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Homebuilders Continue to Suffer

Homebuilder D.R. Horton, Inc.’s (NYSE: DHI) second quarter results sent ripples throughout the sector Tuesday, driving major competitors Pulte Homes, Inc (NYSE: PHM), Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN), and The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL) down in midday trading.
Texas-based D.R. Horton, famous for its slogan “America’s Builder,” reported a second quarter Tuesday with almost no […]

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21May2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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Condo-Hotels Are a Great Investment! Sometimes.

A number of hotels located in premium resort locations are making their guests a unique proposition these days: You can buy this room as a condo unit and we’ll rent it out while you’re gone. The idea is that you can stay in the condo anytime you want, build equity over time, and receive rental […]

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17Mar2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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Home Improvement Loans 101

Home improvement loans are home loans used to finance improvements on your house or property. These improvements can include repairs, a new bathroom, a new kitchen, any extensions or simply general improvements. Interestingly, these loans were also the original home-equity loans before they grew into a limitless line of credit. The theory is that any […]

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12Mar2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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Debt Outpaces Value of Housing

The mortgage crisis is beginning to take a turn for the worst by slicing into home equity. Many homeowners are now finding that they have no equity left on their house and are facing rising interest-only payments that they are struggling to pay. The problem is that declining housing prices has wiped out any value […]

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7Mar2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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FHA Increases Loan Limits

Sizable increases in key mortgage limits today by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may finally deliver the first dose of real help for the troubled housing market. The two quasi-governmental companies that underwrite the majority of the nation’s home loans are now offering higher mortgage limits in many counties across the United States. This means […]

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7Mar2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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Refinancing 101

Refinancing is simply the process of trading an old mortgage in for a new first mortgage at a lower interest rate in order to save on monthly costs. The trade-off, of course, if the fact that the new mortgage costs money to setup and may be extended over a longer period of time. The key […]

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19Feb2008 | Justin Kuepper | 2 comments | Continued
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Estimating a Property’s Value

One of the most difficult things that a real estate investor has to do is determine how much to pay for a property. Overpaying for a property is widely-known as the #1 reason that many newcomers fail to make it as profitable real estate investors. Unfortunately, this is a costly and fatal mistake that marks […]

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8Feb2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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Increase the Value of Your Rehab

There are two basic ways to increase your profits from a rehab property: (1) Keeping more of what you have and (2) adding value to something. After all, saving money means you have less expenses during the rehab process while adding value enables you to profit above and beyond the purchase price. Combined, these two […]

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24Jan2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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Profiting from Room Rentals

Big cities are known for their high rents and single people are often forced to share apartments with each other, which results in problems with splitting bills, late rents, phone calls, etc. So, when these people see a room for rent in a nice house with everything from local calls to cable TV included it […]

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17Jan2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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The Four Tenants of Fixing Up Houses

Real estate remains one of the best ways to make money over the long run despite some short-term turbulence, such as what we are seeing now. Long-term real estate investments typically involve some risk and take awhile to realize profit on; however, fixing up undervalued houses and selling them for a fair price on the […]

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12Jan2008 | Justin Kuepper | 0 comments | Continued
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