All real estate market participants, whether homeowners or investors, look at their purchases as an investment. Whether they feel it is the home of their dreams or a place that will generate a good rental income, property owners want to be able to sell it for more than they paid for. Preferably, for a lot more. It is next to impossible to be wrong in times of price appreciation, as markets all over North America...

If you’re buying a house, chances are you’ll be employing the aid of a real estate agent to guide you through the process. The important thing to remember is that you are technically their boss. They should be working for you, whether you’re buying or selling a home. That’s why it’s so necessary to interview several real estate agents before settling on one. Here are some helpful...

Did you know that a well maintained network of only 100 customers can lead to millions of dollars in business over time? It is true! Every customer or member of your personal network has the ability to connect you to over 250 people…that would be 25,000 potential connections. If people like you and trust you, you will get their referrals. Customers will refer people to you when your name is the first...

For the first nineteen years of my life I lived in the same town in my parents home. Whatever home decor there was interested me little, it was just there. Then I went to Italy for a year and lived with an Italian Duke and his family. They lived in a villa in Rome. There I noticed the home decor. The rooms were huge. The Duchess had a penchant for elaborate baroque wall mirrors. They were everywhere, with the...

After interviewing SXR Uranium One Chief Executive Neal Froneman, we realized it was important to cover developments in Utah, particularly in the Lisbon Valley. Each time Mr. Froneman talked about Wyoming, he nearly always included Utah in the same breath. Most of our focus for the first half of 2006 had been on the In Situ Recovery (ISR) method of uranium mining. Now, as the uranium spot price knocks on the...

Have you been thinking about making a move? Are you in the market for a Southern Utah home? Cedar City, Utah is a great place to move to. There is a big selection of Cedar City homes for sale and one will surely be exactly what you are looking for.Many people are looking at the different types of housing available in Cedar City. Currently you can find Cedar City townhomes, condos, single family homes, and Cabins....

In Illinois, all real estate agents must be licensed under a sponsoring broker. That sponsoring broker, either an individual or a company, is the only entity that can directly receive income, whether fees or commissions, from the public for conducting real estate transactions. Agents are compensated for income producing activities by their broker.While an agent may be an employee of the broker, most agents...

There are more and more people reaching retirement with mortgages. In fact, many people are acquiring mortgages in retirement. Is it a good idea?First of all, most financial advisors will tell you that you shouldn’t carry a mortgage into retirement. That is because most retirees are cutting back on what they are living on, income-wise. Personally, I don’t want to carry a mortgage into retirement...

Why should you sometimes go slow when negotiating real estate deals? It’s all about the power of time investment. Let me explain with a story.One of my less-pleasant experiences selling real estate was when I sold a home for a real decent guy, and the buyer was a lawyer. I was new to real estate, and this lawyer knew all the angles. Without getting into all the dirty tricks he used, I’ll just say...

The word condominium refers to a building or residential complex, wherein the units of property, such as apartments, are owned by individuals, and the common areas of the property, like the hallways, grounds, other public amenities and the building itself, are jointly owned and maintained by the unit owners.Florida is known as the Sunshine State, and is a preffered vacation destination by US and international...