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Monday, September 29th, 2008Once you have taken the decision to buy a home of your own, you should consider the following:
How much home can I afford?
You will have to work out your budget to determine how much money you will have available to repay your home loan every month.
How much home do I need?
There is a distinct [...]
Boost Property Sale, better Sales Promotion Explained, Real Estate Market Scan
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Sales promotion includes the presentation of gifts such as diaries and calendars, providing the prize money for a high school essay competition, helping to raise funds for purchasing, restoring and preserving a historic home for the benefit of the community, taking a leading role in resisting an unpopular decision by a local authority to locate [...]
Selling the rental place
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008real-estate, mortgage, liquidation, personal loan, payday loan, debt, consolidation, industrial-supply, office-supply, refinance, insurance, credit, homeowner, rental, credit, money, property
Get into your own Residential Property Analysis
Saturday, June 21st, 2008property, rental, mortgage, homeowner-loans, liquidation, debt, consolidation, personal-loan, payday loan, credit, money, get-paid
Attracting Prospective Tenants
Thursday, June 19th, 2008lease, rental, Debt-Consolidation, Mortgage-Loans, office, properties, tenants, mortgage, Payday-Loans, refinance, personal loan
Estate Agent place in the community
Thursday, April 10th, 2008A professional estate agent is a valued member of any modern South African community and is as important to its general wellbeing as the local doctor, dentist, veterinary surgeon, accountant or bank manager. An estate agent’s domain is, after all, the provision of shelter which, together with food, are two of life’s most basic necessities.
Because [...]
The Art of Selling Real Estate
Saturday, April 5th, 2008To come to a logical conclusion as to whether or not selling is a science or truly an art, we should examine four areas related to the selling of property.
There are no absolutes. That is to say a given problem will not always result in the same solution being applied to resolve the problem.
Circumstances differ. [...]
Negotiating Skills Part 2
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008The buyer
One of the buyer’s major aspirations is to buy a “dream house” at the lowest possible price. Always remember that a bargain is best defined as an agreement between two parties where both believe they have got the better of the deal. Although it is your job as a negotiator to achieve this situation, [...]
Sectional Title Re-sales
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Selling this form of home ownership requires a somewhat broader understanding of the legal aspects than selling houses. It is therefore necessary for agents to acquire the knowledge required to enable them to perform professionally. This can be done in several ways:
Attend a course offered by the nearest region of the Institute of Estate Agents [...]
Who is a buyer?
Friday, March 28th, 2008One of the most important aspects of Real Estate Marketing is Time Management and the need to avoid wasting precious time.
Every minute that an agent spends with a prospective purchaser should be productive and worthwhile.
We owe it to ourselves, buyers and sellers, not to waste each other’s time.
To this end it is essential that we [...]
Buying a Home How Agents Can Assist
Friday, March 21st, 2008Nearly every family, and many single folks, dream of buying their own home. Putting down roots, establishing a home and providing a safe environment for children to grow, is a priority. Although buying a house is most exciting it can also be very stressful! More families have more arguments over which house to buy than [...]
Sectional Title: The Pros and Cons Part 5
Saturday, March 15th, 2008The cost of improvements and extras must now be calculated. These will include lifts, swimming pools and garden improvements. Again this value is multiplied by the participation quota.
To the sum of these amounts the developer’s finance charges must be added.
Now that we have the basic value, we must look at the variance factors. If a [...]
Time-sharing Summarized continue…
Monday, March 10th, 2008Fixed vs flexi or floating time and split weeks
Some schemes are for fixed periods in which case the owner purchases a specific week of the year. Because certain holidaymakers find it difficult to commit themselves to specified holiday time in advance, certain projects also offer flexi or floating time.
Under floating/flexi time a time-sharing interest [...]
Market Valuations
Thursday, March 6th, 2008A basic approach to the valuation of residential properties using comparative market value as the yardstick
Market value can be defined as the price a willing buyer is prepared to pay a willing seller to conclude a sale where neither party is under any compulsion to act. Furthermore, the property is to be used according to [...]
Worrying About Property Taxes ?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Someone once said that the art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing. This article explains what a lot of that hissing is about and even offers a few suggestions on how to hold onto a few of [...]
You Need a Real Estate Pro
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Don’t be “penny wise and pound foolish.” Some folks are so cheap and their focus on saving pennies is so concentrated that they end up losing much more in the process. Do not make that mistake in regards to your legal affairs.
Too often, property managers and landlords try to get by “on the cheap” by [...]
Insurance: a major element of Property Management
Saturday, January 19th, 2008When it comes to investing in insurance protection, manypeople are in denial. Stephen Leacock framed those people’s argument succinctly when he said, “I detest life- insurance agents. They always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.” Accidents, injuries, and property damage always happen to the other guy. Of course, the other [...]
Thirty-two Techniques For Acquiring Real Estate When You Don’t Have Cash (29-32)
Wednesday, December 5th, 20071. THE PERFORMANCE SECOND
The performance second is used in various applications, including acquisitions with and without cash. It is a downright test of the seller’s faith in the value of his property.
With this approach you agree to pay the seller’s asking price but make the payments on the second purchase money mortgage contingent on the [...]
Investment Property: Finding Your Diamond in the Rough
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Identifying investment property is like dating. You want to make sure you choose wisely because you will be committing time, energy, and money. You’ll be putting your heart into the effort and have big dreams of where things may lead—maybe a long-term commitment, maybe marriage. Dating just anyone, like [...]
You Need a Great Deal of Confidence, Property Invest Myth
Saturday, November 24th, 2007Not true. People underestimate themselves all the time. They listen to that little voice of self-doubt that whispers and sometimes shouts in their brain telling them all the reasons why they can’t do something, why they shouldn’t even try. I believe there are two voices: the voice of reason, and [...]
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