. You don't want to be collecting rents and plunging the toilets no matter WHERE it is!Different laws in different ... more...

Home Buying - A Good Investment
The trend of having multiple properties is not something new but this is becoming a mass act these days.Earlier multiple buying was not very common practice but these days its the hot favorite of the public to buy more than one house or land or any other form of property. The middle class or upper ... more...

A Powerful Suggested Technique for YOUR Home & Property Search
A Powerful Suggested Technique for YOUR Home & Property Search by Jody Hudson You can be a pro at buying a home: Whether you are buying your first home or you are an experienced home buyer who owns more than one home, there are some things that can help you get faster results and get more ... more...

What is a Commercial Mortgage?
A commercial mortgage is a loan that uses commercial property as collateral. A commercial mortgage is a business loan which is secured against a commercial property.Commercial mortgages are often used to buy business premises, such as offices, shops, restaurants, or pubs. But they can also be used ... more...

Wyoming Mortgage Rate
Wyoming is becoming one of the most attractive states in the West. Located in the breath-taking Great Plains, Wyoming is the least populated of all the States. There is a lot of room for growth. The current population is estimated to be around 509,294. The population has increased by over 3% in ... more...

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