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by TravelingMango

Happy Face!


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Either these folks just had a baby or they’re very happy that their house is sold. I’m actually leaning towards the latter.

So many Realtors today are missing out on what social media can do and more importantly what it will do for them in the future. If you are reading this you are one of the Realtors that can see the future of selling property on the internet and according to this year’s NAR statistics over 90% of people that bought property this past year started their search on the internet. With the numbers that are looking online and buying from that information it just can’t be ignored and many Realtors today are doing just that. I read a blog post today from a Realtor in Florida that said he can’t attribute one sale to his long list of Twitter followers and that may be right but he has missed many other things social media is doing for him like helping his own web site rank better.

You must ask yourself if social media was not going anywhere and could not do anything for you why does Facebook have over 500,000,000 members and yes I do have the zeros correct that is half a billion and growing. One more thing that should tell you the social wave is just getting started is Google spending billions getting more involved in social, have you heard of Google ME yet? Well this is Google going after Facebook whether they say it or not they want a piece of the action as well. Google has spent billions catching up, they have purchased YouTube, and launched Google Buzz that will now be layered into Google Me and will wrap all this into the Google keyword search that is by far number one.

Now lets go back to the two women at the AT&T store for a minute, what does this tell you about real estate and building a bigger client base, people talk whether happy with a person or product or not happy but the do talk and Real Estate selling is very social. When you sell a house or tract of land to someone Facebook makes it very easy for your clients to spread that word to all their friends.

Now with all these things being said about social media where does this leave you as a Real Estate Professional and selling more property.  There are a few things social media can do for you, Blog post can be used as a great source of one way back links to help your website popularity, Facebook is a great way to ask your clients to spread the word about your company and Twitter and e-mail is a great way to update your clients on new listings and price changes.

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by John Beagle

1st House that Johnny Wants to Buy 034


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If you happen to have a house in Dallas and you are looking to sell fast, then you will have arrived at what’s going to be an important website. Making an attempt to sell your own home in this market could be extremely frustrating.  Your house can sit on the market for an average of six months if listed with a Realtor & you still might solely sell your house for 91%. Yet you still have to pay a 6% commission.

So how do you resolve this downside? You have to think outside the box, it’s a must to study and to be extra creative, & it’s a must to market your house. and that’s where an investor comes in. A good investor will focus and put the need time into marketing your house day in and day out. A great investor will do 180 days worth of marketing on your property in a 7 days.

A superb investor isn’t there to put your house on a listing service, they’re available in the market for selling homes and they don’t get paid until they do. They usually don’t make a profit off of you, but from their buyer. An excellent investor will create win-win situations for both you and the investor.

We Buy Houses In Dallas

Ever seen a banner like that?  There are many places to begin searching for a good investor. You, in all probability, see them all the time and didn’t know it. The massive indicators on highways that say we buy houses, the little indicators on the perimeters of the street corners that say we take over payments, and even on your Internet searches for we buy houses on websites and blogs.  The quickest manner is to pick up the telephone and call one of the buyers on the websites, from the newspaper advert, or on the weblog or website discovered and talk to them. Tell them your situation and what’s occurring and see what the response is. You will know instantly whether they can assist you.

In conclusion if it’s essential to get your own home sold then letting time pass is the terrible factor that might happen. Especially when selling a house may very well be as simple as picking up the telephone & having a quick little conversation & getting a suggestion on your house.  Remember you’re not obligated to do something just for making the call. So, the following time you move a we buy houses poster write down the phone quantity and make the call.

This is a guide if you are planning on buying a house in LOTRO. I am showing the different types of houses, the price, and how to buy a house plus some extra information. Remember to comment, rate and subscibe. Enjoy! Made with Fraps 3.0.1 and Cyberlink Powerdirector 8. Please post any feedback as a comment, which will help me make better videos in the future. Thank you!

by dcmaster

Apartment


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This is the apartment Drew and I will be renting (if all goes well). I paid the deposit last Saturday. The landlord came to Jamba to pick it up. He’s funny. And cool (so far).

