Who took the money away?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the market recently. Like I have been saying all along, if you don’t like it, just wait 10 minute. Right now, it’s downright bizarre.

We’ve had several properties which I felt were properly priced get over 30 offers. And others that I also thought were properly priced waiting to be asked for a dance. We have one right now with excellent square footage, great neighborhood and spectacular schools with out one bid. Read more

HUD COMES TO THE RESCUE…

MAKING IT THE PERFECT TIME TO BUY YOUR 1ST HOME!

Exciting news today - HUD secretary Shaun Donovan announced that FHA has come up with a way to let First Time Homebuyers use the new $8000 tax credit as part of their down payment when they buy their 1st home. Instead of waiting until close of escrow, then filing your tax returns, and waiting for the check to appear, you will be able to use it at closing. Read more

With the touch of a velvet glove…

We are in one of the most interesting real estate markets I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a few, professionally thirty years worth of markets, personally, fifty. Markets like this make and break people. Now is the time to choose who you are. Annie Duke, the World Poker Champion says there are people who play to win and those who play to last. Those who are willing to take the risks, win big. Those who don’t will last longer but probably won’t hit a large jackpot, but they’ll be there in the end. Read more

This Mother’s Day, Celebrate M-O-M as the Household CFO…

Today’s women are more involved in financial decision making — not because they have to be, but because they want to be. A recent Women & Co. study found that 63% of women are the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of their household, responsible for making the majority of financial decisions. Read more

Spring Cleaning Your Finances…

Tips From Women & Co. For Sprucing Up Your Finances

1. Gather your financial records. Pull together your financial statements (e.g., bank, credit card, brokerage), your insurance and legal documents (e.g., life insurance, will, healthcare proxy), and your personal records (e.g., birth certificate, marriage/divorce certificate, property deed). Read more

Ivanka Trump…

“I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my [Choate] school fees. My mother even makes me pay my own telephone bill.” Read more

Do it anyway…

 

People are often unreasonable, illogical
And self-centered; Read more

Kathy Kennebrook is the ultimate success story….

 Kathy Kennebrook spent 12 years in the banking industry and another ten in sales logging thousands of miles each year in order to make a living before discovering the world of real estate. After attending some real estate seminars and club meetings this 4 foot 11 mother of two got really excited and before you know it she’d bought and sold hundreds of properties using none of her own money or credit. Read more

Charrissa Cawley….building wealth through unconventional real estate investing

The foundation of Charissa Cawley’s teachings and principles are strictly based on what she currently does on a day-to-day basis and you won’t hear anything from her that she hasn’t used or done herself. Charissa prides herself on putting real estate investors on the fast track to success.

Her training approach is interactive and designed to teach the real world ins and outs of managing properties, from buying and selling to building long term wealth. Charissa speaks from a background of going from a stay at home mom with a home based business to being a wealthy business woman through investing.

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Elaine Zimmermann…getting ahead with foreclosure lists

Elaine Zimmermann is a nationally recognized foreclosure book author and investor. She began her career in real estate investing over 12 years ago after going through a painful divorce. She had to rent out her house and she was broke. She kept asking herself, “How am I going to get ahead”? She obtained a government foreclosure list and made her 1st investment.

Her primary goal was to reach $1 million in assets and she achieved that goal within 5 years. Read more

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