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Guide for Buying a Second Home

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Buying a second home or vacation property in Texas may be more difficult today than it was during the boom but there are some guidelines to remember when buying in a volatile real estat market.  Economic conditions can change relatively quickly so what you may think as a sure bet, could turn out to be [...]

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7 home-selling blunders to avoid

May 6th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized

Buyers continue to have the upper hand, which means you’ll have to play it smart. Your first move? Avoiding these common pitfalls.
1. Thinking your home is the exception:It’s natural to be emotionally attached to your home, especially if you’ve lived there a long time. But allowing this affection to obscure the realities of today’s real-estate [...]

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Mistake #9 – Quitting Your Job to Start Investing

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Lots of new real estate investors make the mistake of quitting their jobs as soon as they decide to start investing, or even before they make their first investment deal. That is a huge mistake. Experienced real estate investors will tell you that you need to keep your job at least until you have done [...]

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Mistake # 7 – Using Bad or Unreliable Information

March 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Nothing can make an investment deal go wrong like relying on information that turns out to be incorrect or misguided. Unfortunately, many new real estate investors take the word of other people when it comes to things like getting the proper permits for construction, or getting an assessment of the condition of the house, or [...]

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Mistake # 5- Not Being Involved Enough

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

It might seem like all you really need to do in order to be a successful real estate investor is to provide the money for a property and wait until it sells or is rented and collect the profit. But there is much more to being a successful investor than just doling out money.

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Mistake #4 – Trusting Other People’s Facts and Figures

February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

You’ve probably heard of the term due diligence. If you have been trying to get into real estate investing then you know how important due diligence is when you’re buying a property. Due diligence can mean the difference between a great deal on a property or getting suckered into investing in a property that will [...]

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The 9 Most Common Real Estate Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

February 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Real Estate is define as a Land and all physical property on, below or attached to the land. Houses, sewers, trees and fences are all real estate or One who receives a commission or fee for bringing buyer and seller together and often assisting in the negotiation of contracts between them. In most states a [...]

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