Buying a home is euphoric and scary. On one hand, you are moving into a property you own. On the other, you are committing to the repayment of a lot of money. How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse Buying a property can throw your emotions all over the place. First, you are ecstatic when the seller agrees to your offer. Soon thereafter, you start worrying about the price, potential problems and the commitment you have made to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next 10, 15 or 30 years. It can be a monstrous rollercoaster for your emotions. You need not have buyer’s remorse. The first issue giving rise to remorse is almost always the purchase price. If it makes you feel any better, the seller almost always thinks they should have asked for more. In truth, the agreed upon price is almost always pretty fair if you obtain a mortgage loan. The lender is not going to give you a loan well in excess of the value of the home, so you can rest assured you probably got a fair price. Yes, you...

Early this morning tradegy hit the town of Aurora, Colorado. Our sincere thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has been affected by this ruthless act.

A few years ago, flipping houses was the rage in Real Estate Investing. "Reality" TV and Real Estate Investing book "Guru's" had thousands of people getting into flipping houses. Good news for the Real Estate industry - large inventories of houses were reduced and prices started increasing again. Bad news for Flippers - large inventories of houses were reduced and prices started increasing again. People are recovering and have money to start their real estate investing but it is not as easy as it used to be to find the bargain properties. This is the next niche to be discussed in a series dedicated to educating new and seasoned Investors about some of the new strategies in Property Investment. Discounted Bank Notes: Financial institutions are willing to sell the mortgages or notes at a discount rate in some cases. Notes can be performing or nonperforming and both have different strategies, Financial institutions sell these notes rather than going through th...

Chocolate Day is the perfect opportunity to eat you favorite chocolates in ample portions. Do you really need another excuse to over indulge with your favorite food treat? Chocolate is America's favorite flavor. It's the flavor of choice in candies, ice cream, cakes, breakfast cereal, toppings, and a whole host of desserts. Unequaled in popularity, it certainly deserves a day in it's honor. Did you know? Chocolate is a vegetable. It comes from the Cacao tree found in rainforests. We don't need to tell you what to do to celebrate this day, do we? Eat Chocolate! May we offer these suggestions for your menu today....... Breakfast: Your favorite chocolate cereal along with two or three chocolate cream-filled donuts. Wash it down with a little chocolate milk. Mid-morning snack: A chocolate candy bar(with or without nuts) to hold you over and give you a boost until lunch. Lunch: A big tall glass of chocolate milk is a must along with your meal. Try a piece of...