The apartment is on 18th St. in Pilsen.

With so many people wanting to live in the city, it is difficult to find an apartment, especially in big cities like New York City. Apartment prices are rising. Even if one finds an apartment it is better to not move in a hurry. It is useful to consider a few key things before selecting an apartment.

Things You Should Know:

These are the things you should know before selecting an apartment.

· Know How Much You can AffordThis is where your apartment search begins. You must know your monthly rental budget. Once you determine how much you can afford in monthly rent, then you can narrow your apartment search significantly. How much are you willing to spend for an apartment you will be comfortable with? This decision is depended on the income and your household expenditures. In cities where the cost of living is higher, a larger portion of your monthly income will go to rent. If this is a problem, you may need to look at other living options like living a little further out in the city suburbs where apartment rent is usually less expensive. You could also consider sharing the apartment with someone else.

· Know the Neighborhood

After you have determined how much money you can spend on an apartment, you need to decide what areas of the city you are willing to live in. Always be sure about things like

- Is the locality affordable?

- How far are the basic public amenities?

- Is the neighborhood safe?

- What is the history of the neighborhood?

- Who lives in the neighborhood?- What are the nearby schools like?

- How close is the public transportation to get to work and other places?

· Know Your Rights & Responsibilities

Once you have successfully found a suitable apartment, make sure you know your rights and responsibilities as a tenant. Your rights are best protected if you have a written lease. Be aware of oral leases because you may be subject to restrictions that you are not aware of. In face, never agree to a word-of-mouth lease agreement. Always insist on signing a written lease, even if you are renting from a friend. You should be familiar with basic tenant rights, remedies, obligations and laws protecting the tenants. You can be entitled to interest on rent security deposit and entitled to withhold rent if repairs are not made in your apartment in a timely manner.

The above information will surely help you to select a suitable apartment even if it takes some time to find one.

by John Beagle

1st House that Johnny Wants to Buy 052


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Today is Friday, February the 13th. It is supposed to be a day of bad luck, right? Wrong! I was driving down the road this morning in the One Hour Homebuyer Hummer going to get a cup of coffee on the way to work. Just so you know, our H2 is a basically a rolling billboard. The Hummer is completely wrapped in vinyl and advertises the fact that “we buy houses in one hour or less” and that sellers can “sell your house in an hour or less” by selling to us. So I was pulling into the parking lot when a lady in a minivan followed me in and started honking her horn at me and waving her arms wildly. If I didn’t have this happen to me at least once a day, I might have found it a bit strange.

I pulled over, stopped the truck and rolled down the window to talk with her. She immediately asked “Do you buy houses?!?” Duh, I thought. Do you think so? I chuckled and asked “What makes you ask that?” She said, “I think the Hummer gave you away!” I said “Yeah, I get that a lot. I can’t go anywhere without being people asking me to buy their homes.” We both laughed and then she proceeded to tell me that she had two houses in foreclosure that were set to go to auction very soon. Because our Hummer said “We can buy your house in one hour” she wanted me to go look at her two houses for sale right away. Since they were both on the way to our One Hour Homebuyer office, I agreed to go take a look at them and make her an offer on them both.

Both houses were located in what I call nice, “first time home buyer” or “middle income”, neighborhoods where the houses were all only a few years old and ranged from 0,000 to 0,000. She told me that she and her husband had purchased these two homes as “amateur” real estate investors and quickly learned they had gotten in way over their heads due to the lack of proper training. She said they had paid too much for the homes, they had little or no equity and because they were investment properties with a higher than average interest rate, the mortgage payments were too high to cover with market rent and still cash flow. She had had lots of problems collecting rent from the tenants. One tenant had moved out on their own free will and left the house a looking like disaster. The other was still being occupied by her son who was unemployed and not paying rent. He wasn’t a very good house keeper either.

