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Property Crossroads - Real Estate Info

Archive for May 2007

May 30th, 2007

IamFacingForeclosure.com is officially over…

For the last nine months, Casey Serin has been blogging about his real estate investment business particularly about how he is literally facing foreclosure. The IamFacingForeclosure.com was like his public journal…only things became very personal. He almost got a celebrity status from his media exposures in the US and around the world…thanks to the magic […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

May 30th, 2007

Renovating for Profit? Read this Before you Start!

We all wanted to add value to our house specially when we are planning to sell.  However, not all renovation projects translates to profit. Some could end up a total waste of your time and money, while others did not add real value to your home.
Before you start that big renovation project, check out […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 27th, 2007

Garden Makeover : Another sure-fire way to add value to your property

Last weekend, my husband and I organized a "garden makeover" of our front yard.  When we bought our property, the front and backyard were pretty much bare.  Since we moved in a few months ago, we’ve slowly added plants and landscaped our backyard.  However, the crucial part is the front yard for that "curb appeal".  […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

May 25th, 2007

Top 5 Most Common Mistakes (I’ve Witnessed) People Made in their Real Estate Purchases

Sometimes the biggest lessons in our lives are from the mistakes we committed. However, it is better to learn from other people’s mistakes so you can avoid to experience the same misery.
In my previous article, I’ve discussed about Joshua Dorkin’s "Top 5 Mistakes Made by Real Estate Investors During the Housing Bubble".
In addition to […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 2 comments

May 24th, 2007

Did You Commit this Top 5 Mistakes during the Housing Bubble?

Joshua Dorkin of BiggerPockets.com wrote an article about "The 5 Biggest Mistakes Made By Real Estate Investors During the Housing Bubble".   I would not exactly call it the Top 5 Biggest Mistakes, but it is still a good list of things to consider when investing in the property market.  He essentially talked about how some […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 2 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Practical Home Staging Videos to Help you Sell your Home

Source: YouTube submitted by BarbaraCorcoran
Home staging is the simplest and cheapest thing you can do to help you sell your home for more. It is similar to making your home look like a display home.  The only difference is you don’t have to spend much.  You can work on the pieces of furniture and other […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 3 comments

May 21st, 2007

Real Estate Tip No. 5 : Choose Wisely

To recap, my previous Real Estate tips were:
1) Familiarize yourself with the market
2) Be Financially Prepared
3) Have a Plan
4) Take Action
Buying a property requires research and planning. I would recommend that you practice the skill of choosing a good property during your preparation stage.Once you acquire the habit, it will be easier to distinguish a […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 2 comments

May 20th, 2007

“Real Estate” is one of the few businesses that allows you to work and have plenty of time to play

Real Estate as a business can be through various means such as development, brokerage and investment.  It is a business that allows you to have a lot of  interaction with other people from all levels of the society.  The social interaction alone makes it more fun as a business
As a developer, once you have established […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 19th, 2007

Robert Kiyosaki as a real estate guru: Would you take his advice?

 I’ve only read one of  Robert Kiyosaki’s books the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and someone gave me a DVD version as a gift.  The book is a pretty interesting read but I don’t agree in all of his teachings.  Meanwhile, the DVD version inspired me to be at the top, but I won’t exactly follow […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 4 comments

May 18th, 2007

Top 10 Books to Read in Real Estate and More…

I’ve been trying to compile a list of good books to read in real estate, when I stumbled upon this list by Robert J. Bruss of the Real Estate Mail Bag - WashingtonPost.com.  Out of the 52 books he reviews every year, here are his top 10 picks.
1) Trump-Style Negotiation by George Ross
2) The Automatic […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

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