Updated Articles and Resources
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Home Inspection Checklist
Created:
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Updated:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Home inspection checklist items to look for when getting a home inspection. How to tell if your home inspector checked the essentials. Major and minor repair concerns. -
How to Do a Freddie Mac HAFA Short Sale
Created:
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Updated:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Explanation of a Freddie Mac HAFA short sale. Tips for how to do a Freddie Mac HAFA short sale. How a Freddie Mac HAFA is different from other types of short sales and HAFA short sales. -
How to Do a Fannie Mae HAFA Short Sale
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
How to do a Fannie Mae HAFA short sale. Why Fannie Mae HAFA short sales are different from other types of HAFA short sales and traditional short sales. -
The Worst Day to Buy a Home
Created:
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Updated:
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The worst day of the year for home buying and reasons you might want to avoid it. Pick any other day of the year to close on your home but this day. -
Mortgage Brokers and Fiduciary Relationships
Created:
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Updated:
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Relationships between mortgage brokers, loan officers and borrowers. Why many mortgage brokers have no fiduciary relationship to a borrower, do not need to look out for the borrower's best interest... -
How California Short Sale Laws Can Hurt Homeowners
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
How some of the short sale laws in California have hurt homeowners who are trying to do a short sale, instead of protecting California homeowners. -
Understanding Option ARM Loans
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
Definition of Option ARMs as used for mortgage financing. Features of Option ARM loans: terms, start rates, indexed rates, payment options, loan recasting and negative amortization. -
Homes in Songs
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Updated:
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Songs about homes and houses. Top hit songs from the past century to present that pertain to homes, houses, going home, and also include original artist's name, year of release, album and a link to... -
Do Houses Sell from an Open House?
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Explanation of exactly who benefits from an open house, from the seller to the agents to the buyers, and the answer to whether open houses actually sell a house. -
C. Grant Conness
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Biography of C. Grant Conness, President, 1031 Alternatives Group -
Posting Internet Home Listings
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Updated:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
How to post a home for sale on the Internet. Web sites where you can post free home listings. How to make a free electronic flyer that showcases your home's features and benefits for a buyer and po... -
How to Search Property Records
Created:
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Updated:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
How to do a property search. How to find information on any property: who owns the home and balances of mortgage loans. Finding specific details of property. Public records search, MLS search, prop... -
How to Find Foreclosures
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Updated:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
How to find foreclosures, government repossessed and bank repos. Find search engines that help you locate foreclosures after the Notice of Default is filed and homes seized by government entities. -
What Should an Agent Say When Showing a Home?
Created:
Friday, August 05, 2011
Updated:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
What should an agent do to sell your home? Why don't agents talk to buyers when they take them through the home? Can a smooth talking real estate agent sell my home faster? What does it take? -
Reasons to Avoid a Short Sale Charge Off
Created:
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Updated:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
An explanation of a short sale charge off and why you might not want a short sale loan to go to charge off. -
What is Dual Tracking?
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Saturday, February 02, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
An explanation of dual tracking as it applies to a short sale and how the Homeowner Bill of Rights protect sellers in California against dual tracking. -
Why Banks Want to Do a HAFA Short Sale
Created:
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Updated:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Why are banks so gung ho on pushing for a HAFA short sale? Bank of America routinely screens sellers for a HAFA short sale. Why banks want to do a HAFA short sale. How to reject a HAFA short sale. -
Is the HAFA Short Sale Program Right for You?
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Updated:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Rules for HAFA short sales. Benefits and overview of HAFA short sale program for underwater sellers. How the HAFA short sale seller can get paid to sell on a short sale. -
Insurance - Real Estate US - Net Links
Created:
Friday, June 09, 2006
Updated:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Here you can find out a little bit more about homeowners insurance and how to save some money, from your About.com Real Estate Guide -
Is it Possible to Be Selling a Home and Buying a Home at the Same Time?
Created:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Why it is difficult to sell a home at the same time you buy a home. Tips for buying a home when selling a home in a seller's market that are different than buying and selling a home in a buyer's ma... -
Can I Short Sale My Investment Property?
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Updated:
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Procedure for an investment property short sale. Tips for doing a short sale on a rental property. Drawbacks to short selling a non-owner occupied home. -
Where to Get a Mortgage
Created:
Friday, August 04, 2006
Updated:
Thursday, April 18, 2013
All about lending institutions that make real estate loans. The differences among mortgage lenders such as mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers, banks, savings and loans and credit unions. -
Can a Seller Refuse to Close a Short Sale?
Created:
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, April 06, 2013
A buyer asks if a seller can legally refuse to close a short sale. What happens when a buyer is ready to close the short sale but the seller is not ready to move out. Can a buyer force a seller to ... -
Discount Real Estate Brokers - Can You Save Money?
Created:
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Updated:
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Discount real estate brokerages. Should you hire a discount broker? How do cut-rate brokers work? How much can you save by hiring a discount broker? About online reduced fee brokers. -
Should We Tell the Bank About our Short Sale?
Created:
Friday, March 22, 2013
Updated:
Friday, March 22, 2013
Before listing your home as a short sale, are you required to notify the bank that you intend to do a short sale? Is there any benefit to telling the bank your home is going on the market as a shor... -
What is a Short Sale?
Created:
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Updated:
Monday, March 11, 2013
What is a short sale? Explanation of a short sale. Why not every short sale on the market is an actual short sale. What constitutes a real short sale? -
Is it OK to Pay Over List Price for a Home?
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Saturday, March 09, 2013
Updated:
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Should you over pay for a home? When is it OK to offer a price that is higher than the amount the seller is asking for a home? -
Biography of Chris Birk
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Updated:
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Biography of Chris Birk -
How To Do a Short Sale
Created:
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Updated:
Friday, March 01, 2013
The fundamentals behind a short sale, why banks accept a short sale payoff, how to do short sales, and how a short sale affects sellers credit, why short sales are better than foreclosure. -
How Can We Take Advantage of a Seller's Market for Home Selling?
Created:
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Updated:
Friday, March 01, 2013
Success tips for selling a home in a seller's market when there are few homes for sale and many buyers; how to get multiple offers when home selling. -
How to Do a California Short Sale
Created:
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, February 28, 2013
How to do a California short sale and why a California short sale is different from a short sale in other states. Release of liability rules and deficiency judgments for California short sales. -
What is an Equator Short Sale?
Created:
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, February 28, 2013
How to use Equator to process a short sale. Qualifications to use Equator, certification, documentation and short sale agents.