Time to get on the bandwagon - time to buy.  Why?  well, if you keep your property for 5 years, it could appreciate by a lot of $$!!  Then you can use this money to put a small down on another house - move there, and rent out the first house.  Rents are going up, too!  You have a win-win situation, using leverage.  

I was watching Flip or Flop the other day - they buy for cash - NO leverage, because they are in, fix up, and sell.  No time for appreciation, except for what they build in to the ...
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It's been a long road down the not-so-crimson pathway in short sale land.  Here's a familiar rant about what is happening - and it isn't even all about the banks (it's the buyers and sellers, too).

1.  I have a short sale listing - but the sale is going down the tubes.  Both 1st and 2nd Banks OK'd the sale, BUT.  The BUT is they (Nationstar) want to close in 10 days.  Why they won't budge, I don't know.  The seller is unhappy, thinks we aren't working h...

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I will be working with new agents in the near future.  Are you looking for a new way to get in the "game" of Real Estate?  Perhaps working at an 8-5 job is not for you anymore.  Working as a Real Estate Agent gives you more leeway with your time.  You can settle in to a system and routine that suits you.  This job can also be lucrative, but of course, you have to work at it.  Homes don't sell themselves.

The first thing you need to do to become a sales agent is to get your Real Estate Sales Li...
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Shortages in the inventory of homes are raising the price of the homes that are on the market, here in Southern California.  Are we seeing a turn in the market?  I heard today that inflation died in December.  But they didn't say if it will be resurrected in the future - I thought that the news of that death was premature.

Rates are still down, and there IS inventory out there.  If you are not a cash buyer but are someone who needs to have a mortgage, now is still a great time to buy.  With a ...

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