Chad Church's (chadrealtypro) Blog

Being from a high volume REO listing office, and focussing on buyer and seller representation of REO properties, my phone is constantly ringing with calls from out of state investors who know a good thing, when they see it. I maen where else in this country, today, can you spend under 100k, and p...

  First-time homebuyers must close before 12/1/09 to be eligible for government tax credit The President signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A major feature of this legislation provides for an $8,000 federal tax credi...

Dear Friends- I try to keep readers updated with the happenings in the local REO market, so in an attempt to be as current as possible, here's the latest news I have from good sources. While many of us in the REO business thought that there would be a crush of properties entering the market in Ju...

Many people across the country have found Pittsburgh to be a great value in housing. The reason for this is quite simply, where else can you find a single family house for under 20k? Well folks, the market is heating up, and has been heating up for the past two years. Two years ago, or even six m...

Hey REO Investors! Sorry I have not been blogging for a minute here. I have been inundated with BPO work. For those of you who don't know what BPO means, the definition of BPO is Broker Price Opinion. In preparation for pricing a property for the market, the asset management companies have real e...

After 15 years working for Coldwell Banker, I recently made the decision to change companies, going with a company I feel, not only suits my needs, but offers me the ability to work with my clients changing needs, and to give them the experience of working with a forward thinking company in touch...

If you had asked me five years ago, "What does Pittsburgh have to offer anyone who is looking to make a good real estate investment?", I would have said, "Western Pennsylvania??? Pittsburgh??? Is that where the Quakers live?" Truth be told, the Pittsburgh economy, and real estate market is a thri...

While the government moratorium on foreclosures has given some the chance to rectify their situation with loan modification, there are still many who were not so lucky. Now that the moratorium is over, in the next 30 days, we will be seeing the foreclosure, or bank REO property market pick up sub...