Money smart women (audio book)…

“Women really need to think single throughout their lives. A woman may never marry, but even if she marries, the likelihood is that she is going to be single, either through divorce, or because of widowhood at some point in her life , and she doesn’t want to be caught unawares. ” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine Either by choice or chance, your life is frequently in transition. Without careful planning, those life changes can be costly. Read more

California School Ratings…

Find Your School Ratings by County

The easiest way to find and compare California public schools! Read more

Questions you should ask your mortgage broker…

Below are a list of questions you should ask your mortgage broker - just to make sure you understand the loan and also to make sure there are no junk fees!!

Remember…the first thing you need to think about is how long you’re going to live in your home (statistically most people spend between 5-7 years in their first home) Read more

Search bank owned properties (REO)….

 Interested in buying bank owned and/or foreclosed properties. There is a lot of information you need to learn but if you want to get in the “game” quickly check out the links below.

REO & FORECLOSURE SITES
www.ocwen.com – Foreclosure Listings
www.homesales.gov/homesales/mainAction.do - Homes for sale by US Government
www.resales.usda.gov - USDA Homes For Sale Read more

Analyze your rental property investments for free

Need a tool to analyze potential rental property investments? Want to quickly compare one property to another and compare rental property investments to other non-real estate investments? Then look no further because this software application will help you choose property with the highest rate of return and the lowest investment risk. Read more

Calculator re if it’s better to buy or rent…

Buying a home and/or investing in real esate is not for everyone. Sometimes it makes sense to rent. I am curious to know what percentage of women who have purchased a home decide its not for them, sell the property and go back to being renters? Read more

Dear Diva…

Hey Diva, Not sure what I am supposed to do. I know that now is the perfect time to buy a home but unfortunately I can’t afford to buy a single family home and am only able to buy a condo but all of the places I’ve looked at have weight restrictions and there is no room on the complex to run free. What should I do? Get the condo and forgo the pups? Read more

Thinking about investing in a condo….

Before you decide to use your FHA loan to buy your first home or investment make sure to check if its on the approved FHA list.  Here is the link to verify whether a condo has gone through the FHA approval process

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Cost vs. Value Report 2008

With the downturn in the market you can certainly take advantage and pick up a few properties to hold or flip but where do you put your money after you’ve purchased it? Remodeling projects are still paying off. despite the drop in property values.

In 2008 homeowners recouped an average of 67.3% of their investment in 30 different home improvement projects. In 2005 at the height of the housing boom the national average was 86.7%. Read more

Useful real estate website links…

For the past few months we’ve been on a mission to gather the names of hard money lenders. Then poof, one day, out of the blue a hard money lender approached WBWTR for information about Carole Rodini (one of our upcoming interviews). We had lunch, learned a tremendous amount of information over Italian side dishes at Fillipos in Elmowood. Read more

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