http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Bob+Schwartz Real Estate Bob Schwartz Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=566897&ca=Real+Estate In 2005, I wrote an article entitled “A trend to go national” where I predicted that the trends I saw occurring in the San Diego real estate market, which defined classic irrational exuberance, were not only about to take down the San Diego market, but I believed, would affect the entire nation. I w... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=512107&ca=Real+Estate If you are ostensibly bankrupt, does a $10,000 credit sound like good news? You bet. Unless of course you are the state government that is exhibiting all signs of bankrupt status and you are giving away another home buyer’s credit to homeowners in the state. The CA governor has signed another home b... Internet Bob Schwartz Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=388411&ca=Internet How Many Links Are Pointing to YOUR Website? Last year Google diminished the ranking value of reciprocal links (i.e.,You link to me, I link to you). Good incoming reciprocal links are still valuable, but triangle one way linking is a new way of linking and is also MUCH more powerful. These one way l... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=337788&ca=Real+Estate When one loses 30% or more home equity in one year, don't buy the old cop-out line of "in the long run the housing prices will return to their old highs." For San Diego residential real estate, this is the worst market since the great depression. Unlike a 'normal' correction or pull-back, this once... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=307718&ca=Real+Estate Many homeowners make the mistake of thinking re-financing is always a viable choice. This is not always true and homeowners can actually make a significant financial mistake by re-financing at an inopportune time. There are a few classic examples of when re-financing is a mistake. This occurs when t... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=307727&ca=Real+Estate A “cash out” re-finance basically permits the homeowner to re-finance their home for an amount larger than the balance of the existing mortgage. The homeowners are given a check for the amount above and beyond the balance of the existing mortgage and then repay the existing balance plus the addition... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=307745&ca=Real+Estate All good things carry with them some degree of risk. The same holds true with real estate investing. Despite the promise of high rewards you should temper those goals with the reality that the risks involved are more often than not just as high as the potential rewards. For this reason you need to t... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=307751&ca=Real+Estate There are many ways a person can make a living when it comes to real estate investing. Some ways carry more risks than others. It goes without saying that those with the greatest risks are often the very real estate investment methods with the maximum potential profit. In the hot real estate markets... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=307754&ca=Real+Estate There are many decisions that you will need to make when investing in real estate. One of those choices, for those handling rental properties, is whether or not you need a property manager. Property managers have many purposes and are a great idea for those who have several properties to handle and... Real Estate Bob Schwartz Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=308131&ca=Real+Estate A listing contract is an agreement between you and a licensed real estate broker that authorizes the broker to represent you in the process of selling your home. There are several different types of listing contracts, but very few of them are used. The most common one used is the "Exclusive Right to...