Real Estate

jones or tayler county txas. this is near abilene texas

Go to the county office, the county secretary or clerk should be able to help you. They usually have a lot of properties left over after the tax auctions. I’m about to start purchasing some of these homes myself from different counties. I hope this helps you

i love animals but do not have the science skills to become a vet.
i want to look after my mother when shes elderly but am not good at science and maths to become a registered nurse.
i am wanting to buy a house and being in realestate would help out but such a competitive industry.

i have over 15 years experience in customer liasion, cash handling and office duties, but i do not want to work in retail or office work.

what should i do?

i have 3 kids and my youngest is two i want to be able to give them a great future as well as me having a career to provide that and knowing that the industry i work within will always generate work.
i do have my own business as a mobile hair braider but its a hobby i love doing hair but not enough to become a hairdresser. i have had all those years experience as they were the only jobs i could secure due to experience and no one willing to train a 27 y.o in a diffenert feild even if they are reliable.
I like customer service and i am always happy but just want a change and a better income.

Open a doggy day care. They are booming in my area right now, you would be amazed at what people pay for their dogs to be taken care of when they are at work.
You have the office skills to run a business, and a love of animals. Either that or a dog walker, they make good money too.

i must decide what course i should take before i continue study at university. So i dont know real estates is a good choices for me or not. Furthermore,in future. It is have a lot of jobs???or i should change that course????help me please!!!

It varies from state to state but I never heard of a real estate diploma usually it’s a certificate. I would not recommend this course not just because of the housing market but because I feel it would be difficult to make a living off of it. Think about it how often do people move from their homes. every 5-7 years is the average and now you’re competing against all the real estate agents. It just sounds like a huge head ache.

many realtors list bank owned properties. how does a realtor develop those relationships with banks to get their listings?

Time in trade. Just takes meeting the right person at a party and being able to network efficiently. No, foreclosed homes aren’t all HUD homes, that is something different all together.

A realtor told me that only realtors can receive commissions in Florida. Is that true? Why couldn’t i incent someone or thank a friend who sends me a buyer? That does not seem right. Why would i be forced to ‘only’ work with a realtor when my own ‘warm market’ is pretty big?

The real estate profession is regulated by state law, so it’s illegal to earn a commission on a real estate sale if you are not licensed. Buying and selling real estate is a complicated legal matter and you must consider what would happen if either of you were sued for some reason – what’s your protection? It’s better to use a licensed real estate agent and negotiate the commission if that is what you want to do.

Having said that, however, there is nothing stopping you from giving your friend a gift of cash as a thank you for referring a buyer to you. The difference between giving a friend a cash gift and providing a commission on a home sale is how it’s accounted for by the IRS.

I’m looking for rent to live off-campus next year, so I contacted a realty to find me a house. What do they exactly do for me? Do I still have to contact the landlord too? thanks!
If I find a house with people who are looking for an additional roommate, can the realty still help?

Property owners wishing to rent their property may hire a real estate company to act as their agent. These companies are paid by the property owner to list the property, find the tenants, show the property, check the prospective tenant’s credit history, get references, make sure the tenant is acceptable and can pay the rent and sign the rental agreement. In many cases you will pay the rent to the real estate company.

No, you don’t usually contact the landlord. One reason landlords hire real estate companies is so that the real estate company can handle all of the details. Sometimes you may be charged a small fee by the company to pull your credit and handle the documentation, sometimes not.

You can also look for available rentals in the local newspaper or online on such places as craigslist.org. You don’t necessarily need a real estate company but sometimes landlords are more comfortable having a real estate company handle the property.
Good luck!

It says "the page you requested was not found" with this computer, but when i use another computer it works well.
I have vista. When i open the website with firefox it does open, but it doesn’t work with windows explorer.

If you use Internet Explorer check if the security level ist at medium high by going to Tools >> internet Options >> security tab >> see if the security bar is at the middle which is the medium high

Check also that you have internet connection on the computer which cannot access the web site. Try to access other web sites and see if they load.

