The other day a real estate agent whose listings I stage for sale introduced me to someone as a “designer”. I didn’t want to take the time to correct him, but I thought to myself, “This isn’t the first time I’ve heard people use ‘designer’ erroneously. It’s often used to […]
Interior Design Home Decorating – Trendy Living Room Coloring Ideas
Synchronizing Colors and Themes The first thing to do after you have decided which decorating style theme you will use for your living room in your new home or while renovating your existing home, you have to decide which color scheme you will use. You have to keep in mind […]
Kenya Real Estate – Top 6 Things to Consider Before You Buy a Piece of Land
Kenya real estate investment offers you numerous options. Buying land is one of the, Here are some factors that you need to look into before you buy Land in Kenya. Developmental Outlook: Are you buying land for residential or commercial purposes? Do you want to build your home, flats to […]
Real Estate and the AMT: Rental Or Investment Property
The Alternative Minimum Tax is a very important consideration for taxpayers who own real estate because just about every tax rule applying to real estate is different for the AMT than it is for the Regular Tax. This article on Real Estate and the AMT will address those situations where […]
Due Diligence Checklists – For Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Planning to purchase or finance Commercial or Industrial Real Estate? Shopping Center? Office Building? Restaurant/Banquet property? Parking Lot? Storefront? Gas Station? Manufacturing facility? Warehouse? Logistics Terminal? Medical Building? Nursing Home? Hotel/Motel? Pharmacy? Bank facility? Sports and Entertainment Arena? Other? A KEY to investing in commercial real estate is performing an […]
Selling Your Home – FSBO – Is it Time For a Total Shock and Awe Marketing Campaign For Your Home?
In today’s over-crowded real estate market to pull out all the stops when creating a marketing campaign for your home. You need to use every marketing means available. You need to overwhelm the market with information about your property. If you don’t your home is likely to get lost in […]
5 Ways, Lower Rates, Will Probably Affect Real Estate
Although, we have been experiencing, one of the longest, prolonged period, of low – interest rates, and, thus, what’s often, referred to, as cheap money, few individuals, seem to fully appreciate, what this means to the real estate market, and why! Very recently, the Federal Reserve, lowered interest rates, an […]
Advice on Renting Out a Home or Property
Renting Out Your Home In the economic slump, many homeowners have decided on renting out their property instead of selling it. Go through this quick guide to view your own situation and make decisions based on the information provided within. Does it make sense financially? Before putting tenants in your […]
Baby Room Decoration With Feng Shui
Congratulations! You just have added another new love to your life – your baby. I’m sure you must have done all your home work and prepared everything you can possibly think of, such as baby announcements, baby hampers, baby leash, baby names book, baby photos, baby presents, baby shower favors, […]
RV Living Verses Apartment Living
A couple of years ago my wife and I decided we were going to travel the US in a semi-retired state. We kicked out the kids (all over 21), sold our home and purchased an RV. Well live situations change and we didn’t get on the road, at least not […]