Search Results for air traffictag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/air traffic2024-05-04T23:53:31ZMovable Type 4.21-en83183Buyer's Agency, Due Diligence, and the Illusion of Comitytag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48532024-04-01T14:00:00Z2024-04-01T12:38:30ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Somebody sent me this story via e-mail: Feeling Misled on Home Price, Buyers Sue Agent Marty Ummel feels she paid too much for her house. So do millions of other people who bought at the peak of the housing...
Buying Without An Agent - My Own Experiencetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48222023-05-30T14:00:00Z2023-05-30T15:30:11ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I had the idea for this article some time ago. It took me a long time to decide to share it publicly, because quite frankly, knowing what I know now, I was an idiot. I was still young enough to...
Investors Aren't The Only Ones Who Can Fix Ugly Propertiestag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.47252022-01-04T15:00:00Z2022-01-04T14:43:08ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
A couple years ago, I took a look at a lender owned property a few miles from my office. It was ugly. I mean ugly. The yard was a mess, there was a deck that was rotting. The facade looked...
Buying Real Estate Isn't Simpletag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.50222021-10-30T14:00:00Z2021-10-30T13:32:48ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
And I don't know why people expect it to be. Cancel that. I do know why. Popular media. It's not all that common in popular media, but on those occasions I see someone buying a house in the movies...
Buyers: Stretching Your Budget Means Compromisetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.50082021-09-08T14:00:00Z2021-09-08T14:47:47ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
As a good buyer's agent, I love a challenge. When someone comes to me trying to make a budget stretch just a little bit further than it would usually go, that's the kind of client I love to have....
Military Housing Allowance and Loan Qualificationtag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.49932021-07-25T14:00:00Z2021-07-25T12:20:53ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
One of the things that is really helping military families afford good properties is the military housing allowance and the way that lenders treat it, making it much easier for them to qualify with regards to debt to income...
The Economics of Housing Developmenttag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli//3.28172021-07-11T14:00:00Z2021-07-11T12:30:17ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The genesis of this article is Something's Gotta Give, a report (.pdf format) from the Center For Housing Policy. Furthermore, there is an article in the Washington Times from UPI that connects the dots on the tactical level. The...
How to Effectively Shop For A Listing Agent (Part II)tag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2008://3.43522021-04-10T14:00:00Z2021-04-10T11:54:55ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Continued from Part I Interview lots of agents. Once again, my experience is that the agents at small independent brokerages tend to be sharper than the ones at large chains, but that's only true in the aggregate, and the large...
There Are No Schools That Teach What A Good Agent Needs to Knowtag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.49532021-03-11T15:00:00Z2021-03-11T15:09:42ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I find it fascinating the number of people who will claim that because no college degree is required to become a real estate agent, that agents can't possibly be worth any significant amount of money. The reason no college...
Negotiation Requires More Than Dueling Ultimatumstag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.49512021-03-09T15:00:00Z2021-03-09T16:07:09ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Not too long ago, I started negotiating for a property. I did extensive research online, and and I and my clients visited several competing properties. We made an offer that was a little under 90% of the asking price, and...
Top Ten Reasons You Bought The Wrong Housetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.49272020-12-29T15:00:00Z2020-12-29T16:23:10ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
A while ago, I wrote Top Ten Reasons Your Home Isn't Selling. It was well received so I thought I'd take it from the buyer's perspective. Once again, I'll try to inject as much humor as I can. And...
The History of Suburban Housingtag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.49192020-12-18T15:00:00Z2020-12-18T12:25:23ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
For at least the last thirty years, I've been hearing "affordable housing" advocates yammer about the high cost of housing, and how working families can no longer afford "decent" housing, which they apparently consider to be the three or...
For Sale By Owner Issuestag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.25732020-12-06T15:00:00Z2020-12-06T14:12:12ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I've been taking a long look at the world of For Sale By Owner and similar concepts lately. With the digital revolution, you always want to be watching the tide to figure out if you're in a business that's about...
How to Use Internet Based Real Estate and House Hunting Sitestag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.49102020-11-25T15:00:00Z2020-11-25T14:47:35ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
As with anything you find on the internet, the critical thing to keep in mind with internet real estate is that it is subject to input control. In plain English, you only see what they want you to see....
Real Estate and the Four Levels of Competencetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48712020-09-23T14:00:00Z2020-09-23T15:42:58ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
People who talk about learning skills tend to discuss a model for learning called the conscious competence learning model. It starts with unconscious incompetence. You not only don't know how to do something, you don't realize that it is...
The Best Way To Solve Problems in Real Estatetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48622020-09-11T14:00:00Z2020-09-11T14:56:50ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The same as in every other area of life: Get out in front and stop it from becoming a problem. I do not understand why many people approach real estate transactions like a casual outing. Go window shopping, decide...
Buying Real Estate Isn't Simpletag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.46952009-05-14T14:00:00Z2010-11-11T16:31:56ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
And I don't know why people expect it to be. Cancel that. I do know why. Popular media. It's not all that common in popular media, but on the rare occasions I see someone buying a house in the...
Links and Minifeatures 2009 05 11 Mondaytag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.46892009-05-11T20:20:00Z2009-05-11T20:17:52ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I'm hosting this week's Carnival of Real Estate over at my "professional voice" website. My third time hosting; first time at the other site. Read it here: Carnival of Real Estate #141 ********** HOW CHURCHILL DEALT WITH THUGS But...
Buyers: Stretching Your Budget Means Compromisetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.44542009-03-23T14:00:00Z2010-09-22T14:02:22ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
As a good buyer's agent, I love a challenge. When someone comes to me trying to make a budget stretch just a little bit further than it would usually go, that's the kind of client I love to have....
Military Housing Allowance and Loan Qualificationtag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.45292009-02-04T15:00:00Z2010-08-11T13:53:09ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
One of the things that is really helping military families afford good properties is the military housing allowance and the way that lenders treat it, making it much easier for them to qualify with regards to debt to income...