Salem, MA (PRWEB) December 28, 2006
Marie R. Ferguson, an expert landlord of second home rentals, gives her advice on becoming a successful landlord. Many second home owners are renting their homes to help with their household expenses. With the real estate market on the down swing, it is becoming more difficult to sell their homes. Thereby, making renting their second homes more attractive and a good alternative.
1.Screen Your Renters: It is important to know as much as possible about the party that will be staying in your home. Find out as much as you about your potential renters. Ask lots of questions. The more you are informed, the better choices you will make.
2.Get References: Ask your renters if they ever rented in your area. Don't forget to check their references. If they do not have any from vacation homes they have rented, perhaps they can give you the name of their current or past landlord.
3.Security Deposits: Get a security deposit with enough value that your renter will want to keep your place clean and damage free. If there is enough at risk, they will not want to take any chances of losing it.
4.Rules Agreement: It is important to send a rules agreement for the renters to sign at the same time they are signing a renter's agreement. By doing this, they will know upfront what is expected of them. And, it gives them a way out if they don't agree with your expectations.
5.Advertising: The internet has the largest audience. You will eliminate the possibility of not collecting your rental fee if you advertise online with more advanced websites who are designed to assist you with online credit payments such as http://www.villa4vacation.com
6.Hire a House Keeper: There are several ways to finding the perfect house keeper. One of my favorites is to find a person who lives close to your property and is looking for a way to earn extra cash. Pay them well. After all they are protecting your investment. This will make it convenient when you find yourself needing someone to check up on your house because of the recent rain storm or to check on a window that someone may have left open.
7.Business Cards: A great way to spread the word around. Make personalized business cards and pass them around. Let your family and friends know that you are looking for good, qualified renters. To lower production costs create them on your computer and print them like a pro.
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Your First Home
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 24, 2008
Record Foreclosures. Mortgage Meltdown. Credit Crunch. The headlines are filled with doom and gloom about the housing market. Despite the bad news, millions of people in the United States still want to achieve the American Dream of homeownership – and millions more are trying desperately to hang on to homes they previously bought.
Maybe you're one of them. Too bad nobody ever taught you how to become a smart homebuyer – or even told you the whole truth about whether you were really ready to own a home at all.
Until now.
In Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach, (Advantage World Press 1-932450-85-8 .95) offers a no-hype personal finance guide that will help you prepare for, find and finance the home of your dreams – and not lose it to foreclosure.
For those worried about making the leap from renter to owner, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach explains how to turn bad credit into perfect credit, in seven simple steps. She also offers scores of tips on how to manage money and save cash – even if you've never been able to budget. Best of all, Lynnette walks you step-by-step through the house-hunting and mortgage application process, saving you time, money and unnecessary frustration.
In Your First Home, renters will learn:
The secrets to getting approved for a mortgage loan – even if you have bad credit, no savings or down payment, a small salary or big debts
Where to get up to ,000 in free grants for a down payment and closing costs
How to pick a great real estate agent, home appraiser, and attorney
The special account guaranteed to triple your savings in one year
Strategies to negotiate the best price for a home, avoid predatory lenders and obtain a good mortgage
After reading Your First Home, homeowners will learn:
How to keep your home – and avoid foreclosure – if you face financial troubles after you buy a house
Unexpected sources that will pay your mortgage if you can't
Dos and don'ts of refinancing your mortgage
What no one ever tells you about home equity loans
The "Seven Commandments" of successful homeownership
How to manage and grow the equity in your home
Financial planning strategies and tax tips available only to homeowners
Homeownership isn't a right. It's a major responsibility. Your First Home offers a realistic look at the entire life cycle of being a homeowner – with all its joys and pains.
