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Falling Home Prices Have Little Effect on Property Taxes
Many homeowners have been taken by surprise when the value of their home suddenly seemed to hit freefall. It would certainly seem as though there should be one advantage to dropping home prices; however. Many homeowners assumed that when the value of their homes fell, their property [...]

Establishing Valid Criteria for Selecting Tenants
Establishing tenant selection criteria can be one of the most confusing areas of operating rental property for many people. On one hand, you want to make sure you choose the most responsible tenant possible; a tenant who will pay his or her rent on time and one who can be [...]

Events Leading to the Real Estate Market Crash of 2008
While many predicted the current collapse of the real estate market, others were taken by surprise when the market that had left plenty of opportunity in the last few years for profit began to tumble.
Certainly, one of the leading events that eventually resulted in the [...]

Consumers Benefit from a Renters Market
More and more consumers are recognizing that at least for right now they are better of financially renting than buying. This is certainly a departure from the past when most consumers realized that the best financial option would be to buy rather than rent so that their money would go [...]

Costs to Consider when Purchasing Rental Investment Property
The process of searching for investment rental property can be exciting; however, before you get too excited it is important to run some preliminary numbers to make sure you know exactly what you are facing to ensure a successful investment.
First, you need to carefully examine potential rental [...]

A Look at the Future of the Housing Market
In some of the worst housing markets in the country, deflation has reached double-digit proportions. While housing woes have reached around the country, California appears to be poised to rank among the worse. One of the primary reasons for this is the fact that in the last [...]