Category: Buying Homes
There are a lot of financial gurus and talking heads out there. Financial Gurus Who Have Gone Broke – There are a lot of financial gurus and talking heads out there. It sure would be easier to interpret their advice if there were a running banner along the bottom of the screen showing their own […]
What is an Acceptable Low Offer on a House? What is an Acceptable Low Offer on a House? – Question from Skylar in MA: Hi Brian, I’m feeling lucky because the real estate agent that I talked to today says that home prices in the Springfield, Massachusetts area have gone down a little compared to […]
Is It Time For A Marketing Plan Makeover? Is It Time For A Marketing Plan Makeover? – In last month’s column, we talked about how generational characteristics can inform your marketing messaging. Now we want to know: When was the last time you tried a new marketing tactic? If it’s been a while since you […]
What Is Real Estate? What Is Real Estate? – Real estate is defined as the land and any permanent structures, like a home, or improvements attached to the land, whether natural or man-made. Real estate is a form of real property. It differs from personal property, which is not permanently attached to the land, such […]
Best Real Estate Tips For Realtors Best Real Estate Tips For Realtors – Real estate brokers are frequently used to refer to real estate salespeople and other licensees who must operate for and under the supervision of a certain broker. A real estate seller’s relationship with the buyers and sellers with whom they work is […]
5 Ways To Build Wealth Through Real Estate 5 Ways To Build Wealth Through Real Estate – From HGTV to LinkedIn, it seems like everyone has a real estate mini-empire except for you. Empires are hard to come by, but investments in land and properties don’t have to be. House flipping isn’t for everybody and […]
Ways to Take the Sting Out of Rising Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates are at their highest level in more than a decade. Home buyers are fighting back. More borrowers are paying fees to cut their interest rates and making higher down payments to lower the amount they have to finance, lenders and real-estate agents say. […]
The woman had just bought a house an investor flipped in Montgomery County  She skipped a home inspection to compete against other buyers and, a couple months ago, she asked inspector Ben Poles to take a look. As part of his usual examination, Poles, who owns Rest Assured Inspections in Pottstown, filled up the tub […]
Real Estate Investments Reach New Height    Investors are citing economic confidence for year-to-date volumes’ move beyond pre-pandemic levels. Global real estate investment has breached pre-pandemic levels as economic conditions stabilize and investors realign their strategies, albeit unevenly across geographies. With US $757 billion invested during the first three quarters of this year, […]
Here’s what you need to know to get started at real estate investing Do you know why real estate investing is so hard for most people? Maybe it’s not hard once you get into it, but isn’t (or wasn’t) getting started incredibly daunting and intimidating? Why is that? I think it’s because real estate investing […]