Archive for May, 2007
Flipping Houses – A Helpful Resource
As you may know from watching TV shows like “Flip This House,” flipping a house is the act of buying a home, doing a quick renovation on it, and selling it off before the mortgage payments start to hit you.
Because of the hot real estate scene in San Diego, you can bet that there’s plenty [...]
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San Diego Real Estate Tip – Avoiding Mortgage Problems
When buying residential real estate in San Diego, you will most likely have to obtain a mortgage loan — unless, of course, you just got a big inheritance or won the lottery.
But for most of us “regular folks” buying a home means applying for a mortgage loan. So to make your San Diego real estate [...]
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Buying Real Estate With Bad Credit
If you have bought residential real estate in San Diego before, you know full well that mortgage lenders analyze your credit before giving you a mortgage loan. With a high credit score, you can qualify for the best interest rates, which means a smaller mortgage payment each month.
But when your credit score is low, you [...]
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How Much Home Can You Afford
Ever heard the phrase “house poor”? It refers to the act of buying too much house for one’s budget, and then being broke all the time as a result.
A lot of San Diego home buyers find themselves house poor because they bite off more than they can chew — in a mortgage sense. If you [...]
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Find a San Diego Real Estate Agent by Reading Blogs
Do you need a San Diego real estate agent to help you with the purchase or sale of a home? If so, you’ll find this tip helpful.
There are many ways to find a qualified real estate agent in San Diego. But perhaps one of the best ways is to read the real estate blogs of [...]
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Buying a San Diego Home With Bad Credit
A lot of home buyers in San Diego think that buying a home with bad credit is nearly impossible. But I’m here to tell you it’s very possible. In fact, many mortgage companies today specialize in offering mortgage loans to those with poor credit.
So, yes, you can buy a San Diego home even if you [...]
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Weak Start to California Home Buying Season?
A recent article suggests that the home-buying season in Southern California is off to a weak start. The article cites data provided by Metrostudy, a real-estate information firm in Riverside.
An excerpt of the article:
Metrostudy, a real-estate information firm based in Riverside, reported 5,414 new home sales in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the [...]
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San Diego Home Buying – New Article
There’s a new article in the articles section that outlines the basic home-buying process in ten steps.
In reality, the process of buying a home in San Diego will be slightly different from one buyer to the next. But generally speaking, all home buyers go through the same basic steps when buying real estate in San [...]
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