Archive for April, 2009
How Much Will a Low Credit Score Cost Me When Getting a Home?
By Admin at 30 April, 2009, 9:28 am
A low credit score will cost you when it comes time to purchase a loan. The exact cost would depend on how low your score is. It does not necessarily mean that you won’t qualify, but you could end up paying a higher interest rate.
Read More >>Real Estate Investing Tip: Four Ways to Increase Your Property Investment Returns
By Admin at 26 April, 2009, 1:32 am
Have you tried your luck at foreign exchange, bonds and stocks, but to no avail? Are you perplexed as to what to put your money on? Consider real estate investment, as several people have turned into millionaires through shrewd investments in real estate. By means of this article, we will elaborate four common real estate [...]
Read More >>North Cyprus: The Last Mediterranean Property Investment Hotspot
By Admin at 25 April, 2009, 1:30 am
If only I’d had the foresight to buy an investment property in Spain, the South of France, Tuscany or in Malta twenty years ago when property prices were so cheap because the desirability of the destination had yet to enjoy exposure…if only…
Many people believe that the world’s most beautiful locations are the countries in and [...]
Why You Need House Insurance
By Admin at 24 April, 2009, 6:13 am
House insurance is among the most important insurances you can get – and in the case of buildings insurance, most mortgage lenders make it compulsory. This is because your home is your biggest asset and if you lose it because of fire, flood or another disaster and you have a mortgage outstanding on it, there [...]
Read More >>Costa Rica Property Investment – Does It Still Offer Good Capital Gains Potential?
By Admin at 24 April, 2009, 1:28 am
Costa Rica property investment has provided investors with great capital gains over the last few years with low downside volatility.
Many investors now see Costa Rica property investment as expensive and are looking at other Central American countries such as Belize and Nicaragua, but Costa Rica still looks a better investment in terms of risk to [...]
House Insurance – Theft Claims Following Forcible and Violent Entry
By Admin at 23 April, 2009, 6:11 am
Forcible and violent entry (F&VE) is the terminology used within house insurance to describe break-ins.
Most home insurance policies will cover you for theft claims made with no forcible and violent entry. That is to say that despite their being a theft there was no sign of break-in such as a broken window or door.
Common claims [...]
Investment Real Estate Secret: Buy a House Today, With No Money Down
By Admin at 23 April, 2009, 1:28 am
If you’ve read my article “Purchasing Property With No Money Down. . .” today’s article may seem a bit conflicting. Bear with me, though, and you’ll see that it is not. In Purchasing Property With No Money Down. . ., I explain how buying up property at inflated values at a break-neck pace is no [...]
Read More >>Modular Home Builders
By Admin at 22 April, 2009, 9:12 pm
Modular homes are built offsite and later fitted onsite. They are built with the help of two important persons – the manufacturer and the building contractor. The builder is an important element of construction of the modular home. Hence he has to be carefully chosen.
The first few activities of constructing a modular home is to [...]
Top Tips from Real Estate Author Mark Nash for Negotiating a Home Purchase Contract
By Admin at 22 April, 2009, 9:28 am
These tips are excerpted from my fourth real estate book: “1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home” by Mark Nash. ISBN: 0324232896 Thomson/South-Western 2004.
464 unless you are in a “hot” market area, do not feel pressured to write a purchase agreement after a showing.
-If you need some time, use the old “I’d like to [...]
House Insurance – Under-Insurance and the Potential to Affect an Insurance Claim
By Admin at 22 April, 2009, 6:25 am
For many years in the UK, motor insurance has been a competitive marketplace. Consumers have been used to shopping around at renewal time with a host of direct companies available. The internet has further fueled this change allowing more people to access better information when their policy is due for renewal.
House insurance has until recently [...]