[caption id="attachment_1719" align="alignright" width="300"] Short Sales take a Long Time to Complete[/caption] Short Sales are anything but short, actually they take a long time.   A short sale means the Seller will be 'short' of enough money to pay off their full mortgage balance. All mortgage balances need to...

The availability of HUD Homes South of the River is increasing steadily.  A HUD Home is a specific type of foreclosure.  The loan on the home was an FHA , a type of loan ensured by the Federal Government.  When these homes fall into foreclosure,...

[caption id="attachment_1355" align="alignright" width="200"] Senior Living Options[/caption] The new Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley is set to open on March 1st, 2011.  The 134 unit apartment building is open to residents who are at least 62 years wise! The units feature 1 and 2 bedroom apartments...

One of my clients has been quite successful buying, renovating and reselling homes. Would you like to flip this Apple Valley house?  My clients have completed 3 in the past 8 months. Their success and profitability buying and selling homes South of the River can be...

New Townhomes were built all through Apple Valley, Rosemount, Lakeville and Farmington during the booming market.    Many of those complexes are classified as Condominiums instead of  Townhouses.  There can be some challenges when buying a Condominium or Townhouse, specifically the financing of a Condo can...

[caption id="attachment_1370" align="alignright" width="300"] Loans for Condos and Townhouses[/caption] Financing Condos in today's real estate market is more difficult and sometimes more expensive than buying a Townhouse. The reasons are related to financing and insurance.  Click here for a definition of the difference between Condos and Townhomes. 1) Condominium...