All the Monopoly hype lately has me reminiscing about the old days where my cousins and I would sit around and play for hours, until evidently the game ended in a fight. My strategy, not unlike most of yours, was to buy as much property as I could and sit back, relax and collect the rents. If only the real world were that easy.
Thinking about a rental property? Here are just ...
Posted by Ray Petro
on January 28, 2010
One of the elements of a Real Estate transaction that I find myself spending time negotiating more and more these days are chattels and fixtures.
With flat panel TVs being mounted on walls and stainless steel appliances being strategically used to stage homes, buyers are including more and more chattels in their offers.
Chattels are items of movable or transferable property, ...
Posted by Ray Petro
on July 20, 2009
I'm often asked by both clients and friends if it's "the best time to buy?" I've always had difficulty answering this question and probably always will.
I can only assume that by "Best" they mean "Cheapest." For me to answer that, I'd have to know exactly what the market will be doing at all times, essentially forecasting world markets, unemployment rates, etc. making me both ...
Posted by Ray Petro
on July 20, 2009