Real Estate – real estate agent

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What’s the best way for me to become a mortgage broker or real estate broker in CT?

Dr. Angie asked: I’m very interested in making a decent living in real estate, but I’m not interested in showing houses to people. I don’t have any money to invest in real estate, but I hear that there are grants to help with that. Or other circulating info talking about how to buy property with [...]

Posted January 11th, 2011 in Renting & Real Estate | 1 Comment »

How is the real-estate market affected by the recent turn of events?

buf asked: Is this a good / bad time to buy a house? I know the prices are still dropping slowly, but how does the fall of Lehman Brothers, buyout of Merrill Lynch, direction in which AIG is headed affect the real estate market? Will it crash? We are still getting great deals on houses, [...]

Posted September 20th, 2010 in Renting & Real Estate | 4 Comments »

What is the role of a real estate facilitator and what does the buyer need to disclose?

Sheila D asked: My husband and I are currently looking to buy a home in Massachusetts. We have had a run-in with two real estate salespersons in regards to our “ethics”. We are first time home buyers and we were under the impression that, when signing the disclosure, we were using the salesperson ONLY as [...]

Posted September 20th, 2010 in Renting & Real Estate | 1 Comment »

What type of degree do you need to work in the Real Estate Industry and start your own real estate business?

CTS2 asked: I really want to start a real estate business but I don’t know what degrees i need to have to make a successful and affordable lifestyle off of a business in the real estate business! Especially since I want to work with houses that cost over $900,000! For example would I need a [...]

Posted May 7th, 2010 in Small Business | 3 Comments »

Can I deduct real estate taxes in NY from more than one home on my federal tax return?

Albert T asked: I bought a new house and havent sold the first one yet? Can i deduct mortgage interest from both? What about real estate taxes? Both houses are in NY city.Caffeinated Content

Posted October 18th, 2008 in Pmi | No Comments »