How do you find them, how do you buy one and what do some of the terms mean? I was browsing around on yahoo realestate and noticed homes for sale with a loan balance of as low as $2k dollars. Does this mean all you have to pay is the remaining balance of $2000. I m confused please help.
I am also looking for sites that have free listings of foreclosures in cypress and buena park, california. Thank you for your help.

I am not sure what you are looking at. Foreclosures do not sell for 2k, they sell pretty close to the market rate. They are driving the market rate down, but they are still in it.

The foreclosers are in the MLS, listed as REO. Have your agent print you up a list.

If I am selling a house for $35,000 and the buyer is getting a loan for $10,000 more ($45,000), which number should the agent commission fee be based off of? the $35k or $50k?

It may sound silly, but what regulation would I find this information? When I go back to the agent, I will need to site a good source. Saying I got it off "yahoo answers" doesn’t sound that good.
The commission is 6%, I am asking what the 6 % is based off, it seems the sale price.

The real estate agent gets the commission off the price of the house, not the size of the loan. If the buyer had a substantial amount of cash on hand to use as a down payment and borrowed $10,000 less than the price of the house I assure you the real estate agent would ask for the commission on the price of the house not the size of the loan. They can’t have it both ways.

I just put this together (although I’m sure someone has thought of it before).

Using Atlanta MPA as a sample city, the average family makes $21,000 / year.(1) Therefore, Republican tax cuts save them $9 annually. (2).

The rise in gas prices will cost that same family $5772. (3) Thus a net savings of – $ 5763.

Is it any wonder that, despite good numbers, people aren’t thrilled with the economy.

(1) http://www.publicpurpose.com/ut-atl-commuter$.htm
(2) http://blog.oneamericacommittee.com/tag/tax%20cuts
(3) http://realestate.msn.com/Rentals/Articlesperling.aspx?cp-documentid=500985
Let’s make a correction:
Average income in Atlanta in 2004, $33,838.(4)
Tax relief: $1,549.(5)
The average in gas prices for a family in Atlanta is $2,326 (6)

(4)http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/MPINewsRelease.htm
(5) http://www.afsb.net/newsletter/afsb_taxaid_se_nsltr.pdf
(6) http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/gasprices.aspx

So, even with numbers better corrected for errors and to make sure sources are more neuthral, the average savings is still just under negative $800.

The two may not necessarily be linked, but it does suggest people aren’t doing better.
MikeFL obviously won’t be coming back to see that I followed his order to "educate youself".

I think you should do some more research. There’s nothing worse than your complete arrogance.

Your 1st source for income is from a 1990 census, and isn’t for a family, it’s for an individial.
Your 2nd source is from a blog, enough said. I just have to look at my tax returns for the past 10 years and I can tell you it’s gone up, way up since Bush took office.
Your 3rd source may be accurate, but you forgot gas wasn’t free before and it’s caculated for a family with 2 cars.

Do youself a favor and get educated.

Follow up:

Good job Brian. Really. My point was made quite will. You looked for the correct info and now you know the facts. At least close enough. There is quite a difference between the -$777 now and -$5763 you had.

You still left out one thing, gas wasn’t free before the tax cuts. If you figure at $3 a gallon now, and $1.25 before Bush. The yearly price given($2326) comes out to 15 gal a week at $3 a gal, slighly low for a family I think. 15 gal x 52 weeks x $1.25 = $975. $2326 – $975=$1351.Tax releif of $1549-$1351 = $198. That leaves the average american saving $198 a year. Compared to your oringal -$5763.

Nothing great, but gas prices are not Bush’s fault, there’s a whole host of reasons for it. Now if Clinton was still in office, you’d be at -$2897 or more. All things considered the economy is doing great thanks to the tax cuts. So your original question. How much have Americans saved thanks to tax cuts? I’d now say they saved our economy.