Brent Barber is a convicted con artist. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison for masterminding one of the largest mortage frauds in the US. He pleaded guilty to a 5-year mortage scam that involved almost 300 properties. More than 80 people were victmized in the prococess.
The first scam he discussed is using a […]
1) Know your Budget and Organize your Finances
Most realtors would say that location, location, location is the number 1 consideration in real estate investing. I partially agree. I support that it is one of the most important factors, but it comes second to having a budget and finance in place.
With my real estate background, I […]
This morning, I checked out the garage sale of my neighbour here in Sydney, Australia. I got interested with the display of several outdoor fountains. Apparently, it was not our neighbor conducting the garage sale but his father.
I asked his father why he was selling so many outdoor fountains. He said that he and his […]
A Review of America’s Best and Worst Housing Markets as reported in MSN.com
Exerpts from the article:
"Cities showing gains exhibited high job growth and positive net migration figures. They were also areas in which home affordability remained close to national averages through the boom, making them less prone to the corrections and adjustments seen in overheated […]
Execerpts from news.com.au’s report "Rents to Jump for Years" (Feb. 19, 2007) written by Angela Saurine
"Rents will jump due to a dramatic fall in the number of apartments built this financial year, the report by industry analysts BIS Shrapnel says."
"Weak growth in the cost of rent in recent years would lead to sharp rises as […]
Using Zillow.com’s Zestimate™ you can check the estimate valuation of a home’s worth.
It is definitely useful to use when you’re selling your house or before you make an offer, when buying a new house. This is just one of the many features of Zillow. You can check out my previous blog "Zillow : One […]
Last night, $20 Million was the prize money for the Saturday Lotto here in Sydney. In a conversation with a friend, I was asked "If you won the lottery, what will you do with the prize money?" I simply said,"I’ll invest it in a business." "So what is a good business to set-up nowadays?", he […]
A lot of books were written about achieving real estate wealth, so many courses are available to educate your way to real estate success, but these are all futile if you don’t fix yourself first!
With so many resources available, you can get confused on which direction to take your real estate investments. The world of […]
Whether you purchased your real estate as an end user or investor, selling in the middle of a bust period could be a struggle. I emphasized "could" because there are solutions.
If you will treat your real estate purchase as an investment and think like a businessman, you can hedge it better. In any business, […]
For some businesses Valentine’s day could make or break their sales. This is very true for those involved in the flower and gifts delivery business. My friend; who is working for one of the top flower delivery businesses here in Sydney, never fails to recruit for casual workers during this period. He said that it […]
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