When it comes to being a serious real estate investor, it is important to be a consummate professional. Otherwise, you look suspect. When closing with sellers, try to avoid what is known as “kitchen table” closings. Why? Because those pre-made forms and hand-written deeds are hallmarks of scam artists. And the unprofessional appearance of your [...]

One way you can maximize your real estate investment is to rent to college students. A rental property in a college town can be a boon to the real estate investor. This is because college students are often willing to pay for certain conveniences, like a private room and housing close to campus. As long [...]

 
Before you make a real estate investment, you should understand property values. The last thing you want to do, whether you are a seasoned real estate investor or just starting out, is invest in a property that isn’t worth what you paid for it. And you should understand that property value is more than just [...]

In the last post, we touched on condos as all the rage in Las Vegas and Arizona. The fact of the matter, though, is that they are also all the rage in other areas of the West. One place where real estate is still relatively affordable, but has amazing growth potential, is in Salt Lake [...]

I have recently been looking at a variety of articles on retiring, and apparently there are a large number of people who end up falling prey to some sort of illness, job loss, stock loss or other retirement setback that causes them to need to catch up their savings plan or put off retirement later.
Some [...]

For those of you that lived through the 1950s and 1960s, great changes were made regarding civil rights in America.  Unfortunately, we are often faced with stories like this one that remind us that we have far to go in the battle for racial equality.
Fair HousingAsk any black or latino family and they will tell [...]