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Is Selling Parents House to Pay for Care Necessary?

April 17, 2024April 11, 2024Core Properties

Question: My parents own their house outright, but would like to know if it could be owned in four names – that is, those of my parents and their son and daughter (me) – I do understand that we would need to change the deeds and we would incur a cost for doing so. They...

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Sell My Foreclosed Home to Cash Home Buyer

April 3, 2024April 11, 2024Core Properties

Have you found yourself facing foreclosure on a home in St. Louis, MO and don’t know what to do? Foreclosure on a home occurs when the homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments and the bank or mortgage company repossesses the ownership of the home. Finding yourself in this situation can be overwhelming and...

St Louis Real Estate Market Trends

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019Core Properties

Recently, The Urban Land Institute of St. Louis released predicted real estate market trends for 2016. The non-profit is known for being a land use research and educational organization “focused on bringing leadership to the responsible use of land.” Based on their data, here are 5 trends expected to dominate the real estate market...

STL is one of the hottest housing markets for 2016

December 11, 2015June 20, 2016Core Properties

Realtor.com released its list for the hottest housing markets in 2016 last week, placing St. Louis at #2. They based this data on home sales, sale turnover rates and online home views. We know that for many, buying houses is more than a data-driven decision. It?s important to remember the highly personal nature of...

The Key to the Sale of Rental Property

November 9, 2015February 12, 2020Core Properties

Individuals choose to invest in rental properties for different reasons. Some decide to upgrade to a new property or move out of the area and choose to retain their old residence as a rental. Others decide to make a business out of rental property ownership and purchase houses for the sole purpose of investment....

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The 4 Levels of Learning in Real Estate Investment / Buying Houses

March 28, 2014October 10, 2017Core Properties

No matter how long you have been investing in real estate you will fall somewhere on this outline below. In fact while changing specialties or investing in other forms of real estate that you are not normally accustomed to you will find yourself repeating these levels to learn and grow within new real...

6 tips for buying foreclosed houses right

March 13, 2014November 3, 2017Core Properties

The foreclosed houses are creating tremendous opportunities, but how do you buy right? Here are 6 tips for buying houses in foreclosure. Use cash or get pre-approval from the lender you are buying from ? Cash is king.Many banks will take a cash offer before they even consider a financed offer.If you are getting...