tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88597592792229056382012-02-16T13:15:50.361-08:00Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-60531311260462555382011-08-18T06:11:00.003-07:002011-08-18T06:11:46.599-07:002011-08-18T06:11:46.599-07:00It maybe time to refinance your mortgage!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ssENwr-gk8s/Tk0PaFgxMXI/AAAAAAAAACw/8CZO8lG545I/s1600/2011-Interest-Rate-Forecast-Infographic-575x719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ssENwr-gk8s/Tk0PaFgxMXI/AAAAAAAAACw/8CZO8lG545I/s320/2011-Interest-Rate-Forecast-Infographic-575x719.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-6053131126046255538?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czfZ1fBDGkTjt8fVbOmXz0N0jCY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czfZ1fBDGkTjt8fVbOmXz0N0jCY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czfZ1fBDGkTjt8fVbOmXz0N0jCY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czfZ1fBDGkTjt8fVbOmXz0N0jCY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/cRXzvMoN1Us" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com27http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/08/2011-intrest-rates-are-looking-good.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-38208334251300397752011-06-10T05:35:00.000-07:002011-06-10T05:40:55.410-07:002011-06-10T05:40:55.410-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="329" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iI0Go96cA7g" width="530"></iframe></div>Our first video in the Real Estate series, Mortgage 101! Sorry for the wait, things have been crazy this week, we've been having some technical problems, and we're trying to fix them today.<br /> <br /> This video is pretty much a visualization of our last blog post, where we compared mortgages. Thanks for your patience, feel free to leave all your feed back and constructive criticism below!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-3820833425130039775?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hnjfFJCaWWejNxxZJZrr6WGwjOY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hnjfFJCaWWejNxxZJZrr6WGwjOY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hnjfFJCaWWejNxxZJZrr6WGwjOY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hnjfFJCaWWejNxxZJZrr6WGwjOY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/FQRTSBL19iI" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com78http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/06/mortgage-101.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-10460479199255174332011-06-06T21:23:00.000-07:002011-06-06T21:27:58.504-07:002011-06-06T21:27:58.504-07:00So you are buying a <b>$200,000</b> house, how much is it really going to cost? In our example we will look at two common mortgage loans and compare which is the better deal! You have to choose between a 30 year mortgage and a 15 year.<br /> <br /> The <u>30-year mortgage</u> has a fixed rate with a monthly payment of <b>$1,074</b>.<br /> The <u>15-year mortgage</u> has a fixed rate with a monthly payment of <b>$1,505</b>. <br /> <br /> For the <u>30-year mortgage</u>, the total cost of interest is <b>$186,343.</b><br /> For <u>15-year mortgage</u>, the total cost of interest is <b>$70,789.</b><br /> <br /> <i>Therefore, you would save <b>$115,554</b> in interest cost by taking the <u>15-year mortgage</u>!</i><br /> <br /> <i>&nbsp;</i><b>So what would you do with $115,554?</b><i></i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-1046047919925517433?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dynVsBfT3-ZcG9onyOAfYAfia2o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dynVsBfT3-ZcG9onyOAfYAfia2o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dynVsBfT3-ZcG9onyOAfYAfia2o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dynVsBfT3-ZcG9onyOAfYAfia2o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/FzSaNanROaE" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com75http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-much-is-200000-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-21651027680775513702011-06-05T03:35:00.000-07:002011-06-05T03:35:15.463-07:002011-06-05T03:35:15.463-07:00<blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"</b></span>The Mortgage Bankers Association recently hiked it's perdition, and now believe 30-year fixed-rate mortgages will reach 5.5 percent by the end of 2011 and more than 6 percent in 2012.<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size: x-small;">-</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bankrate.com's 2011 Interest Forecast</span></b></span></blockquote><br /> <i>If your planing on buying a house soon, now is the time!</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Is anybody here going to be looking to rent or buy a home within the next two years?</b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-2165102768077551370?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxuuNHKVhkvhbw48OM_qTUsLYJU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxuuNHKVhkvhbw48OM_qTUsLYJU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxuuNHKVhkvhbw48OM_qTUsLYJU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxuuNHKVhkvhbw48OM_qTUsLYJU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/5RPvBWuAMsk" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com70http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/06/now-is-best-time-to-buy-real-estate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-86800460159816422992011-06-03T07:58:00.000-07:002011-06-03T07:59:45.860-07:002011-06-03T07:59:45.860-07:00Videos are also a good way to promote your blog on forums and other websites.<br /> <br /> I've seen people that don't necessarily vlog, but they post youtube videos of game trailers, song clips, etc.. on their blog. They would get more views if they posted it on their own channel with their intro in the front and their url in the description, its a great way to generate traffic!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://1.gvt0.com/vi/q9MIUmq8gMU/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q9MIUmq8gMU&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q9MIUmq8gMU&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>If you want this video intro customized for you, just ask my friend Chris!<br /> Here is his blog <a href="http://directorspace.blogspot.com/">http://directorspace.blogspot.com/</a><br /> Make sure you put the url of your blog in your comment.<br /> Please only ask for one if you're going to use it, they are free though!<br /> <br /> Hes helping me finish up my first Real Estate Video, so I owe him. Don't forget to follow his blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-8680046015981642299?