In April 47,250 new and resale houses and condos were sold in the state of California. That's down from 54,500 in March which is a drop of 13.3%. April of 2005 was one of the strongest months for real estate in California's history. What a difference a year makes. Sales were down 21% from last April. Even though sales were down, prices were not.
2) Don't Buy With Out Getting an Inspection: An inspection can reveal problems that you can not see or have even thought about. If there are not so obvious issues as foundation problems, system wiring or plumbing problems, wouldn't you want to know that before closing on that property? Of course. And the inspection may indicate that the property you are interested in purchasing has only minor issues and is a worthwhile project. Be sure you attend when the inspection is made. You are going to pay several hundred dollars for the service.. you will definitely learn some things about construction and renovation if you just listen and observe.
The sale price of my house was much higher than the market value of the home at that time in 2010. I had been trying to sell my home since August of 2008 and had been unsuccessful. There were no buyers to be found. My asking price was $139,500 and I could not sell it. How was it possible that copyright was able to sell my home to Freddie Mac for $167,458.72 when the market value of my house in 2010 was between $99,000 and $125,000? Prices of homes in Kingman, Arizona real estate in Marbella. 2009 and 2010 had already dropped by 40% to 50%. What is going on here?
What are we going to do with the Russians my dear friends? As this country becomes more stable and as oil prices move upwards so the middle/upper middle income Russian real estate development. people will become more and more financially able and to turn their attention to the holiday home destinations. The average sale prices per sq.mt. for this type of property that the Europeans usually buy is in the region of CP1.500 - CP2.500 [max.] per sq.mts., the Russian market with a particular interest for Limassol, has even shown prices of CP4.000 - CP6.000/sq.mt. for beach units.
Only in the last couple of years has the government started to collect property taxes. Basicly it depends upon the value of the property you purchase. If you purchase a residential property and it is worth RD$5 Million Pesos or less (about US$150,000) then you pay 0 (zero) annual property taxes. If the home is worth more than that amount, you pay 1% of the value over and above RD$5 Million Pesos (or US$150,000). If you purchase raw land or undeveloped land, then in that case there is an annual property tax calculation regardless of the value. In our real estate listings you will find a large number of middle class home or luxury apartment for less than 5 Million Pesos, so you will not have any annual tax payments on your Dominican real estate company or service. Estate.
Meet Up With them You should have 3-5 agents that you definitely want to work with by just talking on the phone with them. Now it's time to meet up with them to discuss further on what you want from them. When you meet them you can see what kind of person they are and see if they meet the criteria you are looking for. You can also evaluate their character and see how they interact with others in public and maybe benalus even in their office. Try to see if any of these real estate agents have clients or testimonials who can back their word up. Having a real estate agent that's a people person is always a plus.
I think Henry hated the business more than I. Keeping the money in mind, I could at least make myself get on that phone and start calling hundreds of people who didn't want to hear from me, just to find the one or two that did want to. I got listings this way while Henry sat there waiting for the phone to ring. But I found it harder and harder to do.
Remember, real estate leads aren't guarantees, they're opportunities. And your lead generation company is the one offering you the opportunity. It may take 2 months to close a lead. It may take 2 years. Either way, examine your methods before you blame someone else for you failure if you're not converting your real estate leads. Just remember that someone else is closing all the real estate leads you ignore!