Has the Residential Housing Market Stabilized?

The U.S. housing market won’t recover for several years as mounting foreclosures, shadow inventory, negative equity and ineffective government programs artificially control supply and hold down prices, according to foreclosure data innovator James…(read more)

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5 Ways to Make Money Investing in Mobile Homes

I had the great fortune to talk with some great real estate investors this week at a local REIA meeting.  After the meeting concluded I hung around and began mingling with the locals, no one amazingly had ever invested in manufactured housing.  I spent the next three hours regaling a group of doe eyed newbie [...]

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5 Ways to Make Money Investing in Mobile Homes

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Attorney General Investigating Tampa Foreclosure Firm

Attorney General Investigating Tampa Foreclosure Firm April 29, 2010, Tampa Tribune The Florida Attorney General's Office is investigating a Tampa-based foreclosure law firm that has become one of the state's largest foreclosure mills. On the…(read more)

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‘Green’ formulas to Boost Appraisal Values

One of the most common questions I get asked by real estate investors is how do you actually measure the value of going green?  Energy-efficiency is nice in theory but if you can’t get an increase in your property’s value then why spend the money?  In addition, most appraisers have little clue [...]

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‘Green’ formulas to Boost Appraisal Values

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Home Prices Mixed in February

Home prices nationwide recorded their first annual increase in more than three years in February, but the monthly number declined for the fifth strait month in February as many markets remained on government life support. The S&P/Case-Shiller index…(read more)

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Is The Party Over for Investors Now That The Homebuyers Tax Credit is Expiring?

You would have to be a total disbeliever not to acknowledge that the Home Buyers Tax Credit in both its iterations had a positive impact on the first-time home-buyers market.  The effects are measurable both in terms of the number of homes selling and price increases in almost every market. 
For every investor buying, renovating and selling properties, it [...]

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Is The Party Over for Investors Now That The Homebuyers Tax Credit is Expiring?

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Lessons from Zig Ziglar

Encouragement is the fuel that hope runs on. ~Zig Ziglar
Last weekend at the Extreme Business Makeovers event in Orlando, I had the awesome privilege of meeting Zig Ziglar and his beautiful wife Jean whom he affectionately refers to as “The Redhead”.  The five minutes we chatted and the hug I shared with both of them [...]

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Lessons from Zig Ziglar

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Debate Rages Over Supply of Foreclosed Homes

Debate Rages Over Supply of Foreclosed Homes April 26, 2010, Wall Street Journal Why is there such a fierce debate about whether the housing market is slowly healing or heading for another free fall? Partly because no one can estimate with much confidence…(read more)

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A Little Motivation Goes a Long Way

Everyone could use a little extra motivation in their life (and business) every now and then, so I thought I would write up another post with some of my favorite motivational quotes. Hopefully they will inspire you as much as they do me.
Enjoy!

“I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life’s [...]

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A Little Motivation Goes a Long Way

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Discrepancies detailed in minority foreclosures

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Discrepancies detailed in minority foreclosures April 28, 2010 — Washington Post Minority homeowners in the Washington region are more likely to be in foreclosure even if they have credit scores…(read more)

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