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/51EJFOhpEJ6BjR15B1uPQ5OuMJ8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/51EJFOhpEJ6BjR15B1uPQ5OuMJ8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/51EJFOhpEJ6BjR15B1uPQ5OuMJ8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/51EJFOhpEJ6BjR15B1uPQ5OuMJ8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/0OlLANAy0P8" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com74http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/06/free-video-intros-for-your-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-6119598748038871042011-06-02T05:03:00.000-07:002011-06-02T05:03:14.842-07:002011-06-02T05:03:14.842-07:00I'm collaborating with a motion graphic artist (who is also a friend of mine) to make the first video in my Finding Cheap Homes Video Series. <br /> <br /> So..... <br /> What about Real Estate would you like to learn?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-611959874803887104?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHxkXdDugUgC2BCs3ObxGa48B5o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHxkXdDugUgC2BCs3ObxGa48B5o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHxkXdDugUgC2BCs3ObxGa48B5o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHxkXdDugUgC2BCs3ObxGa48B5o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/PIPcD7Nby7c" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com25http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/06/working-on-new-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-54545561503605541002011-05-31T02:29:00.000-07:002011-05-31T02:30:31.107-07:002011-05-31T02:30:31.107-07:00Real Estate can be pretty boring and hard to follow, so we decided to make instructional videos online, available for free to view on youtube.<br /> <br /> Check out this amazing video intro done for us by <a href="http://directorspace.blogspot.com/">http://directorspace.blogspot.com/</a><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://3.gvt0.com/vi/OFBfDiiZnbs/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OFBfDiiZnbs&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OFBfDiiZnbs&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>So tell us your thoughts about the video!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-5454556150360554100?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Cqgi2gjy5li0cs20APLKEN8kLw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Cqgi2gjy5li0cs20APLKEN8kLw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Cqgi2gjy5li0cs20APLKEN8kLw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Cqgi2gjy5li0cs20APLKEN8kLw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/fiGjKKM_iUk" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com22http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/05/vloggin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-8886510187378253712011-05-27T09:14:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:14:54.908-07:002011-05-27T09:14:54.908-07:00Real Estate Agents benefit more off of you than you off of them. Today, a real estate agent makes around a 6% commission, so selling a house for a few thousand dollars might not be worth the trouble for them, but of course you want as much money as you can get for your property. Open houses have been proven to be just a way for real estate agents to build more client relationships.<br /> <br /> Over 50% of house hunters look on the Web, according to the National Association of Realtors, so its only obvious to go after this market.<br /> www.ForSaleByOwner.com’s fees start at $89 per month for a listing on its own Web site with additional fees for third party listings. <br /> www.mls.com listings cost $899.<br /> <div class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>ByOwner.com, meanwhile, charges an average $399 for its listing service.</div><div class="textBodyBlack"><br /> </div><div class="textBodyBlack"> Be sure to check out what else comes with the listings. Some web listing will provide you with yard signs, printable flyers and instructional material to help you prepare, price and negotiate the sale of your home. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-888651018737825371?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7oT_tHN2OpBHyhQevX_dYbVkgYY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7oT_tHN2OpBHyhQevX_dYbVkgYY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7oT_tHN2OpBHyhQevX_dYbVkgYY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7oT_tHN2OpBHyhQevX_dYbVkgYY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/KsNUmzI48gU" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com2http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-be-your-own-real-estate-agent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-63929493128003626062011-05-24T05:10:00.000-07:002011-06-10T07:35:08.253-07:002011-06-10T07:35:08.253-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wJf2n0jdaoc/TdufLBZ7lAI/AAAAAAAAAAM/H4yeUMOl6yU/s1600/foreclosure_cheap_homes_free_real_estate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wJf2n0jdaoc/TdufLBZ7lAI/AAAAAAAAAAM/H4yeUMOl6yU/s320/foreclosure_cheap_homes_free_real_estate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="style21"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="style21"><span class="style25"><span style="font-size: large;">FIND FORECLOSURE LISTINGS FREE AND DIRECT</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span class="style24"><i>&nbsp;</i> </span></div><div class="style18">1) Fannie Mae Foreclosures - AKA Homepath.com <br /> <span class="style13"><a href="http://www.homepath.com/" target="nofollow">Click Here to Search.</a> </span></div><div class="style18">2) HUD Homes / HUD Foreclosures<br /> <span class="style13"><a href="http://hudhomestore.com/HudHome/Index.aspx" target="nofollow">Click Here to Search.</a></span> </div><div class="style18">3) HomeSteps - AKA Freddie Mac Homes <br /> <span class="style13"><a href="http://www.homesteps.com/featuresearch.html" target="nofollow">Click Here to Search </a></span></div><div class="style18">4) Bank of America Foreclosure Listings<br /> <span class="style13"><a class="style13" href="http://bankofamerica.reo.com/search/propertysearch.aspx" target="nofollow">Click Here to Search</a></span></div><span class="style18">5) Wells Fargo Bank Owned Homes<br /> </span><span class="style15"><a class="style13" href="http://reo.wellsfargo.com/WBREOHome.aspx" target="nofollow">Click Here to Search.</a></span><span class="style18">&nbsp;</span><br /> <span class="style18">6) Chase Residential Foreclosures<br /> </span><span class="style15"><a href="https://servicing.chase.com/reo/property/FeaturedProperties" target="nofollow">Click Here to Search.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8859759279222905638-6392949312800362606?l=findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zjBkzutckbT_DW9Ribizynm2U4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zjBkzutckbT_DW9Ribizynm2U4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zjBkzutckbT_DW9Ribizynm2U4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6zjBkzutckbT_DW9Ribizynm2U4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FindingCheapHomes/~4/gu2dEcqhyNc" height="1" width="1"/>Finding Cheap Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992258750501765884noreply@blogger.com11http://findingcheaphomes.blogspot.com/2011/05/free-foreclosure-list.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859759279222905638.post-8653703281169288552011-05-22T01:41:00.000-07:002011-05-22T01:41:56.389-07:002011-05-22T01:41:56.389-07:00