Archive for January, 2010

This infomercial, with John Beck talking about foreclosure properties, for pennies on the dollar, is that?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

For Real? of course not.. if there was such a thing would they be selling it on midnight tv and not buying everything for themselves ? addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2F1worldrealtyllc.com%2Fforeclosure-properties%2Fthis-infomercial-with-john-beck-talking-about-foreclosure-properties-for-pennies-on-the-dollar-is-that’; addthis_title = ‘This+infomercial%2C+with+John+Beck+talking+about+foreclosure+properties%2C+for+pennies+on+the+dollar%2C+is+that%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

For the $8000 First Time Homebuyer Credit do I?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Do I include the closing costs? We are buying a townhouse and the sale price is $78,500 so we would only get a credit of $7850. However we are paying the closing costs of $2500 so that would bump it to $81000 and give us the full $8000 credit. Only a $250 difference but I [...]

How quickly do attorney fees accrue on a property that has gone into foreclosure?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

I am working on a property that is in foreclosure in WA state. It is 2 months into the process, $11,500 in back payments and taxes and a few thousand in attorney fees for the mortgage holder’s attorneys. Is there a ballpark estimate of how much attorney fees will be once the 135 days is [...]

Will the Tampa Bay housing market get any better?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

So, I bought a townhome last September for 145,000. I love it, but my husbands enlistment in the airforce is just about up in a year and a half, and we decided to not stay here any longer. The only thing that sucks about it is the fact that I regret even buying a home, [...]

What is the best web site to get free home foreclosure listing in the Santa Barbara county area?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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I am a new R.E. agent in manhattan, with coops being the primary listings. Will MLS draw most of the buyers.?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

I cannot place signs for my listings as they are all coop units, Open houses are not allowed. Will it be advertising in MLS that will eventually bring in agents and their clients. I am anxious to know what kind of role MLS can play in my selling the listings I have. The MLS will [...]

Any Real Estate Stud looking for 10 points, Two Questions on the MLS listing.?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Towards the top of the MLS listing, what does the "ER/FS" stand for under "List Type / Service Type"? Under "Additional Property Information", what does the "R/O" stand for? ER/FS stands for Exclusive Rights to Sell/Full Service. Basically the broker is given exclusive rights to sell the property. They do the marketing, get the offers, [...]

What are some general questions to ask when buying a house?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

This will be my first time buying a home. I found a few houses that I am interested in. What are some of the important questions that I need to ask on the open house? Please help. I am new at this. One of the house that I will be looking at is bank-owned. Thanks [...]

on foreclosure properties the amount stated for sale is this amount what the property sells for?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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What do THE SUPER BOWL and your REAL ESTATE have in common?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA December 1, 2007- More than 100 properties will be put up for sale in the first-ever Super Bowl Real Estate Auction on January 27th 2007. Auction USA, a South Florida based Auction firm, will host the event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. A variety of properties will be sold [...]