Monthly Archives: March 2013

How to Deal with Buyer Repair Requests

Posted by JD Esajian // March 15, 2013

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How should sellers of CT homes deal with repair requests from buyers? As a part of standard purchase and sale contracts for Connecticut real estate transactions there should be a provision outlining the right to inspect the home, the time-frame for doing it and raising any potential issues. This remains true even in most ‘as-is’ contracts.


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What Types of San Diego Homes are Best for Investors?

Posted by JD Esajian // March 14, 2013

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What types of homes are best for San Diego real estate investors?

There are many different ways for real estate investors to buy homes in San Diego today, but the best deals may not be where most think when they get down to doing the real math. San Diego County auctions have long been a popular way for real estate investors to acquire local homes. Real estate auctions across the country might have been plagued by fraud by banks and have become too popular for their own good even since the last boom.


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Huge Wealth Building Opportunities in San Diego Real Estate

Posted by JD Esajian // March 13, 2013

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There are huge wealth building opportunities in the San Diego real estate market. Local home prices have been rising fast in San Diego, lifting more homeowners above water and fueling the Southern California housing market with more inventory. The question most have is how much more room is there for local property prices to go up?


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How Tax Deductions Affect Qualifying for a Mortgage Loan

Posted by JD Esajian // March 12, 2013

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How many deductions should you claim on your tax returns if you are interested in buying a home this year? Many thinking of buying a home are seriously conflicted about how many deductions they should show on their tax returns and how many deductions to take in order to best position themselves to qualify for a mortgage loan.


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Realtor.com Distancing Itself from Real Estate Agents?

Posted by JD Esajian // March 11, 2013

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Is Realtor.com distancing itself from real estate agents, and if so what does that mean? Could it mean that real estate agents are no longer needed, no longer desirable to work with or just redundant in a high-tech world on the verge of a new housing boom? A recent Inman News report on Move Inc.’s redesign of home listing website Realtor.com…


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Real Estate Investing: New Construction, Rehabbing or….

Posted by JD Esajian // March 7, 2013

When getting into real estate investing is it better to buy new construction, fix up homes to rent yourself or something else? New construction developments are taking off again as home builders push back into the market.


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Hope for More San Diego Housing Inventory?

Posted by JD Esajian // March 6, 2013

Is there hope for more San Diego home inventory ahead? San Diego real estate agents and home buyers have been pleading for access for more local homes for sale, so are they on their way?


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Buying a Home: Best Cities for the Next Decade

Posted by JD Esajian // March 5, 2013

Where are America’s best cities for buying a home and enjoying the maximum appreciation for the next decade? They might not be where you think! Real estate investors and regular home buyers alike all want to be making acquisitions in the U.S. cities that promise the best growth and wealth building opportunities. But what determines that and what cities hold those criteria that suggest they will enjoy the most growth?


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Is Flipping Real Estate Best For Brand New Investors?

Posted by JD Esajian // March 4, 2013

Flipping houses is hot right now, especially with so many foreclosures and new construction pumping up the prices of nicer looking homes, but is it really the best move for you as a newer real estate investor. There are a number of ways to invest in real estate. Some of the most popular real estate investing strategies include rehabbing and flipping houses, wholesaling and building a portfolio of rentals.


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Now at 2006 Home Price Growth, How Much Higher Will it Go?

Posted by JD Esajian // March 1, 2013

New data shows U.S. homes prices increasing at the fastest pace since the height of the last boom, so how much more room is there to grow for those buying a home today? The latest statistics from the S&P Case-Shiller Index shows the biggest year over year gain in U.S. home prices in 6 years, rising 6.8% to December 2012. That beat out economists’ estimates and is likely to fuel even more confidence, boosting markets.


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