Culture shock is something the many people experience when they travel to a new country where customs and daily living habits are different. Many people think culture shock only occurs when you travel to a new country, but you can experience the same type of shock when you move from a small town into a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Buying Real Estate'
Dealing with the Shock Associated With Moving
Feb. 25th, 2011
Your Only Possible Chopice Is Short Sale
Feb. 24th, 2011
Don’t despair just because you are over your head in debt because a short sale may just save the day for you. Don’t be one of those people who panic when their mortgage becomes unfeasible to handle. This is the time when you need to have your wits about you. So if foreclosure seems to [...]
Building a New Home in San Diego and the Double Dip Recession
Feb. 22nd, 2011
There is no argument that the economy, both globally and nationally, still struggles to free itself from the grip of a terrible recession. Depending on who you listen to, the country is either in a slow recovery, sitting in stasis waiting to see what happens or slipping over the edge into part two of a [...]
Buying Or Selling A Home – Talk To A Realtor, Agent Or Broker
Feb. 21st, 2011
People who want invest or dispose real estate should not do the process by themselves. Although they could do it, the use of a realtor is the best option to culminate the transaction easily, more conveniently, fast and cheap. A realtor or real estate agent is needed whether you are buying or selling. If you [...]
Louisville Luxury Home Sales Continue To Slide
Feb. 20th, 2011
In 2010, there were 18 sales of single family residential homes with a closing price of one million dollars or more in the Louisville luxury home market. Whether or not you consider that a good number or a bad number may depend upon other factors. On one hand, that is 1.5 sales every month of [...]
Repairing a Roof
Feb. 17th, 2011
Every few years, residential home owners need to have the roof of their home repaired or replaced. This can be a stressful experience considering the integrity of the roof is crucial to the home owner’s living experience; however, much of this stress can be relieved by knowing a few general tips about roofing. One factor [...]
Reasons to Invest in Private Mortgages
Feb. 15th, 2011
It seems that no matter where you turn, there are stories of people losing their hard earned investment capital in the stock market due to the poor money management of a trusted adviser. Although this news can be bleak at times, there are a few lessons that can be learned. * Regardless of your financial [...]
Three Ways Buying a New Home In San Diego, CA Saves You
Feb. 15th, 2011
Not every home buyer considers them self a do-it-yourselfer. Yet buyers of previously owned properties must be, almost by definition. If not, they must at least have the money to pay someone else to repair their purchase. It begs the question: are previously owned homes and fixer-uppers really the bargain they seem to be? It’s [...]
Two Year Review St Matthews Homes For Sale In Louisville, Ky For January 2011
Feb. 14th, 2011
Recently, I tackled the job of reviewing the local real estate market for the Highlands part of Louisville. Today, I turn my attention to the St Matthews area, defined by zip code 40207. Oh yeah, I’m only looking at single family homes that are currently for sale, no condos, farms and properties along those lines. [...]
Real Estate Market Analysis For Crescent Hill In Louisville – January 2011
Feb. 14th, 2011
To get started off, let’s look at pricing first, is the median asking price for Crescent Hill homes for sale headed up or going down? The asking prices for homes in 40206 were right at $205,000 one year ago. Since that time, they bounced up pretty quickly in the spring of 2010, to highs of [...]