I have been a real estate speculator for years, so I know the business pretty well. In my opinion, buying homes for sale by owner is the best way to go about things. When you buy realestate homes for sale put on the market by a big property management company, you are dealing with a slick professional. He or she will do everything in his power to make you buy the house. They know all the tricks, and can make a home that would normally look decrepit appear to be in the prime of its life. (more…)
One of the reasons that my husband and I do not own our own home yet is because of property tax and property tax value concerns. Though we live in a really great area that has some of the best schools in our state, the rate of tax is much higher than almost anywhere in the country. We do not live in an urban area, so this is somewhat of a mystery. We aren’t sure why it is, but people here are paying more tax on their property than they should be. Perhaps that is why we have such good schools, I really don’t know, but I do know that is why we don’t own just yet.