Appraisals: |
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What's
the difference in the many types of appraisals used. |
Attorneys: |
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Do
I need an Attorney in a Real Estate Transaction in Texas |
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What
an Attorney will do for me |
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How do I get a copy of my credit report |
First Time Homeowners:
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What
are the special loan programs available |
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What
about grants |
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What
about Down Payment Assistance |
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I
want to buy a home but I am in a lease for several months |
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First Time Investors:
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Getting
Started in Real Estate Investments |
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Real
Estate Investment vs. Speculation |
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Flooding: |
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How to read a Flood Map |
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How to locate the map for my home |
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Obtaining Flood Insurance |
Foreclosure: |
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If you are facing Foreclosure
in Texas |
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Legal Steps
to Foreclose on a loan in Texas |
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Home Sellers: |
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How
to price your home |
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But
another agent told me my house was worth more |
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What
minor repairs mean big dollars on my home? |
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How
to prepare the home for sale |
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What
to expect, the home sales process |
Home Buyers: |
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Where
do I start? |
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What
to expect in the home buying process |
Houston Housing Market Updates: |
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Interest Rates: |
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Interest
Rates (Historical Charts) |
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Current
Interest Rates |
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Predictions
for the future |
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What
has an affect on the interest rate |
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What
about an adjustable rate mortgage |
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Interest
Only loans - Good deal or Nightmare |
Investor Programs: |
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So you want to be a Real Estate Investor |
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I
want to Flip properties like I see on late night TV |
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Get
Rich Quick vs. Get Rich Slow ! |
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Tax Benefits of
Residential Real Estate |
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Insurance in Texas
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Loans: |
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Conventional
Loans |
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FHA
Mortgages |
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VA
Loans |
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Loans
for borrowers with Credit Challenges |
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Loans
for Self Employed Individuals |
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Investor
Loan Programs |
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Rehab Loans for Fixer Upper Homes |
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Mortgage
Banks vs. Mortgage Bankers |
Mortgage Facts: |
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Fixed vs. Adjustable rates |
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15 year vs. 30 year mortgages |
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Historical Interest rates |
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Predictions for the future, look here to see
exactly what will happen in the future.
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Real Estate Scam Alerts: |
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Sandwich
Leases, investors selling homes that they don't own. |
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Credit
Fraud |
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Identity
theft |
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Straw
buyers, using your credit to get a loan for someone else |
Surveys: |
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What
is a survey |
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Do
I need a new survey |
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Sample
Survey |
Title Policies: |
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Why
do I need a Title Policy? |
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Title
Policy Cost |
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Does the seller get to choose the Title Company? |
Taxes in Texas
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Tax
Rates |
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Why
Texas taxes seam very high compared to other states. |