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Mortgages The modern mortgage market offers a variety of mortgage loans catering to the needs of homebuyers. The titles and details of these plans can become confusing, especially as new types are introduced continuously. You can make sense of these loan types, however, if you understand the bas...

  This isn't the first occasion.  More than once, I've impressed potential clients with the speed of the lead generation technology we're presented with at RE/MAX.  When a consumer signs up on my website, a text message with the consumer info (name, phone #, email) is instantly generated and sen...

  RE/MAX corporate auto-tuned hip hop video. Just goes to show that while what we do really is serious business, you don't always have to take yourself so seriously... Enjoy!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdi2ZipvLvY    

Real Estate Tax Tip: Did you buy a home in 2010?Any origination fees or or discount points paid to your lender at closing are tax deductible - even if the seller paid your closing costs!! Not sure what your fees were? Pull out your HUD1 statement and they will be itemized on there for you. Not su...

  Woke up yesterday morning to a email with an offer on one of my short sale listings.  Good way to start a Sunday.  Price was very workable, the buyer was pre-approved with 20% down, closing and inspection terms were short sale friendly...looking good so far.  Then I get to the "additional terms...

4 year new custom Martin Home. Quality abounds, established neighborhood. Features include: stainless steel appliances and upgraded cabinets, HUGE double shower in master, second floor laundry, office with french doors, walkout lower level, brushed nickel and oil rubbed bronze hardware/fixtures,...

If I had any hair...I'd be pulling it out right now!!  Let's start with the stipulations that come with an approval into the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program (anybody else with me in that even the name is dumb?).  There are plenty of "Gotcha's", as I like to call them, but I'll j...

  So, I bought a duplex two weeks ago today.  It was an REO and had been vacant for the better part of 18 months.  Needless to say, it needed some love, but nothing was too serious.  I've seen a lot worse.  By the time OCWEN finally got around to letting me close, I had the repair list ready and...

I've been on the fence for a while, but now I'm pretty sure I'll be going.  Anyone interested in getting an AR meetup together?  Could be a great networking session...

  There are no easy solutions to fixing the mess that is GBM's.  It's expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars.  Yes, with a "B". And the process is expected to take years to complete.  Without giving specific recommendations in the proposal, the White House did give an outline of some o...