Archive for March, 2009

Make the most of your Relationship

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Are you going to hire a real estate agent to help you buy or sell a property? If so, you need to keep one thing in mind: the relationship that you have with your agent is very important. If you do not keep a good relationship it is going to be very difficult to work in a manner that is beneficial to both parties.
A good relationship with your agent starts when you make a decision on who to work with. As you can imagine, there are some agents that will …

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Selecting a Real Estate Agent

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

When buying or selling a home, one of the biggest decisions that you will make is deciding on a real estate agent. After all, this is a decision that you want to get right. If you strike up a relationship with a qualified and trustworthy agent, it is safe to say that you will be on the right track to success. On the other side of things, an agent who is only interested in the money could cause more bad than good.
The process for selecting a real estate agent depends …

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Real Estate Agents and Buying a Home

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Did you know that many real estate agents spend just as much time with home buyers as home sellers? This is something that a lot of consumers are not aware of. The reason for this is that you can purchase a home without the help of an agent. But with the competition and details that need to be taken care of in today’s day and age, getting help from an agent is almost necessary.
The question is: are certain real estate agents better at helping home buyers than others? This is …

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Sell your Home for the biggest Profit by keeping things uncluttered!

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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Getting your house decluttered will help you clear your own mind and get you  ready for the prospective buyers to start coming. The best way to get organized is to try to see your house through new eyes. When you pretend like you are the one who is considering buying your home, you can better see the areas which need improvement. Take a clipboard and pen with you as you survey from the outside to the inside. Write down everything which disturbs your …

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Selling a Home – What Personal Property Stays?

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

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The home selling and buying process can be confusing, particularly when it comes to figuring out what items stay with the home. This is especially true when it is a FSBO (for sale by owner) operation. It’s even tougher when neither the seller nor the buyer is in the real estate business. This article sorts out what personal property stays with the home when it is sold.
Personal Property
Although every state has slightly different rules, there are general guidelines to what goes and stays when …

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Selling Your Home – Be Sure It Shows Well

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

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Whether you are selling a house, townhouse, condo or apartment, there are universal tips that will help it sell. Primary among those tips are making sure your home “shows well.”
First impressions of a home go a long way to determining how quickly it will sell. Here are a few suggestions that will make your home show well.

Be sure the approach to your home is clean, tidy and well groomed. Any brass should be polished, paint on the door should be in good condition and the door should …

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Guarantee Your Profits By Carefully Choosing Your Location(s)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

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It Is True What They Say: “Location, Location, Location!”
It is such a trite old statement; But there is a reason why sayings get old and trite. They are true!
As a new real estate investor beginning your investment career you will have dozens of decisions to make and we will be there to help you make the right ones and, while it might cost money, it might cost time; you can correct most of your missteps.
There is nothing in real estate as permanent as location.
So one of your first …

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Costs to Sell Your House!

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Did you know that it costs a lot of money to sell your house?

If you see a property in your neighborhood listed for $100,000 did you know that the seller will probably net around $80,000. Where does the money go?

Take a look at the following chart and see the true cost to sell your house.

Example of a traditional real estate transaction:

Listing Price: $100,000

Less:

Selling Price            $95,000          (5% discount) (repairs not included)

Commission     $6000              (6% average)

6 mo. Mortgage $6000        ($1000 x 6)

Other Costs   $4500              (4.5% average)

(closing costs, utilities, etc)

Net Sale:  $78,500                                   (78% of Listing Price)

These costs could be associated with selling your house.

What is the quickest way to sell your house?  Sell to a real estate investor.

If you want to wait to sell your house then you could hire an agent and play the waiting game.  After you pay all the fees and holding cost you will end up with much less in your pocket than what you listed the house for.

Why not sell to an investor?

We can close quickly, sometimes in as little as a couple of weeks. We will buy your house “as is”. So there is no need to make any repairs.

Submit your information by visiting http://www.TrsCanHelp.com and click on “Fast Response Form”.  Enter the required information about your house so we can make you an offer today.  You are under no obligation to sell to us. This service is free.

Today’s Real Estate Solutions LLC is associated with a group of investors that purchase 8-10 homes a month throughout the Chicago land area and we would like to purchase yours.

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Something is Not Right

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

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Other than news reports on predatory lending (meaning when a dishonest financial institution intentionally misleads or deceives the consumer) what you will see over and over again is how to benefit from foreclosures.
Foreclosure Workshops, Seminars, and Products
Seminars, workshops and products are being sold to teach people how to buy and how to invest in the current foreclosure market. What we read on the internet, hear on the radio, see on the TV news largely concentrates on foreclosure investing. Late night infomercials are broadcast on …

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10 Ideas For Real Estate Investors to Help Home Owners Facing Foreclosure

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

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The main goal of most Real Estate Investors (that I know) is to help people in need. And with today’s foreclosure epidemic, more and more investors are being contacted by owners who are facing foreclosure.
That being said, here are 10 options that people facing foreclosure might have to try  in order to save their home. These foreclosure workouts assume an owner is going to work towards keeping and staying in their home. These options are best considered if a home has equity, if the hardship …

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