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After Bob Stewart announced his latest challenge/contest about how to convert internet leads, I wanted to take a few minutes to share what has worked for us to this point. This may not seem overly organized, since I never seem to take the time to outline anything before it spills out onto the sc...
01/07/2010
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The light rail line in south Denver based on the Southeast Corridor Extension will extend the light rail line 2.3 miles from the current end-of-line located at Lincoln Station. New stations of Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree City Center and One south of the new RidgeGate Parkway/I-25 intercha...
11/27/2009
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I am saddened to hear that only 1 in 5 borrowers or 80% of first time home buyers even know that the tax credit exists. That is why I have decided to do a first time home buyer seminar. The Million Dollar Challenge. (125 x 8,000= $1,000,000 in tax credits) 125 people into a home. My goal is to ge...
08/13/2009
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What's really going on here. If you have turned your TV on today you would have noticed the stock market is at a 7 month high. But what does this really mean? The fact is that with stock prices on the rise and inflation inevitable Mortgage rates will be increasing soon. I always suggest my client...
07/30/2009
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Realtors, If your selling a home and working with an investor who bought at a substantial discount and now is making a substantial profit of 100% or more FHA will have an issue with this. Please be sure to call the loan officer and have a talk with He/She to fully document the seller profit. Per ...
04/30/2009
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Many Realtors never thought they would have to touch a buyer purchasing a home through FHA financing. Now it consists of 80% of the business Realtors currently do. (Based my personally interviews) FHA lost significant business between 2001-2008 due to conventional sub-prime loans. FHA products ...
04/11/2009
Are home buyer assistance programs unethical? Here is a reply from an agent I got recently in a mountain town who advises against, John doe Agent "Assisting a buyer in the purchase of a home through one of these programs goes against my ethics. In my mind, I would be helping someone buy a home ...
03/30/2009
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I have been only Active Rain for a year now. I am embarased I didn't imbrase it as much in the last 12 months as I have in the last 4 weeks. Now I am not going to stop with Active Rain as there are so many more Online Resource's available out there. Here are a few ideas to jump start your product...
03/28/2009
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Rate Shopping, Once you are working with a top-quality professional mortgage adviser here are some rules and secrets you must know to "shop" effectively. First, IF IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS. But you really don't need me to tell you that, did you? In this ever tightening market ...
03/28/2009
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Tax Credit for Home Buyers, First-time home buyers who purchase homes from the start of the year until the end of November 2009 may be eligible for the lower of an $8,000 or 10%of the value of the home tax credit. Remember a tax credit is very different than a tax deduction- a tax credit is equ...
02/28/2009