Posts tagged: Real Estate

Useful Links for Real Estate

A few useful links in this difficult time... Apartment for Rent Apartment guide - http://www.apartmentguide.com Rent.com - http://www.rent.com For Los Angeles residents - http://www.westsiderentals.com Homes For Sale Realtor - http://www.realtor.com Zip Realty - http://www.ziprealty.com Zillow - http://www.zillow.com For Sale By Owner - https://www.forsalebyowner.com For Southern Californians - http://www.movoto.com Others Bankrate - http://www.bankrate.com/ Sperling's Best Places - http://www.bestplaces.net -It provides information about living costs, apartments, school crime rates. City Data.com - http://www.city-data.com - It provides statistics about residents (race, income, ancestries, education, employment...) as well as real estate prices, sales trends, recent home sales, and home value estimator. Cost of Living Calculator - http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html - Comparison of living cost or salary

Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

In most cases, the first home buying transaction is the biggest spending in people's life. Even a small misjudgment could cost you a fortune. Here are some great tips for those who consider buying their first home. Get the numbers right. Calculate and determine what you can afford. It's said that your monthly housing cost should not exceed 28% of your monthly gross income. Monthly housing cost includes monthly mortgage, property taxes and insurance. Also, the better the ratio of monthly housing cost to monthly gross income is, the better deal you can find in mortgage loan. Shop ...

Real Estate Investment Trusts

When I heard about Apartment Real Estate Investment Trusts, I thought this could be possibly a good investment option for my family. More people are losing their houses, therefore there are more people who are looking for a rent. Those who have been waiting for buying a house step back further and are going to wait more. Some of them might think this is a good time to buy a small rental property, probably a 4 or lesser unit apartment. But a major amount of money is still needed for down payment. There is always maintenance to be ...