With pent-up demand, record-high stock market, and declining mortgage rates, winning a property bidding war may become more difficult. This article will discuss some strategies on how you can win a property bidding war in a financially prudent way. Recently, I found a new property with panoramic ocean views all the way out in the […]
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Not all commercial real estate is being negatively affected by the coronavirus. Some commercial real estate is seeing tremendous demand. This post provides a great overview of how commercial real estate is affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve discussed how single family home prices are holding up during the pandemic. The reasons why include: low
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When it comes to real estate, watch out for the illusion of added value. Realtors and sellers have a way of marketing there is more value added since the last purchase of the home than reality. This post highlights the illusion of value of a great property I’ve been tracking in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2014.
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Are you wondering who is buying a home during a coronavirus pandemic? I’ve often wondered the same given there is so much fear mongering in the media. The housing market is now very strong as more people get vaccinated. However, right when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, transactions declined for several months. The
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Are you wondering how to increase the value of your house? I’ve been a real estate investor since 2003 and have done a tremendous amount of home improvement over the years. You can improve the curb appeal and remodel the interior of course. But you can also increase the value of your house with one
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Before you submit a real estate offer, you should be already preapproved for a mortgage. Getting preapproved for a mortgage is now the bare minimum in a strong real estate market where bidding wars are common. Sellers won’t want to waste their time with potential buyers who are not preapproved. During a soft real estate
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If you want to pay all cash for a property but don’t have all cash, one way is through a no-financing contingency offer. A no-financing contingency offer is a way to pay all cash for a property without actually having all cash. From the buyer’s point of view, making a no-financing contingency offer is like
Looking for real estate buying strategies during COVID-19? You’ve come to the right place. The desire to buy real estate during COVID-19 is heating up. However, buying real estate during COVID-19 has also never been trickier. Take a look at how strong the Mortgage-Purchase Applications rebounded in May 2020. Demand for real estate is now
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This post will discuss what type of investment property to buy in order to maximize investment returns. Buying rental properties today is one of my favorite investments. The ability to benefit from rising rents and property prices is a powerful wealth creator. For years, I regretted buying a single family home in San Francisco instead
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If you want to raise better adjusted kids, you probably want to practice some level of stealth wealth. Stealth wealth helps so that they don’t grow up spoiled and unable to recognize prosperity. This article provides a stealth wealth solution for real estate investors with kids. A couple readers have pointed out that I was
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