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Advantages of Property Insurance

July 28th, 2011

In this fast moving world, not many care to secure their property with the aid to insurances. However, it should be kept in mind that your property is vulnerable and that it can crash down any time owing to some disaster. Why take the risk? Prevention is better than cure. Get a property insurance. There are many benefits of getting your property insured.

One of the things that most people are concerned about is the money they will have to shell out on repairing their property once it gets damaged by some natural calamity. You can be free of this worry once you get property insurance. Once you get your property covered, all the expenses related to repairs and damage recovery will be taken care of by the insurance company. But do not jump into the market and buy one. Not all the policies available in the market will cover what you need. You need to create a list of the things that you want to be covered. Then hunt the insurance market for a policy that suits your requirements.

A major benefit of getting your property insured is that it covers the replacement value. Most people do not care much about the replacement value and they will lose everything in case of disasters like natural calamities. The process of getting things back on track will be painstaking in case you have not insured your property. » Read more: Advantages of Property Insurance

3 Reasons To Sell A Home

July 28th, 2011

As a property management company, we see a large number of homes that are in excellent condition in great neighborhoods that only 5 years ago were the hottest houses on the market. Now, these homes have mortgages that are equal to what the house is worth. The problem is the house will not sell because of the cost to sell the home requires the homeowner to bring money to closing. This is why an Owner Financed home solves both the seller’s as well as the buyer’s problem. Below are 3 reasons to sell your home with Owner Financing.

Reason number one is the ability to sell the home without bringing money to closing. If the home is worth $150,000 and the loan balance is $152,000, selling the traditional way would require the seller to bring between $15,000-$18,000 to closing. Add up the Realtor commissions, closing cost, seller concessions, time on the market, and the ability to close becomes very difficult. Many of the homeowners I speak with choose to avoid selling with an agent to hopefully save the Realtor commissions. Statistically speaking, the chances of selling a home FSBO are far below the averages of selling with an agent. When you sell with Owner Financing you avoid the high commissions, closing cost, many concessions, and time on the market. Why? If a seller can offer financing, then a buyer doesn’t have to incur the expense of a traditional sale along with the strict bank qualifying we are seeing today. By offering Owner Financing, you can sell the home for what it is worth and many times what is owed. This is very attractive to buyers.

Reason number two would have to be time. Days on the market in our surrounding area varies from 6-12 months. This varies from price range to area. Our average is under 8 weeks. Why? We have more buyers than houses. The mortgage industry has made buying a home extremely difficult. Or, at least like it was prior to 2000. If the buyer is self-employed, then the chances are somewhere between slim and none. In fact, I can’t get financed and I’ve been been buying, selling, and managing properties for more than 9 years with good credit. » Read more: 3 Reasons To Sell A Home

About A Room Rental Agreement

July 28th, 2011

A room rental agreement is the contract of a rental property between the tenant and the landlord. Room renting is totally different from that of renting a house or an apartment. By taking a room for rent, the tenant has to share other facilities available in the property along with other tenants and the landlord. Sharing of facilities include kitchen, living room and bathroom. Room rental agreement is similar to that of the contract for the house rental, except for the details and description included in the document. Even though you are taking just a room for rent from a house, you are leasing a part of other’s property.

Before renting out the room for a person, it is also important to know the personal credentials of the tenant. Never allow a person into your home or rent a room without creating the rental agreement. Verbal agreement is not considered as legal in case of eviction is required or if the tenant has any complaints against the landlord. It is always better to write the document with the help of a legal professional. These kind of documents generally consists of names and addresses of both the landlord and the tenant, rent to be paid, due date of the rent, and penalties in case of late payment.

The document should also consists of the room description that is renting out, detailed information of the furniture and other things in the room, use of kitchen or bathroom, and about the security alarm, if any. The major point to be included in the agreement is the utility bill payments or else confusion and misunderstanding may occur at a later stage. The room rental agreement must consist of the number of individuals allowed in the room. You can also include the importance of maintaining the room in a good condition. » Read more: About A Room Rental Agreement