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We had a caller today who had gotten divorced in January and her neighbor (who turned out to be a real estate agent) said she had a buyer for her house. The seller found herself quickly agreeing to sell her house and now is wondering why she paid a 3 percent commission to the neighbor/agent, and…
Topics: real estate agent
If you're doing 1031 tax exchanges, you'll want to make sure that your funds are safe. You don't want to wake up to find out that some guy skimmed $100 million of taxpayer funds and yours are part of it.
Here are the questions you should ask to make sure your 1031 Exchange company is a good one…
Topics: investment property
The foreclosure numbers look awful. As many as 1 in 22 families in Nevada received some sort of foreclosure notice in June 08. The states that are in the worst shape, foreclosure-wise, including Nevada, California, Arizona, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Illinois and New York.
Bank REOs have grown…
If you want to see if you qualify for help, call the Federal HOPE Housing Hotline 888-995 HOPE.
You might also want to try CCCS of Greater Atlanta's Housing Counseling Service, which you find online at www.cccsatl.org or at 404-527-7630.
Topics: credit counseling
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