Your First Home:
The Smart Way To Get It And Keep It
Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
Paperback: 304 Pages
Publisher: Advantage World Press
ISBN: 1-932450-85-8
About the Author:
Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach, is a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Lynnette has appeared on such national TV programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, The Tyra Banks Show and Good Morning America. She has also been featured in top newspapers including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today, as well as magazines ranging from Essence and Redbook to Black Enterprise and Smart Money. For more information about Lynnette, or to sign up for her free personal finance newsletter, visit her website at: http://www.TheMoneyCoach.net
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Five Steps to Real Estate Success: What Every Successful Real Estate Agent Knows to Beat the Competition (Real Estate Exam Prep. and Career Guides)
Real estate is a challenging profession and getting started may be the most difficult part. Five Steps to Real Estate Success presents beginners with the necessary skills to excel from day one, using easy-to-understand rules, lessons, and examples that even the most novice agents can easily grasp. Veteran agents can use this book to brush up and improve their selling skills. Materials include: • Instructions on how to set yourself apart by using the latest advertising and marketing techniqu
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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 9, 2007
Loan officers can hear successful tips for buying mortgage leads by tuning in to ProspectZone's free webinar, "Mortgage Lead Generation — Loan Officers Share Their Stories and Strategies." The 20-minute webinar features practical advice from two seasoned mortgage lead buyers, helping loan officers make smarter investments.
For many loan officers, buying mortgage leads is not a straightforward process. This 20-minute webinar teaches them to abandon the trial-and-error method commonly used for selecting a lead company, and reveals strategies that can secure them a reliable supply of quality refinance leads.
Interested mortgage professionals who would like to attend the webinar can register at: http://prospectzone.com/mortgage/webinars/2007-04-mortgage-lead-webinar.html
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The Successful Real Estate Agent: The Easy Truth and Secrets to being a Successful Real Estate Agent (Volume 1)
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Buying Cheap Properties: Your Secret to Successful Property Investments
Property investing is a hugely popular pursuit in the UK even in a stabilising environment. As opposed to some people's notion that the current situation is not a good one for property investments, there has never been a better time to start investing in property than now. Why? This is because of the overabundance of cheap properties in the UK today.
As has always been reiterated, buying cheap properties is the key to being a successful property investor. The chief reason for this is that when you purchase properties at below market value prices you are able to take advantage of genuine built in equity from day one. And when you convert the property into an income-producing asset such as a buy to let, you are then set to profit from its rental yields on top of capital appreciation.
Finding cheap properties at auctions
Thousands of properties in the UK find their way to property auctions where they are often sold below market value. Now is a particularly good time to go scouting auction houses for cheap properties due to the evening out of prices – which means you have less competition in the field. Most often properties at auctions are being put up for sale on the cheap because they require modernisation, renovation or development.
Buying below market value (BMV)
As mentioned previously, buying properties below market value is the key to earning substantial returns. In general, the best method of obtaining BMV properties is to purchase from motivated sellers who are on the lookout for a quick sale so much so that they agree to a price significantly lower than its market value.
Motivated sellers refer to homeowners who are in dire need to dispose of their properties immediately due to various reasons. These include repossession, divorce, illness, relocation, the need to go out of the country and bereavement in the family.
If you want to learn more about below market value properties and how to find cheap properties in the UK, then you might want to enroll in courses offered by property experts. Property clubs are also great sources of in-depth information on how to buy investment properties without having to resort to your own financial resources – a good move for an astute property investor.
Provided that you make a wise and careful choice when buying properties, investing in property allows you to earn remarkable returns. This is evidenced in the Midas Estates' data showing 660,000 investors have become millionaires after investing successfully in properties. With prices in the property market evening out and the glut of cheap properties, you are presented with more opportunities for prosperous investments especially if you're in it for the long haul.
When you begin investing in property with a long-term approach, the capital appreciation that your property accrues over a long period of time will allow you to enjoy a financially stable future. Like many sophisticated property investors put it, the longer you're in it, the higher your returns.
Parmdeep Vadesha is a property investment expert and founder of the largest community of property entrepreneurs on the web who buy below market value properties from distressed homeowners facing repossession, divorce and bankruptcy. He writes a monthly newsletter for over 70,000 property investors worldwide – http://www.Property-System.com
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