Blog Trooper : Real Estatetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5584682007-03-19T06:25:00-04:00Blog Trooper Real Estate presents daily articles concerning the subject of real estate. We also provide links to relavent resources related to real estate. Please subscribe to our feed or bookmark our page to receive no cost information about real estate investment. We encourage active participation in our community. Also visit our related Blog Trooper sites.TypePadFor Sale By Owner Listingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-318191842007-03-19T06:25:00-04:002007-03-19T06:25:00-04:00By Tim O'Keefe Selling your home on your own, without a Realtor, is becoming less and less popular. This is surprising, considering that home values have skyrocketed and commissions have risen along with them. The money to be saved can...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/03/for_sale_by_own.htmlSelling A Home - What Attachments Stay or Go?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-312825662007-03-07T10:03:00-05:002007-03-07T10:03:00-05:00By Raynor James The home selling and buying process can be confusing. This is especially true when it is a FSBO (for sale by owner) operation. It’s even tougher when neither the seller nor the buyer is in the real...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/03/selling_a_home_.htmlFirst-time House Buyers: to Buy or Not to Buy; that is the Questiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-312824902007-03-06T22:00:54-05:002007-03-06T22:00:54-05:00By Richard Green Buying your first house is always a difficult time. There are so many important decisions to make, and problems to be solved, which combine to make it one of the most stressful events that will occur in...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/03/firsttime_house.htmlInvesting: Commercial Propertytag:typepad.com,2003:post-311874162007-03-04T22:07:13-05:002007-03-04T22:07:13-05:00By Thomas Murrell Investing in commercial property is well beyond the financial means of most people. Few can afford the large sums of money involved in buying commercial real estate. For most of us our investment in real estate is...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/03/investing_comme.htmlMaximising Property Investment for New Entrantstag:typepad.com,2003:post-310340362007-02-28T19:42:00-05:002007-02-28T19:42:00-05:00By Julie-Ann Amos So you are new to buying investment property and you need to know about investment property loans. Borrowing money to invest in property can be a very tricky business and it is a good idea to research...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/02/maximising_prop.htmlForeclosure Dangers!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-310337582007-02-28T19:30:46-05:002007-02-28T19:30:46-05:00By Bill Young Anyone can lose their home to foreclosure, even you! The loss of a job; divorce, illness or some other “trigger event” could start the ball rolling. According to the American Banker’s Association, most people have less than...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/02/foreclosure_dan.htmlCan a Mortgage Actually Save Your Lifetag:typepad.com,2003:post-309517362007-02-27T06:30:10-05:002007-02-27T06:30:10-05:00By Robert Ashby Almost everyone has savings in the bank, right? Well, the data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that despite our personal income increasing, our personal savings has decreased .2 percent during the months of October...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/02/can_a_mortgage_.htmlFlipping Properties in a Bad Real Estate Markettag:typepad.com,2003:post-308906342007-02-25T20:28:01-05:002007-02-25T20:28:01-05:00By Bill Young A "bad market" in this instance means a real estate market where there is little to no appreciation, the market is clogged with unsold houses, depressing sales and foreclosures are up; torpedoing home values. So clearly, the...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/02/flipping_proper.html7 Steps to Writing a Good "For Sale By Owner" Adtag:typepad.com,2003:post-307001242007-02-21T19:42:00-05:002007-02-21T19:42:00-05:00By Fred Turner 1. Decide how your home differs from other homes in your area and focus on those differences. 2. Pick out 5 - 7 major highlights of your home and/or your neighborhood. 3. Pick out the 1 or...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/02/7_steps_to_writ.htmlLife of an Escrowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-306994802007-02-20T19:19:38-05:002007-02-20T19:19:38-05:00By Nef Cortez Escrow is one of the last stages in the purchase or sale of a real property. When someone says that they are "in escrow", it means that they have either accepted an offer on the sale of...Carlton Scarletthttp://blogtrooper.typepad.com/realestate/2007/02/life_of_an_escr.html