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    Vacant Homes are High Risk for Insurance Coverage

    Ever since there have been kids and empty houses, there has been the potential for temptation and disaster. Kids like adventure and what's more adventuresome than an empty house and yard? For this reason, it's best to keep someone resident in a home that's on the market, if at all possible. Failing that, the homeowner would do well to examine his or her insurance policy to determine whether or not the house for sale is covered and, if so, for how long. As the national inventory of houses for sa Read: Vacant Homes are High Risk for Insurance Coverage Read

    By: Joe Cline | 11/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

    You’ve dreamt of a giant lawn with lush, green grass for years, ever since you moved from your parents’ home to the small apartment that occupied your twenties. Now that you have a house, you have a yard. There’s only one problem: it’s not the verdant landscape you imagined, or at least, it won’t be for long. That’s because a lawn takes work, maintenance and care to remain lively and beautiful. You can’t simply wish for green grass or blame Mother Nature when it turns brown; you have to create i Read: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow? Read

    By: Joe Cline | 11/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Do You Really Want a Mortgage at Retirement Age: it Can be a Bad Idea

    When you’ve reached retirement age and are ready to kick back and take life easy, it's not a good move to put yourself in the stressful position of having to pay a mortgage. Whether it's for a new house or second vacation home, if you have the savings, many financial advisors say pay cash. Mortgages increase risk at a time when it should be avoided. As you move retirement accounts from high-risk stocks to low-risk money market funds as you get closer to retirement day, it's just as prudent to a Read: Do You Really Want a Mortgage at Retirement Age: it Can be a Bad Idea Read

    By: Joe Cline | 11/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Extended Coverage? Get a Residential Service Contract!

    From the outside it may seem pristine, with a perfectly manicured walkway, lush green lawn, symmetrical yet inviting garden beds and blossoming young trees. From the inside, the same will appear to be true. The walls will be perfectly painted. The floors will be freshly scrubbed. You won’t find a spec of dust on a single appliance, in any given nook or hidden beneath a rug. It will be a shining example of the perfect home. And then you’ll move in. Things you didn’t realize were there will rear Read: Extended Coverage? Get a Residential Service Contract! Read

    By: Joe Cline | 05/08/2008 | Real Estate

    A Decent Tax Deduction: Getting to the Point on Mortgage Points

    Points are everywhere. Pencils have points; pins have points. Conversations have points. Points can be earned; points can be lost. Points can be counted; points can be made. And in real estate, points can be paid. In real estate, points are your mortgage’s interest, your property taxes and your loan fees. They are the little things that push the cost of financing your new home, along with closing costs and down payments, up ever so slightly. They could be what makes you unable to afford the ho Read: A Decent Tax Deduction: Getting to the Point on Mortgage Points Read

    By: Joe Cline | 05/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Maintaining Your Four Walls: Repairing Dents and Cracks in Drywall and Plaster

    Your walls are what hold your home together. They are the all-important connection between the roof and the ground. Without them, you would have no house, no roof over your head and no place to hang your hat. You need your walls, which means you need them to be well maintained, and that can take a little bit of work. Over time your house starts to settle. It is not necessarily a sign that you have a problem with your house, but more a sign that the foundation beneath has shifted ever so slight Read: Maintaining Your Four Walls: Repairing Dents and Cracks in Drywall and Plaster Read

    By: Joe Cline | 04/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Like it or Not, Buyers Judge a House by Its Appearance

    When you went in search of your new home, did you even briefly consider the structures that were dirty on the inside or out? If paint was chipping, rugs were stained or wood chipped, did you look twice at the asking price or turn around in search of a home with more upkeep, more shine and more polish? If you say that the appearance of the home didn’t phase you at all, you’re lying. The look of a building is often the final tipping point for an interested buyer. If it looks rundown and unloved, Read: Like it or Not, Buyers Judge a House by Its Appearance Read

    By: Joe Cline | 04/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Austin Texas Real Estate: a Profile of the Reserve at Hudson Bend

    You and your family deserve the best. You work hard all day, every day. When you come home, you should do so knowing that your house is located in a luxurious neighborhood and has luxurious amenities that will pamper you and let you forget about the stress of your job. The Reserve at Hudson Bend will give you just that. It is a small community located north of Austin in Texas Hill Country waiting to give you a permanent taste of luxury. History Austin is a large city, but it can’t fit all the Read: Austin Texas Real Estate: a Profile of the Reserve at Hudson Bend Read

    By: Joe Cline | 01/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Real Estate Value and the Profit Margin

    Making money in real estate is a dream that millions of people have. Few will actually see that dream become a reality. Why is that? Well the fact is that it takes a person with a strong will and a stiff upper lip to make it in this cutthroat business. You cannot be the kind of person that is given to allowing others to take what you have or want. To make the money that you need you have to be willing to stand up and make it happen. The profitability of investing in real estate depends on the m Read: Real Estate Value and the Profit Margin Read

    By: Joe Cline | 01/08/2008 | Real Estate

    Real Estate Investment Strategies

    Investing in real estate is not something that a person just does on the spur of the moment. This is a well thought out and discussed matter that is put into action over a period of time. Well that is the way that it should be. The fact of the matter is that half of the people that get involved in real estate investments have no idea what they are doing. Instead they have found a cheap property and hope to make a profit. Read: Real Estate Investment Strategies Read

    By: Joe Cline | 01/08/2008 | Real Estate
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