Archive for January, 2008

Real Estate Investing in Rehabs

By Charles W. Moore
Real estate investing in rehabs is a field of investment that is excellent for skilled and experienced investors and is not a good option for beginners. Real estate investors looking to rehab a house need to evaluate the site as well as the structural pattern of the house.
For the smart and proficient [...]

Stick To Your Investment Plan – Guide To Success In Real Estate Investing

By Craig A Williams
All investors go into a deal with every intention of sticking to the maximum price that they are “willing” to pay for a investment property. Unfortunately the competitive nature in all of us has a way of changing that intention in a auction or bidding situation.
Auctions can be the most likely scenario [...]

Property Investment is No Magic Formula – Is Inflation vs Time!

By Nina Li
Demand and Supply
There are also arguments from many management gurus that economy is dead. However, the basic rule of demand and supply still valid, as simple as, if demand is more than supply, price will increase. If supply is more than demand, price will decrease. Why is this important to property investment then? [...]

New Bark House Stopping Traffic!

By Janet Marie Horan
When my husband and I bought a vacant lot near Charlotte Street ten months ago, we only considered one material for the exterior as we got ready to build a house there: poplar bark shingles. We were used to seeing 100-year-old chestnut bark houses farther up in the mountains, and wanted that [...]

What Is The Square Ft Cost Of The Homes You Build?

By William Dold
What is the square footage cost of the homes you build? I’m sure that every veteran builder has heard this question many times. In truth, only a range can be given. There are just too many variables to give a price based on just square footage. These variables range from design, materials used, [...]