Robert & Judy Vogel's (bvogel620) Blog

I knew I should have looked to Active Rain for advice before using a lead generating company like Reply! Real Estate. My experience was very similar to all who have posted regarding this company. Issues such as salesperson lying about the process and how the leads are washed are just the tip of t...

  If you are a buyer looking to purchase an Bank Owned Property, REO property, for yourself or as an investor, DO NOT kid yourself these homes are NOT easy to find. If you think you can drive neighborhoods and find these homes it will not happen very often. The banks decided to give their listing...

ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT A SHORT SALE OR FORECLOSURE?  Are you a homeowner that is stressing out or concerned you may be headed for a foreclosure on your home? Do you know what to do or who to turn to? You need to talk to three types of people for help: the first person to discuss your personal si...

Positive cash flow, high cap rates, reduced prices, low vacancy rates, still one of the fastest growing areas in the country. Yes, this is what investors are seeing in the metro Phoenix market for multi unit properties and they are starting to act on the great potential here.  The metro Phoenix a...

Well it's been a quite a while since the market has allowed investors to get back in the real estate game, but it's finally here. With the stock market continuing to tank and retirement accounts shrinking the average person is looking for something to grasp on to, to have some hope in being able ...

The U.S. economy is going in the tank because of the government. There has never been anything the government has run or regulated that has been a success (except the military). ie. the Postal service, Social Security, Medicare, Fannie Mae . All of these politicians and commentators calling for M...

The National Association of Realtors seasonally adjusted index of pending home sales rose 5.3% from the readings of May 2008. The bad news it was 12% below levels of one year ago. A 5.3% increase is definitely a step in the right direction when all is considered in this uncertain market. NAR pred...