A landlord’s dos and don’ts

A landlord’s dos and don’ts

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Better words, higher prices

Better Words, Higher Prices

Full story  by Jim Karrh at link below;

http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/99842/better-words-higher-prices-jim-karrh-on-marketing

 

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Don’t let bad finances stop you from getting a mortgage

Before you apply for a home loan, make sure your finances are in order – or your application may fall into the rejection pile.

Yahoo Homes

Terri Williams
June 23, 2014.

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Want to Flip a House? Here’s How to Actually Make a Profit

Want to Flip a House? Here’s How to Actually Make a Profit

by Lisa Rowan – June 24, 2014 –

Your insomnia has done it again — it’s led you to the couch, where you’re flipping through home-renovation shows and nodding, “I can do this.”

You start to do the math in your head. “These nobodies bought a house for $125,000, did a couple of projects, and sold it for $350,000?” You think, “I’m so there!”

Wait a second! Flipping houses, or buying a home for the purpose of renovating and placing it back on the market, is hard work. You’re likely to get your share of splinters and scrapes while you turn your lackluster shack into a glistening home. But if you do your research, you could be on your way to a worthy investment property.

We asked a few experts how to do it right, and here’s what they told us.

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How student loan debt is holding back first-time buyers

How student loan debt is holding back first-time buyers

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Study: Words matter in residential listings

Study: Words matter in residential listings

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Which MBA?

January 17th – Ever more business schools are offering online tuition or tailoring MBA courses to specific industries. Longwood University in Virginia is doing both. It has announced the launch of an online MBA in property. In addition to core subjects such as accounting, the two-year course will include modules on property appraisal, property law and taxation, commercial property, and so on.

http://www.economist.com/whichmba/news-schools-0

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Surviving the Credit Crisis – Unusual Location Factors That May Affect Your Property Value!

Real estate is about location, location, location! However, there are unusual location factors that can affect a home’s value that you may not think about. Don’t get caught unprepared!

Join the conversation as my guests, Dr. Bennie Waller and Dr. Scott Wentland, Professors of Real Estate and Economics at Longwood University and I discuss how registered sex offenders, rehab treatment centers, foreclosures/short sales, and other location factors can impact value and the psychology of buying and selling in positive and negative ways.

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Listing Ads: Choose Your Words Carefully, They Could Be Worth A Fortune

Listing Ads: Choose Your Words Carefully, They Could Be Worth A Fortune

The words that real estate professionals choose to describe a property in listing ads could potentially result in the home selling for a premium, suggests an analysis that looks at listing descriptions and their effect on sales price and probability of sale.

 

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On inspections and appraisals

On inspections and appraisals

Some tips on what to do and whom to see to get the best value when buying or selling a house.

By Christine Bahls, For The Inquirer

POSTED: April 21, 2014

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