Nov 27
Q: I finally saved enough money to buy and install a home theater in my duplex condo. The picture on the big screen is amazing and the sound from the six speakers is even better. I have three front speakers and a subwoofer on the floor and two surround speakers mounted in the ceiling. I love it.
Unfortunately, my neighbor doesn’t feel the same way. Whenever a movie soundtrack gets a little loud, say the Martians attack or the earthquake and tidal wave hit, she pounds on the wall. Once she even came over and threatened to call the police.
What can I do? I want to be a good neighbor, but I also want to enjoy my new toy.
A: We doubt you’ll be able to fully soundproof your condo, at least not without hiring an engineer, a contractor and spending a whole lot of money.
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Tags: Home Theater, Theater
Nov 19
The Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors, which is based in Murrieta, on Monday will open a satellite facility at 27070 Sun City Blvd. in Menifee. A ribbon cutting and open house celebration are planned from 3 to 6 pm Tuesday.
Howard Dellsite, chairman of the association, said the satellite office is needed because many of the association’s members work in Menifee, Canyon Lake and the I-215 corridor and it is inconvenient for them to go to Murrieta to fetch a sign, contract or lockbox
Tags: Menifee
Nov 18
Well it looks like our Congress has passed loan limits for 2012 restoring FHA’s higher “temporary” loan limits (pre October 1, 2011) and preserving the current loan limits for conventional mortgages.
From the press release by the Appropriations Committee:
The bill does not increase the maximum loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These entities have been under public scrutiny for their questionable businesses practices and use of billions in federal bailout funds, some of which have been used for extravagant management bonuses.
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Tags: 2012, Loan Limits
Nov 11
A real estate syndicator is not much different from being a real estate or business broker. You’re out there to find deals for your investors and to make a return on the contract assignment, so your start-up cost is relatively low.
To get started as a wholesale syndicator, you need to network and develop relationships with a network of wholesale investors. Here are a few steps to getting started:
1. Find the investors first. Take my advice. This is the very first step – you absolutely need to build this list before you start going after properties.
2. Determine your targets from your buyers list. You
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