Documents tagged 'Property'

How to Afford Your Dream Home

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

Is it your dream to one day own a holiday home in the sun; a beautiful house where you can escape, relax and be free of the worries that seem to go hand in hand with every day life? Well, youre not alone! A recent survey by a well known mortgage lender in the UK revealed that up...

Bridging Loan Basics

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

A Bridging Loan is a short-term loan used as a way to provide funding for the purchase of a new property while the borrower awaits the sale of an existing property. Unless all the stars are in perfect alignment, its tricky to coordinate the sale of one property and the purchase of...

Take The Guess Work Out Of Your Wholesale Property Purchases

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

We have become very concerned by the number of readers writing to us asking how to determine which are the wholesalers(*) that can be trusted. Why are we concerned? Because when we dig a little deeper, we realize that they are buying properties based solely on the recommendation of the...

Mortgage Glossary of Terms

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

Adverse Credit The term used if the borrower has a poor credit history. This could include previous mortgage or loan arrears, bankruptcy or CCJ’s. Other terms used to describe an adverse credit mortgage include: Bad credit mortgage Poor credit mortgage Non status...

Selling Your Home Yourself Pricing It Appropriately

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

When youre selling your own property, whether its a house, townhouse, condo, apartment, a finished lot, raw land, a farm, a ranch, or whatever, the first thing to get right is the price you ask for it. If you work with a broker, the legwork is done for you. When you work as a FSBO (for...

3 Mistakes to Absolutely Avoid in a 1031/TIC Exchange

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

We’ve all made bad decisions in the past. Don’t you just hate to hear \"I told you so\" from your friends and family? Or, maybe you catch yourself saying \"If only I’d have...\"? Personally, I’m one of those people who prefers to learn from someone else’s mistakes. If...

Real Estate Professional in the Palm of your Hand

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

GETTING THE MOST FOR THE LEASE-TRACKING YOUR REAL ESTATE If you own rentals and/or investment properties, you know that you have to keep track of your portfolio, maintenance profiles, property managers, and related financial matters. There are a multitude of programs for the Palm-...

Buying Overseas Property

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

Fourteen Top Tips for Overseas Property Investment: 1. Buy what you want to buy. The most important decision when buying a property is deciding exactly what you want the property to do for you. Is it purely for short term capital gain to provide a one-off profit over a particular...

Hiring Rental Property Management

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

Why hire rental property management? Because doing it all yourself is the surest way to make your real estate investment experience a bitter one. You also have more time to find the next deal when there is someone taking care of the details for you. Hire a good property manager, but...

Risk It With A Bridging Loan?

Author: Zechariah

Published: 03/11/2008

How many times have you been casually going about your business, seen a great property and thought, \"that would be a really nice place to live\"? Then you snap out of it, knowing you can’t lay your hands on the money fast enough. Well what if you really wanted this property? You...