Other than needing a thorough cleaning and cosmetic updates like paint, carpet and minor repairs, the houses were in relatively good condition. She owed over 0,000 on each and both were many, many months behind on the taxes and mortgage payments. I told her that she owed too much, the payments were too high and the loans were too far behind for us to catch up and take over her mortgage payments. I also told her she owed way too much for us to pay all cash. Because of her upcoming foreclosure, I told her the only thing we could do to prevent foreclosure was to negotiate a short sale with her lenders. She said both lenders had expressed an interest in doing a short sale but that she had not found a buyer to pay off the short sales. I told her “we are that home buyer!” We offered to buy both of her houses based on reaching a mutually agreeable short sale price and closing date with her lenders. We made her no promises since we could not guarantee the bank would accept our offers, but she was ecstatic with the possibilities nevertheless. We put both of her houses under contract in an hour or less each! Not too bad for Friday the 13th and it is not even noon yet!

If you would like to sell your house fast, often in one hour or less, by selling your home to a Licensed One Hour Homebuyer such as us or to one of our affiliates in your area, please call 888-765-3461 or visit our website at www.OneHourHomebuyers.com, complete our Seller Questionnaire, and one of our local, professional home buyers will contact you ASAP about buying your house fast!

by allan.hane

Dollar Real Estate


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For centuries people have been constructing personal homes by wood. In the older times, people loved to make their houses with wood because the wood was good building material & inexpensive as well. However, now the wood is not of that quality and price as well.

Now, if we look on the other side, new home builders are looking towards the steel to make homes. Builders are using steel frames to make the home’s structure. Constructors prefer steel because of its durability, strength & green solution outlook. Two types of iron are used as a building material. First is red-iron, it is used bye builders to make homes and offices. Second is gauge steel, it is used in constructing non-structural outlines. Even now, those who made their homes with wood are remodeling their homes with steel frames.

Few Benefits why steel by builders….

New home builders use steel frames to make new homes, but WHY?

Few benefits are discussed below

1)    Steel frames & structures are far-off stronger than frames of wood.

2)    Insurance expanse is low, if home is made with steel.

3)    The Steel doesn’t let the fire spread if a house gets on fire. However, wood proves as fuel to fire.

4)    Steel frames prove far stronger than wooden frames, if your home faces any hurricane, earthquake or any other natural calamities.

5)    The steel does not attract termites as wood does.

Those new home builders, who use steel, are judicious because they are completely aware of the latest situation and today’s need.

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www.MikePatel.com A quick video by Tony Robbins with a topic on Clarity and Purpose. This video very motivational and inspiring. I am using the information and material presented to enhance my own goals and plans. I am very positive it will ehlp you also. I just wanted to share the information with you all. You may use this video and info to set specific goals and plans to do whatever you want to do.

Video from: House Financial Services Committee – September 20, 2007 Full committee hearing on “legislative and regulatory options for minimizing and mitigating mortgage foreclosures.” Witnesses included Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury; Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

For UK homeowners buying and selling property can often be a confusing process.  In many cases it can be a long drawn out arrangement that becomes a stressful time for all parties.  To simplify things the process of buying and selling property can be split into three stages.

Initial Agreement to Buy or Sell the Property

The conveyancing process starts after an agreement has been reached between the buyer and seller of the property.  Once the agreement has been reached the respective solicitors of both parties are informed that the transaction should begin.  The buyer’s solicitors and seller’s solicitors have different tasks to perform in the transaction.

The seller’s solicitors will obtain the title deeds and documents either from the seller or where appropriate from the seller’s mortgage company.  At the same time the buyer’s solicitors will carry out whatever searches are judged to be necessary for the property e.g. water and environmental searches. 

If the buyer plans to obtain a mortgage they will first need to make an application to a mortgage company and receive a written offer before the exchange of contracts can take place. 

Exchange of Contracts

Once all the initial steps have been completed a date is agreed for the exchange of contracts.   In cases where a person is completing both a purchase and sale of property the solicitor should ensure that the exchange of contracts on both transactions takes place simultaneously.   When the contracts are exchanged a deposit must usually be paid.  The completion date of the purchase is normally 2-4 weeks after the exchange of contracts.  The exact date is agreed between both parties via their solicitors.

