People often ask about foreclosures. Foreclosures can be cheap. Or seem cheap. Seldom does someone take excellent care of their home and then lose it to foreclosure. Typically, they start skipping maintenance. Maybe the roof has been leaking, maybe the furnace is bad. Maybe both. Maybe the foundation has problems. Or the well has gone dry. I have seen ALL these scenarios. People are struggling to...
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Check this link.  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/08short.html?pagewanted=all   Wouldn’t it be great if we knew how much our favorite stocks would be worth next week, or next month? Wouldn’t it be great if you knew what Real Estate and Interest Rates will do? You can. Better yet, I will tell you how to use this information to make sound decisions for 2010. That decision...
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How do taxes work?Are the current taxes relevant to what I will pay? There are discounts for certain ages, and military service. There are also discounts if you owner occupy the house.  So the current tax on any home may be higher or lower than it may be for the next person. Two houses next to each other could be taxed with the same overall assessment, but one could be owner occupied...
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