The same review of the same real estate pros suffering through “broke” days more often than enjoying “living large” days have in common the regularity in which a real estate professional either follows up or avoids calling a lead while opting instead for email or text. Email or texting are great ideas if we don’t mind being lost in the noise and distraction of the …

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At the USHUD cooperative we get calls every day from people that need help and new business. What goes wrong is reviewed here and what goes right is also covered in another post. The first thing that goes wrong is real estate professionals are not tech or marketing wizards, and they shouldn’t have to be. Real estate professionals are professionals in their industry and that …

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(MCT)—First-time homebuyers might well wonder: Where are all the starter houses? Indeed, such properties can seem scarce in many housing markets. A few reasons: —Investors have snapped up a lot of smaller houses and turned them into rental properties. —Flippers have bought smaller homes and remodeled them so they’re no longer within the reach of first-time buyers. —Many current homeowners don’t have enough equity to …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant homes Vacant Homes are Draining With vacant homes the owner is responsible for the mortgage and the upkeep while the home is not occupied. Nothing deteriorates faster than a vacant home. A pin hole …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant home Financial Hardship As real estate agents we have all seen some financial hardship at one time or another especially in the last several years. This means that we should be able to relate …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant homes Finding a House They Want When people start the process of selling a home the first thing they do is to look at other homes to determine if there is anything that they …

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The easiest listings to get are from people who have to move. People that have to move fall into several different categories. Relocating Found a house they want Financial hardship Vacant homes Relocating People who are relocating are in a situation that many times requires that they sell their current home. Paying for two mortgages can strain or drain the savings of the homeowner. This …

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The values of helping people find the homes that they want and the real estate professionals that they need have been our driving force since we launched USHUD.com in 1999. We have always pursued the interest of the clients first and foremost and that is why we have provided one real estate agent and one loan officer per geographic area instead of swamping the home …

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Assistance For Homeowners Facing Bank Foreclosure: The Homeowner Stability Initiative   The current economic recession, which began in December 2007 according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, has created grim conditions for some homeowners and neighborhoods throughout the country. On February 18, 2009, President Barack Obama unveiled the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, a $75 billion dollar program intended to assist homeowners facing bank foreclosure. The …

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Like every other third party mortgage investor on the planet, Fannie Mae has had a rough time lately. When Wall Street finally stopped buying sub-prime loans Fannie Mae found themselves holding millions of un-sellable mortgages…essentially holding the bag. Was it greed that created this situation? That is too easy of an answer. The truth is the system was set up for people who are responsible …

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