Carey Frankel asked: Building and buying homes that are energy efficient and environmentally conscious is what seems to be on a lot of people’s minds. More and more buyers are becoming increasingly aware of the advantages of building green or buying a home that already has environmentally friendly and efficiency standards in place.With electric rates [...]

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No Rules, Evan asked: I have been in the real estate market for about 7 years. I started as a Loan Coordinator, then credit officer/assoc. underwriter, call center manager, Product manager. The market is slowly disappearing, I’m unemployed now. I think I should try another field, maybe Financial planning. I don’t [...]

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T J Madigan asked: Selling homes can bring lots of fun and excitement but it also takes hard work.It requires fixing and all those small problems that you have not bothered to look into for many years. You also need to decide if you are going to sell it all by your self or contact [...]

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Linda Polansky asked: People might purchase a home foreclosure that requires some repairs before it is considered suitable for families to live in. They learn quickly about buying home remodeling items such as sinks, bathroom countertops, and toilets that might make the bathroom useable, and for the kitchen, people think about buying home remodeling [...]

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Scott James asked: If you crave for endless amounts of sunshine, unlimited beautiful beaches , excellent food , an abundant choice of entertainment , and a wide choice of homes at affordable prices , then you will find Spain almost too good to turn down. Although the vast majority of holiday makers (and residents) come [...]

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DCFawcett asked: There are many ways to lose a home but signing away ownership in a manner that destroys credit, embarrasses the family and strips an owner of dignity is one of the hardest. For owners who can no longer afford to keep mortgage payments current, there are alternatives to bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings. One [...]

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DJP asked: I plan on getting a real estate license for the education and qualification when managing my private real estate investment career.
Where/how do I deduct these costs on my taxes? Eventually I’ll set up a real estate company where I could deduct them, but that won’t be set up for a while.
Thanks.

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Craig Berger asked: Spring is the traditional time to buy and sell in the real estate business, and while the housing market has not been at its best, this just allows people to take advantage of excellent deals. Whether you are trying to buy property or sell your home, learn how to maximize your profits [...]

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Julie Jalone asked: As much as I would like to see short sales become a thing of the past there is some satisfaction in helping homeowners, who are having financial difficulties, avoid a foreclosure.  The Sacramento real estate market has been one of the hardest hit and unfortunately foreclosures and short sales are going to [...]

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Nelson Stewart asked: Anyone who has listed their home for sale knows there are a few secrets about maximizing your home’s appeal that not only raise interest in your home, but increase your asking price. Typically these are very simple and common sense things that anyone can do with a bit of time and effort. [...]

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