South Jersey Real Estate Blog

Sometimes something comes across my e-mail, that's just too good to pass up! This little fantasy is one of those "things"!     One sunny day in January, 2013, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine...

This is also true in South Jersey. Dealing with short sales as we speak. Two different buyers have been in contracts 6+ months only to turn into dead deals.Why Buying a Short Sale Isn't the DEAL You're Thinking It'll Be I've been a Northern Virginia Short Sale Agent since 2007.  I've dealt with b...

Well, it only took them three attempts polling the delegates, during the Democrat National Convention floor fight, to come to the conclusion that it might just be a better bet to bring God back into the Party platform.  That said, it was nothing short of painful (in an enjoyable and totally enter...

This is one of the clearest and most comprehensive explanations of FHA guidelines on seller-paid closing costs that I have seen! Unfortunately, most real estate agents never explain these ramifications to their buyers, and insure that the purchase proposal is properly structured, so that the buye...

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This economy has not been kind to potential home buyers across the socioeconomic spectrum, but none have been hit harder than working class city dwellers, wishing to quit renting and have the opportunity to own their first home!   The problem, however, facing many is that, even with a steady job,...

This may wind up being a stupid question, or there may not be an answer, or solution to the problem, but can anyone suggest a way to get erroneous information off of Google? My seller called me up, all upset, because she Googled her property address and found that the #1 position is an old, expir...

Why is it that getting that "tramp stamp" at age 18, can seem like such a great idea, and yet at age 48, hmm...not so much? Sometimes that's just the way it goes with tattoos, and other pivotal life-choices, in general. Sometimes they can be all too permanent, and they always come with unintended...

It was about eight years ago that I first learned about a a national network of local, parishes and faith communities, who's mission it is to assist local families that find themselves in the unfortunate situation of being temporarilly homeless. It was a real eye opener, to say the least! The nam...

  Check out this Wall Street Journal article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125147241384166991.html  describing a creative financing technique which we have been using to expedite the selling of properties, for the past 25 years!   The contract-for-deed, aka "land contract" or "installment purch...