Sell Your Home Without a Realtor and Save Thousand$$$
A typical real estate commission on a $234,000 home (national median price for all existing homes as of July 2005) is over $16,000. In many areas the cut a real estate broker gets is much higher. A home owner can easily save that money by selling on their own. All that is needed is a basic ... more...

Buying Spanish Property What Happens Once You've Agreed Your Price? Some Very Important Points
When you have located your property, agreed a price and satisfied yourself (or your solicitor) that the property is free from all encumbrances and debts and or planning problems, it is structurally sound, bank guarantees are issued if it is a new build and that you are getting a good deal, then it ... more...

How Corporations Can Use Real Estate To Access Untapped Capital
Most corporations of any size and scale have large investments in the land and facilities necessary for the successful operation of their business. While making corporate investments into real estate assets may seem to be a reasonable strategy at first glance, they are rarely investment or capital ... more...

Sell Old Home or Buy New Home First?
Buyers who are moving up or downsizing often have a dilemma. They cant decide whether to put their home on the market first, or contract to buy their new home first.If they put their home on the market, it might sell and then they might find it impossible to find what they want. Alternatively, if ... more...

Learn the Abbreviated Language of Realty Agents
Sunday mornings with the newspaper real estate section can be daunting to home buyers and sellers. Figuring out the shorthand for popular home features takes an inquiring mind. Mark Nash, author of 1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home takes the guess work out of listing sheets and classified ... more...

Understanding Real Estate Terminology
Purchasing a home can be a complicated and confusing process, especially for first-time buyers. Throughout the process, first-time home buyers will encounter a variety of unfamiliar real state terms. There are several key terms associates with purchasing real estate that are helpful to learn.For ... more...

Guarantees are Legal
What is a Guarantee? A guarantee is a written promise by you (the guarantor) that the person who is obtaining credit (the debtor or borrower) will keep to all the terms and conditions of their contract (the credit contract, or loan agreement). The guarantee means that if the person borrowing the ... more...

Budgeting Your Log Home - Creating a Checklist
If you've read my first article, BUDGETING YOUR LOG HOME: Where do you start?, you've got a very basic overview of the process. However, there are still a number of questions I'd like to address. Again, many of these questions will come up if you build any custom home, but I'd venture to guess the ... more...

For Sale by Owner - FSBO
On the positive side -Selling a home will save you literally thousands of dollars in real estate commissions. You are in control of the sale process from deciding when to show and where to advertise. Since it is your home you will be motivated to make it a priority.On the negative side -You will ... more...