I guess it only makes sense that if you are going to steal money from someone, you do it at a time when they have the most access to cash that most people will ever have: when they are spending their savings or the proceeds of a big mortgage loan to buy a home! Go…
It’s not often that we reprint in whole another blogger’s post. But Attorney Elizabeth Kayser is a part of our loose affiliation of attorneys who collaborate to make us all better at doing battle with stubborn lenders. This post from Elizabeth, though written based on her experience and law practice which spans several states in…
To quote a philosophical Bruce Lee, pioneering marshal arts movie star, when he was interviewed shortly before he died from accidental fight injuries in filming: “There is only one way to come into life, but many ways to go out of it.” Many people want to know what is the most common way for a…
Leave it to a radical pastor friend of mine to correct me on yesterday’s blog post about forgetting one of the best real estate investment strategies on the planet . . . . of course a “man of the cloth” should be other worldly and not accumulate too many possessions to tie him to this…
With whole cable TV channels dedicated to the theme of Real Estate Investment, it is not surprising that the ranks of investors are growing crowded in many markets. There are still great deals to be had, but finding them, being the first to get a good written contract with the owner, and not “giving away…
The CFPB is one of those federal entities that is truly known by it’s initials. Even more so than FBI or CIA, you have to think for a minute to remember what it stands for. . . . ? Consumer . . . .??? Now to make things more difficult, the head of the CFPB…
While our beloved Commonwealth of Virginia prides itself on keeping up with the Joneses in all matters of E-Commerce, we have taken more of a “wait and see” attitude toward the most electronic of closing technologies. Naturally, big states with fewer Notary Publics per square mile would need to take the lead on electronic notarizations. …
Many thanks to Hampton Roads Realtor, Dennis Blackmore, Dennis Blackmore 757-343-4949 dennis@757home.com http://www.757home.com for providing the top 5 reasons for buying or selling a home: First-time homebuyers often buy a “starter” home perfectly sized for two. However, when their family starts to grow by one or two kids, the walls can close in. When kids…
But seriously! Everyone has to live somewhere. Buy the place you live in,if you are able. If not, buy a place that someone else is dying to live in and become a landlord. Real estate is a decent investment. Since the recession of 2008, the U.S. economy and real estate market have been slowly but…
Many of our clients make much ado about not wanting unnecessary or unauthorized “inquiries” on their credit. Conscientious credit rating maximizers know that too many inquiries can cost you a few points! But what is a few points when compared to months or years of paying a higher rate of interest simply because you didn’t…
