Tammy Vertrees's (tammysrealestate) Blog
San Diego, California Real Estate Homes and Consulting
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Nearly 80% of all real estate transactions take place in the lower - middle range of house prices. Specifically, the average home in this range is a three-bedroom two bathroom house with a carport or garage and approximately 1100 sqft. Why are these bread and butter houses such hot sellers? Becau...
03/26/2008
Making improvements to your home is an easy way to raise its value. With a FHA loan you could be able to include the costs associated with your home improvements with your loan. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's 203 (k) program is one in which you can refinance your current home o...
03/26/2008
In general, the mortgage company will start the foreclosure process about 3-6 months after the first missed mortgage payment. Even though they can start it after the loan is technically in default (after 30 days late), lenders understand that many homeowners face short-term financial hardships an...
03/12/2008
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Of course you can make money flipping real estate in more than two ways. But when it comes to actually repairing and improving a house, there are two different approaches that are very different. You can do do as much of the work yourself as possible. That's one approach. The other? Manage the pr...
03/12/2008
Finally, it's a buyer's market out there.For years rapidly rising prices kept many first-time home buyers out of the housing market. But as home values slide further downward and interest rates hover at relatively low levels, it may be time to start looking to buy that first house.That is, if you...
03/12/2008
