Archive for September, 2008
Retractable (investment properties) Awnings: 3 Ways They Add Value to Your Home
No commentsBy Ariel Vanderhorst
If you are a Do-It-Yourself type of person, then the idea of adding to your house’s hospitality potential gets you excited. Design and decorating ideas make you salivate, and you keep your eyes open for new ways to increase your home’s market value.
Have you heard about retractable awnings? If so, they likely strike [...]
(Investment property specialist) Five Creative Ways to Secure an Owner Builder Loan Without a Down Payment at Closing
No commentsBy Chris Esposito
Owner builder construction loans, like the rest of the mortgage industry, have had to tighten their belts to survive in today’s lending climate. For borrowers who wish to build their own homes, this translates into tougher guidelines to secure financing. However, there are still four creative ways that an owner builder has available [...]
(Investment property specialist) Buying An Investment Property
No commentsBy Ryan O’Neill
You may have thought about it at one point or another: purchasing a rental home, condo, or townhome, and “making the plunge” by investing in real estate. However, with all of the recent headlines and the housing downtown our country has seen, many investors have simply been scared off entirely. Today, let’s took [...]
(Selling investment properties) What is a Phase 1 Building Inspection? Do I Need One?
No commentsBy Bob Pace
I have been asked a lot recently about Phase 1s. I realize there is a lot of confusion about them. Let me try to clear the air a bit so to speak.
In its simplest terms a Phase 1 is a site visit and document review of the surrounding area to determine [...]
