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After the dot.com bust it appeared the initial promise of the internet was vanquished and the naysayers were right, that only geeks were using the internet and that business on the web couldn't be conducted for profit. So much for naysayers. The internet is now used by every bubba, grandma and yo...
06/11/2008
First time real estate investors are often torn between investing in commercial real estate, or residential/multi-family property. A while back we wrote a post about Rentometer, a quick and dirty rent analysis tool apartment investors could use to gauge market rents. HotPads.com has gone one step...
06/11/2008
Whenever performing search engine optimization for a web page the first thing you want to consider is what things could hurt your search engine rankings. While it's not all that unusual for a website to rank well that has not been optimized for search engines, it is also not unusual for a website...
06/10/2008
Here's a list of commands you can enter into the Google search form to find out how Google has indexed your website. Enter site:www.yourwebsite.com   to find out how many pages on your website Google has indexed.   Enter link:www.yourwebsite.com to find out how many websites are linking to your w...
06/10/2008
With all of the dire news on the real estate front, many areas are still growing hand over fist. Much of it is organic population growth but relocation also plays a big part. Dallas Fort Worth led the way in growth between July 1st, 2006 and July 1st, 2007. The city grew by over 162 thousand resi...
06/10/2008
One of 2007's top stories was the huge increase in foreclosures across the United States. The final numbers have been released by RealtyTrac and they are tough but expected. The worst states hit were markets where speculators walked away from properties or the effects of a miserable Midwestern ec...
06/10/2008
We all know real estate agents live in their cars. So when the cost of operating a vehicle doubles and we are in a slow market, how does a real estate agent cope? My guess would be most real estate agents will try to cut down on extra driving and combining trips. But it also may be a worry that d...
06/10/2008
We all know that real estate is a business full of highs and lows. The market takes off and then goes into deep declines like we are in now. But imagine owning a real estate school. If you are an agent you probably dread the thought of sitting through the exciting classes on real estate practices...
06/10/2008
Property flipping may not be for everyone. Sure, it's tempting to get into the trend especially when everyone who's been successful would say it's a great way to earn quick money. But then again, some people believe that money earned quickly also vanishes like a bubble. So if getting quick buck i...
06/10/2008
There are two ways of earning from your real estate investment: sell it at a higher price, or rent or lease it out. Finding possible tenants are not that different from finding buyers for your home-you place ads, distribute flyers, arrange appointments (or open houses) so they can view the proper...
06/10/2008
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