A recent study seems to indicate that home staging isn’t as effective at selling a home as you’d think. Even though a well-staged property will influence the buyers overall impression of the place it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be willing to pay more for the house. The article in the Wall Street Journal focuses on […]
Archives for December 2013
How to Invest in Real Estate at a Young Age
December 31, 2013 by
If you are young (or young at heart), now is the perfect time for you to begin investing in real estate. Don’t let the road blocks of youth get in your way. You can certainly work around obstacles like no money, a lack of life experiences, having college loan debt, or any of the other […]
Realtors: Are you on Facebook?
December 30, 2013 by
Ways to engage and gain customers with N-Play products and services As a realtor, are you on Facebook? Do you have many likes and shares? If not perhaps you should look into N-Play and their exciting agent-centric services and applications available through Facebook. One of N-Play’s Facebook apps has already seen 250,000 agents across the […]
Top 10 Places to Invest in Real Estate
December 30, 2013 by
Location, location, location. As you look for investment opportunities in 2014, take a moment to look beyond your local market. By doing so, you have the opportunity to make double digit returns on your investments. For instance, take a look at Wichita Falls, Texas. It’s an oil town with money. But more than that, nearby […]
Real Estate Analysis Software for Busy Investors
December 27, 2013 by
In this high technology world, there is powerful spreadsheet software that dramatically increases the speed at which real estate investors are able to analyze investment opportunities. Of course, investors able to perform faster and more in-depth analysis are able to find the best investment opportunities. I’m not going to make a recommendation for particular software. […]
Court Step Sales Going to Institutional Investors
December 26, 2013 by
Institutional investors continue to impact small real estate investors as they move heavily into buying on courthouse steps. This is having a bigger impact on small investors than many realize. The reason is that small investors take a risk buying on courthouse steps that is rewarded with a deep discount (typically 30%) so they can […]
Over 55s Showing Increased Confidence in the Housing Market
December 24, 2013 by
Over the past few years many people’s retirement plans have been left in a state of disarray due to the financial and economic challenges that have arisen. Those who had previously been dreaming of downsizing to a smaller place or to a different location completely, have had to put their plans on hold. Now it […]
Profiting in Real Estate in the New Normal
December 24, 2013 by
A catch phrase that has become common in the real estate industry describes today’s environment as the “New Normal”. While it’s true that today’s situation is different than it was back in 2005, 2006, 2007, and even the big changes that came in 2008, the old saying that “the more things change, the more they […]
