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Archive for May 2007

May 16th, 2007

The World’s Most Hated Blogger in the World?…Foreclosure Poster Boy: Casey Serin

Casey Serin, has yet another title to add to his infamous biography…"The most hated blogger in the world" as described in the C/Net article "Casey Serin: The world’s most hated blogger in the world?"

"Financial exhibitionism, coupled with a lack of penitence for stiffing his creditors, has the transformed the 24-year-old resident of this sleepy Sacramento […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 2 comments

May 15th, 2007

42nd Carnival of Real Estate: Real Estate Blog Pageant

The 42nd Carnival of Real Estate was cleverly hosted by RSS Pieces with real estate blog pageant as theme.
There were 6 tiara awardees; 1 overall winner and 5 runners up. Real Estate Blogs publishing posts for Consumers were the favorites.
Overall Winner:   Larry Cragan "He called it the Skyhook Theory. How about Skyhook Theory for […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2007

The Blame Game: Realtor vs. Mortgage Broker vs. Buyer

In tough times, we tend to blame our misfortunes to others..  In good times, we mostly take credit for our own success.
But, who really controls our lives or in this matter our buying decisions?  There will only be one answer today, yesterday and tomorrow…ourselves.  Any individual has the capacity to make himself vulnerable to the […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 14th, 2007

6 Tips to Make your Home Buying Experience a Success

Jeanne Sahadi of CNNMoney.com has some good tips to consider when buying a property in her article  "Spring Home Buying Guide: 6 Ways to Do it Right"
These are basic recommendations but were discussed extensively in the article.  She discussed their importance, gave examples, estimates of the cost involved and where to find the right contacts.
It […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2007

Dream Home Diaries: A true story of a couple who set out to build their dream house

Dream Home Diaries chronicles the adventures, success and failures of  Paul Brown and Alison Davis in building their dream house.   They planned to build a cottage in Santa Maria Island, an idyllic tiny town in Florida.  The interesting twist is they live 1,500 miles away, they’ve never built a home before and they don’t […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 11th, 2007

High Rents, Foreclosures and the Mortgage Crisis are Forcing a Growing Number of People to Live in their Car.

High rents, mortgage crisis and  foreclosures are forcing some people to live in the car. Here are some links and a video of people who used their car as an alternative home. Some of them managed to live a normal life, some struggled, while others were "in denial" about their situation.
According to a New York Times […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 10th, 2007

Now You Can Stop Wondering About What The World’s Richest Man’s House Looks Like…

Bill Gates is the world’s richest man.  He is the co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation.  It is not only interesting to know what type of house he can afford, but being the former Chief Software Architect of Microsoft; one would also wonder about what technological innovations can be found in his house.
In the Zillow […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 9th, 2007

10 Real Estate Investors Blogging About their Real Estate Adventures : Learn and Have a Glimpse of their Lives as Investors

I hope you enjoy reading these blogs as much as I did. Have a glimpse of the life of a real estate investor; with all the high’s and low’s of their investments.  Learn from their experiences. See the real world of real estate investment through their different life stories.
1) Building an Empire

"I’m a 31 year […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 1 comment

May 8th, 2007

Daniel Kim’s Story: Refinancing His House Increased his Financial Burden

The story of Daniel Kim:

Kim bought a two bedroom house for $560,000 with no money down.
A year after, he was feeling the pinch.
He got intrigued by a call of a mortgage company; ALG Capital through loan officer Mia Yi
He was convinced to refinance his house and cashed in the equity
Yi sent an e-mail to various […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

May 3rd, 2007

Top 10 Green Buildings in the US

Epicenter, Artists for Humanity, Boston, Massachusetts
Global Ecology Research Center, Stanford, California
Government Canyon Visitor Center, Helotes, Texas
Hawaii Gateway Energy Center, Kailuwa-Kona, Hawaii
Heifer International, Little Ark, Arkansas
Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington, D.C.
Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, Oregon
Whitney Water Purification Facility, New Haven, Connecticut
Willingboro Master Plan and Public Library, Willingboro, N.J.
Z6 House, Santa Monica, California

The buildings were […]

By Maricel Ferrer-Custodio -- 0 comments

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