No sweat

Home sweet home. They used to call it “sweat equity” when you used your personal labor to improve the condition, and thus the value, of your property. Nowadays, with home values falling, it seems that it is more difficult to accomplish this desired result....

Negotiating like a pro

The key to finding a great opportunity is to find someone who wants to sell more than you want to buy, and then get there first before another buyer. Done as a business and dealing with these “motivated sellers” will make you rich, but that is a story for...

The Nobody Happy market

In this period of falling home prices and abundant inventory, both buyers and sellers need to adjust their expectations. Neither are happy right now. Sellers need to be more realistic about the true value of their property. Unless it is priced on the money, it will...

Phillies rejoice as Mets Collapse like a House of Cards

The Mets have completed the inevitable end of their momentous slide, giving more evidence to the momentum theory. So the question is, will the housing market go the way of the Mets, or will it rally like the Red Sox did a few years ago? There is no shortage of gloom...