One of my lawyer friends forwarded a story to me yesterday. He isn't involved in real estate law, but thought I might like to know what was going on. I won't copy the whole article here, but unfortunately I can't find it online in a format that doesn't require a subscription.
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08/17/2007
Real Estate Investing 202 Digging a little deeper in Buy and Hold strategies In Real Estate Investing 101, Part II, we covered buying and holding property for long term appreciation and wealth building. This is by no means a get rich quick scheme, but is one of the most proven ways to build we
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08/15/2007
You know, every once in a while, I have a "duh! Hello!" moment. Today was one of those days. Back at the beginning of the year, one of my mortgage brokers and I built a forum on my website. Our goal was to provide an arena for buyers, sellers and investors to pose questions to others and to re
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08/12/2007
I'm about to post up another rant... I have long had an issue with business school terminology sneaking into general usage. It all goes back to about 1987 when I worked at the Heartthrob Cafe & Philadelphia Bandstand in downtown St. Paul, MN. I was a Soda Jerk. It was a great job, and there wa
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08/12/2007
I am one of those real estate agents that thinks web design is part of the job description. Despite the firm belief that we are usually better off hiring out tasks that aren't part of our core responsibility, I'm still doing most of my own web work. I know, I know. I need to hire this out, an
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08/11/2007
I know you've been asked a question about a particular area that you just couldn't answer. Ok, you could answer, but at the peril of losing your license. You know the questions. Here is another tool in the arsenal to give to clients to find out before moving what the pitfalls and pluses are reg
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08/11/2007
Gwinnett County sales comparison for residential real estate. 7/07 It time for me to make my prognostications for the coming market, while recapping that which has happened. Please keep in mind that even on the 10th of August, the numbers for July WILL change. I will come back and correct them
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08/10/2007
Since I brought it up, I figured I should post up how I believe real estate would be handled. The tax is only on new items and services. So, obviously new homes would be taxed. The tax would be included in the sale price when the home is sold the first time. Under the FairTax, the rate is 23%
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08/10/2007
Well, if you've wandered around my blog at all, you've probably figured out that I am opinionated, and libertarian in my views. I have tried to keep my political opinions out of this blog, but I heard something today and it just chapped my hide... I can't take it anymore. Some of you might know
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08/09/2007
This should be one of the keystone and defining issues for the NAR. I know that the NAR and some of the state associations are working (too) quietly to curb governmental abuses of the Power of Eminent Domain. If you are unfamiliar with Eminent Domain, it is the power that governments of various
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08/09/2007
