The new greatest place to live!</h1> <article> <h1>The new greatest place to live!</h1> <div style="font-family:arial, geneva, lucida, sans-serif;">According to Money magazine, Elkridge Maryland, in Howard County ranks number 42 in awesome places to live in the country. Are there any homes for sale there you ask??? Why yes, I happen to have 2 of the best. A single family home on Woodland Forest and a perfect townhome on Rowanberry. Let me know if you want to see either of them.</div> </article> <article> <h1>It's been a long time since my last post!</h1> <div style="font-family:arial, geneva, lucida, sans-serif;">I just took a crash course on blogging. I really need to make this interesting for you all to read. So, I thought besides my thoughts, if you have questions about real estate or Maryland or boating that I can help you with please feel free to post your questions. I'm certain all of them will have relevance to someone out there. </div> </article> <article> <h1>50 year mortgages</h1> <div style="font-family:arial, geneva, lucida, sans-serif;">Yes Virginia there are 50 year mortgages. Want to buy a house now but the prices are still too high for you? I say check out the 50 yr option, why not drag it out a few more years to reduce the payment. If you plan on staying for a while what the heck. There really are tons of options out there. Let me know if you hear of any creative opportunities for financing and I will get the details on them. CDA which is the Community Development Administration is a great way to get an awesome rate and gift funds for closing costs, I know a great lender who can get all the details to you, let me know if you are interested.</div> </article> <article> <h1>Ok, I love this!</h1> <div style="font-family:arial, geneva, lucida, sans-serif;">These guys Ray Brown and Eric Tyson wrote this book called "Homebuying for Dummies". They had a Q and A article in the Washington Post. If you are ready to buy a home they will tell you now is the time to buy and not wait for the next blip on the screen of an upswing in the market. I will link you to the article but one guy said " I feel like I'll never recover from knowing that when I first got my job here five years ago I could have had my dream house, but it is now unattainable", then Ray Brown says " The best time to buy a home is always five years ago". Don't be the guy above!! As for sellers, Ray says " The real estate gods are very fair. Whatever they take away from you as a seller, they immediately return when you buy". Here is the link to the Washington Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/09/29/DI2006092900688.html</div> </article> <article> <h1>Renters who should be buying</h1> <div style="font-family:arial, geneva, lucida, sans-serif;">Hey renters!!! It is time to break that lease. With the market the way it is, you can negotiate enough money to get out of your lease. Steve Price in my office just sold a house to a couple who had just signed a years lease on an apartment. He got enough money from the seller in negotiations to free the buyer from that landlords clutches. Take the time to review your exit strategy and start paying yourself not some big real estate corporation. </div> </article> <article> <h1>The new real estate market for sellers</h1> <div style="font-family:arial, geneva, lucida, sans-serif;">Wow, what a difference between last year and now. The homes are sitting on the market longer, sellers don't want to give up a penny and buyers want the home for free. Most agents in a market change panic and don't counsel their clients correctly, thier goal is to just sell the house. That used to work before but now the agents need to step up and share the current marketplace with the sellers. Sellers need to focus on selling their homes prior to buying the next home. Remember when your parents told you that you cannot buy this or that if you don't have the money? If you buy before you sell and the market is going down then you are selling when the prices are low, that doesn't make sense. Why not reverse it and balance yourself out or even put yourself ahead. Put your home on the market now, be reasonable with pricing and your home should sell quickly. With your current house now under contract, hit the ..<span style="font-size:90%;margin-left:5px;color:#0000FF;vertical-align:baseline;"><font size="-3" color="gray">(</font><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://yafferealty.com/blog_post.asp?post=372">read more</a><font size="-3" color="gray">)</font></span></div> </article> </main></body></html>