In the time between exchanging contracts and the completion date the buyer’s solicitors will prepare the transfer of the property which must be approved by the solicitors of the seller before being signed by both parties.

Completion of the Sale

To complete the sale the buyer’s solicitors send the remaining balance of the purchase to the solicitors of the seller.  When this money has been transferred the key to the property can be released to the buyer.  Finally the buyer’s solicitors will send any stamp duty due to the Inland Revenue.  Once processed the solicitor can complete the purchase by registering the sale at the Land Registry.

As can be seen buying and selling property in the UK can be a long process.  However there have been recent moves to simplify and speed up the process.  The newly introduced Home Information Pack it is hoped will improve things by making information about the property available to the buyer earlier in the process reducing the chances of the sale breaking down at a late stage.

Understanding the terminology and geometries of hybridized orbitals (part of the valence bond theory). sp = linear = 180 deg sp2= trigonal planar = 120 deg sp3 = tetrahedral = 109.5 deg dsp3 = trigonal bipyramid = 120 and 90 d2sp3 = octahedral = 90 deg I also give a brief explanation of sigma and pi bonds, hybridization, and some of the predictions you can make once you’ve studied the theory. No, the valence bond theory isn’t perfect (consider the paramagnetic properties of O2). It also does a really bad job of predicting some of the real bond angles (measured by crystallography and spectroscopy experimental methods). Overall, it’s still a useful explanation. …It’s helped us understand bonding enough to make predictions about unknown molecules that can be verified by experiment. I find this fascinating! hehe

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~ Property options from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mysore & Goa to be showcased ~

Bangalore, 28th June 2008: Makaan.com, the fastest growing online real estate portal by People Group, inaugurated its property show in Bangalore today. The Bangalore Property show is the 1st in the city & 6th in the nationwide series of similar events that Makaan.com is organizing. The two-day show being held at Hotel Grand Ashoka, Bangalore was inaugurated by Mr. Anupam Mittal, CMD People Group in the presence of Supermodel Ms. Anchal Kumar.

This property show by Makaan.com is the largest of its kind that Bangalore has seen. 45 leading developers have showcased over 200-property options. Properties ranging from 5 lac to 5 crore are on display at the show. Property seekers will get to choose from options of plots, villas and apartments. Apart from presenting projects from Bangalore, developers at the show have also showcased multiple projects from Hyderabad, Mysore & Goa.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Anupam Mittal said,
“Bangalore Real Estate is a burgeoning market with young professionals flocking to the IT city in search of career fulfillment. Our show aims to cater to the housing needs of these upwardly mobile group, and we are looking at providing them with a platform to enable them to engage in a meaningful discussion with property seller”.

Adds, Vijay Reddy, Vice President – Reddy Structures (associate sponsor of the show) “We are very pleased to support the Makaan.com Property Show. We have been making great progress in the last few years, and through this show, we expect to reach a large number of serious property seekers and showcase our projects. We are looking forward to a long-term positive association with Makaan.com”.

Bangalore is amongst the fastest growing cities in India and is experiencing a rapid need for increase in infrastructure. As per Makaan.com data, the city ranks among the top three property hotspots in India. Every month the website gets over 1.22 lac user who are looking for property in Bangalore.

Reddy Structures, in association with Greater Bangalore Estates & Gravity group are co-sponsoring the show. Redefining the way properties are bought and sold, Makaan.com is aggressively expanding customer reach through the property show route, and plans to host 15 such property shows across the country this year.

About Makaan.com
Makaan.com is an online real-estate service promoted by People Interactive; the consumer Internet division of the Anupam Mittal led People Group. This site was conceived to explore and invent opportunities in the online real-estate space, and has within months of its launch managed to attract more than 8.6 lac unique visitors every month.Makaan.com is committed to helping users make wise and profitable decisions related to buying, selling, renting and leasing of properties, in India and key global geographies. The site aims to be user friendly, and has recently launched ‘Makaan Mobile’- India’s 1st and only SMS based mobile application for property sellers, in addition to introducing services such as ClickPay – an offering that enables a property seller to list multiple properties in one ad and a unique rating system, where users rate the properties listed on the site. Makaan.com has Pan India presence, with physical offices in top 13 cities of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kochi, Vizag and Vijaywada.

