The 4th of July weekend is one of the most important weekends we have for the entire year and I do not want anybody to forget what our troops do for us and give us on a daily basis! They give us Freedom! Freedom to invest in real estate, Freedom to spend time with our families without getting harmed, Freedom to do anything we desire! So with that being…

RISMEDIA, July 12, 2010—(MCT)—Timm Freeman’s Santa Monica apartment has 17-foot ceilings, granite countertops and collector guitars hanging on the wall. He’s got a built-in microwave, dishwasher and central air conditioning.

All in 350 square feet.

Freeman’s coffee table is also his dining table. His desk is three steps from his sitting room and three paces from his stove. “Everything is within three steps of the next thing,” said Freeman, a…

On this week’s Preforeclosure Daily Grind “Tip of the Week” we dive into the latest and greatest challenge when dealing with a Servicer (Lender) who goes against their Investor (the entity who owns the money) and their written guidelines and how to overcome it. We also cover the latest updates to our Real Estate Management Tool that will save you a lot of money, a deal in which we’ve…

RISMEDIA, July 7, 2010—With so many homeowners facing tough decisions about their mortgages in or approaching default, questions abound about how to best handle the complex situation with the bank lenders they’re indebted to. To help clarify such confusion and shed light on optimal homeowner options, real estate finance expert Marian Anthony, author of Short Sale RUSH, sheds light on the five most common questions homeowners in default are asking.…

Have you seen the absolutely ridiculous tax that our fearless leader is going to be hitting real estate professionals and normal homeowners with in the very near future? If you are either, buying or selling homes in any fashion, this will apply to you! Listen in to this week’s Friday Coffee break as I cover this buried real estate tax that will affect you.
We also cover whether…

On this week’s Preforeclosure Daily Grind “Tip of the Week” we dive into the 3 latest lenders that have changed their short sale policies when they are in the 2nd lien position. Listen in as we go over how Wells Fargo, CitiMortgage and SLS (Specialized Loan Servicing) is now asking for more and more money, our brand new “Action Plan” module for our PropTrackr.com System, what the Home Equity…

RISMEDIA, July 10, 2010—Having a firm grasp on the real estate market is no longer good enough as real estate professionals work to gain the attention of today’s buyers and sellers. Being able to recite facts and statistics may have been enough in the past, but today, consumers need more than that. Jay Papasan, Vice President of Publishing and Executive Editor, Keller Williams Realty, Inc. offers five simple ways to…

RISMEDIA, July 9, 2010—(MCT)—On paper, it’s the chance of a lifetime—a golden opportunity not to be missed.

Mortgage interest rates are at their lowest since 1971 and home prices have reached their lowest point since 2002, says IHS Global Insight Inc. economist Patrick Newport, and appear to be stabilizing.

Veteran real estate agents are hard-pressed to remember a time when rock-bottom rates and affordable prices converged this way. So where…