Anne Eliason asked: Did you know that women who live alone are more likely to own their homes than single men? It’s true, statistics show that women are the second largest home-buying force next to couples, and the percentage of female homeowners is growing. So how are women buyer’s needs different, and what special challenges [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Women are Buying Homes for Themselves
How can I become a real estate agent in NC?
Linda704 asked: 1. What do I need to do to become a real estate agent in Charlotte, NC?
2. What classes do I need to take?
3. Where can I study to become a real estate agent in Charlotte, NC?
4. What are the requirements?
5. Any other information I need to know about becoming a real estate [...]
Short Sales: Perhaps The Faster Growing Topic In Real Estate Investing
Thomas Bladecki asked: Without a doubt the hottest topic in real estate investing are short sales, buying homes through transactions where lenders accept a sell for less then what they are owed, for homeowners facing a financial hardship, therefore avoiding the costly foreclosure process.According to top industry leaders, short sale transactions drastically increased in the [...]
Learn the Difference Between Foreclosure Homes and Short Sale Homes
Lee Bell asked: Statistically, foreclosures and short sales have engulfed the housing market as homeowners anxiously seek for ways to improve their own financial difficulties. As people are laid off and hours are curbed, many people are perplexed and wonder if the right plan of action is to sell or relinquish their home. The first [...]
Going To Buy Home Medical Supplies from Online Stores? Things You Should Keep In Mind
Barney Garcia asked: With the rising expenses of health care, increasing number of patients are resorting to home medical supplies and equipments to lead a comfortable life at home, instead of footing huge bills of the nursing homes. In addition to the wheel chairs, today’s home medical supplies cover an entire range of sophisticated medical [...]
Can a real estate broker and a lawyer start a real estate company together?
realreynolds asked: My fiance is considering becoming licensed to sell real estate. I am a first year law student. I have learned a little about real estate transactions and how they work. I understand the roles of both the broker and the attorney, but I’m wondering if my husband-to-be and I will be able to [...]
Closing and Funding Short Sale Deals With Transactional Funding
Terry Wygal asked: If you’re a preforeclosure investor, with the tightening credit markets, you have no doubt noticed how much more difficult it is these days to close short sale deals.In the past, plenty of hard money options, along with double closings and simultaneous closings made closing short sales a breeze. However, with the credit [...]
Questions Before You Buy Home Office Furniture
Maxine Chang asked: There are many considerations to be made when looking for the right home office furniture. Ask yourself a few important questions before you decide which type of home office you want.1. What kind of people will be frequenting your home office?2. What is your budget?3. Should the furniture be suited towards long-term [...]
Why Should you Choose a Multi-level Marketing, Direct Selling, Home Business Opportunity?
Dale Thomas asked: Multi-Level marketing aka Direct Selling, Network Marketing, MLM is a powerful business concept for many different reason but mainly for the income it can provide the Network Marketer. It’s so power many fortune 500 companies have used this method and many have turned into multi-million dollar empires.So why can’t an average person [...]
How can I place my real estate license on hold or park it?
Jay K asked: I would like to avoid board fees in Ontario Canada. I am in a home business which is excelling and yet would still like to keep my real estate license for future use. I need a non board member to hold my real estate license who may or may not [...]
