Real Estate for Beginners: Residential Property Taxes
Whenever you own a piece of land, you will be taxed for it. Whether it is commercial property or residential property, there is still a tax to pay, whether it is for a village, town, city, county, or state. Most residential private property taxes are handled on the local level, going no higher than ... more...

Refinance Home: Distilling Cash by Renewing Home Loan
Refinance home is in vogue especially with reduction in interest rates. Refinance is still going strong with 40% of the home loan applications being filled in for refinancing home loans. Homeowners realize that there is enough equity in the home to refinance and convert into cash and credit. Few ... more...

Loan Officer Training: Learn How To Shape Realtors Perceptions
In medicine, a placebo is a pill that you think will make you better, and so it does. In your business, a placebo is a prospect having the experiences they expect to have, and so they have them.For example, you take your vehicle to get serviced. You walk into a clean lobby and are greeted warmly ... more...

Do You Want To Save Money Easily?
Living on credit is fashionable. Indulging oneself is fashionable. Saving money isn't.This is a pity, as it has much to recommend it. You have more peace in your life. The end on the month is simply a date on the calendar, rather than a countdown to the next pay-cheque. Purchases born of necessity ... more...

Insurance 101 - Undermining America for the Good of Americans
Insurance is like a myth. From one small seed of truth, a fairytale the size of 1000 giant sequoias has sprung up. Reality is blocked from view. Surely, youve noticed all the giant, sequoia-like buildings are owned by banks and insurance companies. Where do they get all that money? How much money ... more...

Stock Market, Bonds, Deposit Account, Cash, Equities, Unit Trusts - Few, Just Few of the Ways of Sav
Man has been known for continually simplifying things in his own interest. First he devised mortgages then several sub categories under it like buy to let mortgage, council right to buy, reverse mortgage. Then we devised remortgage. Then as the intricacies increased and the payment of interest and ... more...

Cold Feet!
Dear fellow Realtors, if there is a gratuitous piece of advice I can offer it is never to tell a Buyer with 'cold feet' that he needs not worry because it is not his money. I did it once and the result was catastrophic. 'Cold feet' is that special mental state by and through which someone - ... more...

What is a Bridging Loan?
A bridging loan as the name implies is a loan used to bridge the financial gap between monies required for your new property completion prior to your existing property having been sold.A bridging loan is in simple terms a short-term mortgage that is secured against the property that you are selling ... more...

Home Loans: To Substantiate Financial Possibilities On Your Land
Availability of Home loans is in full bloom. They are uncomplicated, tenable, easily available, very flexible and tailor-made for homeowners. They are offered by almost every loan lending or financial institution. Home loans are like omnipresent and yet encountering the requisite home loan is like ... more...

Tips on How To Get Hired Everytime
Are you: Someone who can manage and be managed? Do you have a great Personality- can you represent and be an Ambassador for a company? Do you have Team/People/Conversational and Verbal skills? Can you work long after-hours and weekends? Can you find time to volunteer for company projects? Play golf ... more...

Why Every Homeowner Needs A Home Equity Line Of Credit
It's common knowledge that banks are more than willing to loan you money when you don't need it. But if you hit a rough spot in your financial life and need cash desperately. It's like pulling teeth to get the money you need.In other words it is much easier to get a home equity line of credit when ... more...

Are You Tired of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash?
Wouldn't you rather go to Tahiti? Are you a landlord with rental property whose value has significantly appreciated? Are you ready to cash in those profits and take that trip to Tahiti?Before selling your property, check with your accountant who will tell you that you will be paying $60,000 in ... more...

3 Strategies For Buying Property With No Money Down
Everyone has heard a story or read about someone who bought a property without paying a single dime as a down payment. But how does this work?There are several "classic" methods commonly used to purchase real estate with no money down. There are an infinite variety of situations in a real estate ... more...

How A Change in Perspective Can Help You Make More Holiday Season Sales: Pt. One
Some sites are perfect for the Christmas season - their products fit easily into the idea of gift-giving. But what if the products and services you offer are for small business owners?Or, as many of my clients ask, how do I survive the holiday season if I sell intangibles?When a couple of people ... more...

Who Are You? - Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft
In the movie The Net, Sandra Bullock played the role of a victim of identity theft. In fact, she was basically erased from the community. Another woman consumed her identity, taking with it everything Sandra Bullocks character had - including her bank accounts, license and social security number, ... more...