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Sewer inspections can save a lot of headaches later
"Hard money" floats flips
Despite high interest rates, short-term real estate investors lean on loans
FHA rules may tip condos over financing edge
Home wholesalers do investors' footwork
HUD assistant secretary says agency won't raise FHA borrowing score
FHA halts 90-day "flip rule" for one year
Real-estate brokers find a simple knock helps get foot in door
Real estate investors unite to improve process
Good Neighbor gets home for a song
A DPS teacher buys his first house at half price via a federal
program.
Elevators being installed in more homes
Real estate broker Kathleen Genereux and her husband enjoy the
view from the duplex they built overlooking Sloan's Lake...
"For sale"
takes on creative flourish
In glum market, yard signs grow louder.
Cracking the nest egg
Real estate investors are pairing up with people willing to lend
their retirement funds.
Church
finds new life as home
A Denver couple has spent years renovating a century-old chapel.
Realtors
round out the picture
Using video, they offer clients info on shopping, schools,
neighborhood events.
Banks
hold back seized homes
The slower pacing is helping to drive up REO bidding.
Little-down VA loans "best around"
They are finding favor as down payments, not rates, drive more
deals.
A time to play, share tips
A board game offers real-life lessons in its financial scenarios.
Real estate investors at home on website
Members nationwide share tips and expertise at the networking site
run by a Denverite.
From the Big House to a Rental Home
Landlords specialize in leasing to recent parolees through a
Department of Corrections program
When
Meth's Been at Home
Insurance may not cover drug cleanup, even when the homeowners
didn't know.
Firm
Assists Latinos Facing Foreclosure
"I was very afraid to have that bill on our backs for the rest
of our lives."
Waiting for the Gold
Anticipation builds for the convenience and development likely to
arise from RTD's Gold Line.
Renting
to Own
If done properly, these programs can help people with damaged credit
get their foot in the door.
Bringing
Borrowers Back From the Brink
By considering the ability to stick to a budget and "character," not
just a credit score, one lender is helping homeowners shrug off
foreclosure.
Landlords,
Hide Your Identities
Trusts can shield property owners in case of a lawsuit, but some
lawyers say they offer no real protection.
Nuns Sense It's Time
Marycrest Convent is to be sold for housing, with homes provided for
the six Sisters of St. Francis.
Priced to
Move
Homebuilders are finding themselves with unsold inventory on their
hands, so they're offering incentives and even helping sell buyers'
existing homes in order to get them into new ones.
A Growing
Business
Abundance of foreclosures means more work for cleanup crews and
real-estate brokers.
Real estate
attracts retirement funds
Buying property can be a good IRA investment,
but many investors and advisers don't push the idea
because of a web of complicated tax laws.
Aussie ARM can pay off
Imported loan concept tallies more assets
toward principal and can slash interest expenses.
Consensual lien laws change
New law aims to deter abuses.
The art of the double deal
Same-day property flipping isn't an everyday occurrence, but
some do pull it off.
The measure of a home
Buyers and sellers should understand the rules for appraising the
size of a property
Listings bypass Realtors
A seller now can get a home on the Multiple Listing Service without
using an agent
Scraping down, building up
There's money to be made in razing smaller homes in favor
of larger ones.
Foreclosure act: A measure of protection
After its first few months, the state law earns mixed reviews
Mobile-home millionaires
Trailer tycoons say they start small, real small, and scale the
financial heights
Homebuyers
roll the dice
FORECLOSURE SALES
Step in. The
horror's open.
Dogs and drugs. Squalor and squatters. Wasp nests and water damage.
Oh, and dead people too.
Condo owners cool in pool
WATER REELS IN RESIDENTS
Apartments
spring from former cannery
Low rents allow working class in Longmont to live in the "Warehouse"
Filling in
rather than fanning out
Developers are favoring "infill" - building on existing urban space
- over the expansion of suburban boundaries
Transitioning
to the Box step
Whether moving or adjusting to life changes, people looking at
self-storage see portable lockers as an option that squares with
their needs.
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