About People Interactive
People Interactive was founded in 1997 to help architect India’s Internet landscape. Today it is one of India’s leading Internet companies and boasts brands such as Shaadi.com, Shaadi.com Centres, Fropper.com, Makaan.com and Astrolife.com. The company is focussed on discovering and developing scalable Internet business models around communities and classifieds. It prides itself in being a pioneer of Indo-centric Internet business models and believes in innovation led growth.

The company won the IT People Award 2007 for Excellence in Information Technology, and was also awarded the Red Herring Asia Top 100 Awards in 2006. In September 2007 Business Today recognized the company’s flagship brand – Shaadi.com as one of the Top 10 Marketers in the country. Shaadi.com was also felicitated at the WEB18 ‘Genius of the Web’ Awards 2007, as the best E-Commerce site (Matrimony), and Shaadi.com Centres won the ‘Franchisor of the Year Award’ for the third consecutive year in 2007. People Interactive was also named as one of the Top 500 companies in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 – Asia Pacific Awards 2007.

People Interactive is a Sequoia Capital backed company and is part of the Anupam Mittal led People Group.

For further information please contact:
Neha Chadha
9810627134
neha.c@peopleinteractive.in
www.makaan.com

More people than ever are looking at overseas property investment as a way to make money.

Properties are cheaper and there are some big gains to be made, but a large amount of investors when buying overseas property investment fail to balance the risk reward correctly and lose.

Here we will outline some basic overseas property guidelines to ensure that you have the best chance possible of making a solid gain on your investment.

Track record

Would you buy any investment without a track record? Probably not, but many investors do this when they buy overseas property investment.

They simply want cheap property and the biggest gain possible but this more often than not ends up in big losses.

They are tempted to buy new markets that could take off.

The big variable here is “could” Sure, if it takes off then big gains could be made but why take the risk?

1. Buy a property market with a track record

You want to know the overseas property market you are buying has a track record of solid gains and low downside risk. Property trends go on for a long time and the fact you missed the start doesn’t matter.

Buying into the trend will mean you are buying a POPULAR area and chances are it will get more popular.

2. Looking for future potential

When buying an overseas property as an investment look for solid reasons why the investment will rise in the coming years, so look for:

1. Rising foreign capital and migration to the country
2. A general consensus that the country is accepted as safe and a good location
3. There is a solid reason for the trend to continue

For example, the baby boomer generation in the US has its eyes on Central America it’s close, safe and encourages foreign investment. With high prices in the US and the baby boomer generation looking to get a better lifestyle at lower cost, the trend will likely continue.

4. An established foreign community

Gives others confidence to invest, so more tend to follow as a result. People like to be around people from their own country and a large well established foreign community will do this.

5. Getting the right location

When buying an overseas property investment look for the up and coming areas. As a market develops so do new areas and these are the ones to buy chances are they will become established areas and yield similar gains

When looking at your overseas property investment look for the above and try and buy near new significant changes in the infrastructure such as marinas, hotels, roads etc.

6. Property trends last for years!

A popular market can take a long time to run out of steam. As it develops there will always be opportunities for profit and you have the comfort of having a track record of gains and these are a guide for what future gains will be.

If we look at Central America again the Costa Rica property boom is now over 10 years old, yet savvy investors are still making triple digit gains in just a few years by buying into the rising trend.

7. Balancing the risk – reward

With the above strategy you won’t buy the cheapest overseas investment property, but you will buy competitively priced property and have the best upside potential, to lowest downside risk and that’s what most investors want.

8. Be a pioneer if you wish

If you want to buy overseas property investments and be the first in fair enough, but keep in mind the risk. Your market may never take off, or you could wait a long time.

The pioneers made big money but most fell to arrows!

If you want a solid return with low risk on your investment, then buy an established market, which is rising in popularity.

Pick your locations in up and coming areas and you will have low risk and the potential for solid or spectacular gains ahead.