Materialman's Lien

Rule of thumb approach used to determine how long it takes to double an investment in real estate. Under this approach, dividing the number 72 by the fixed rate of return equals the ...

Geographic location external to populated cities. It usually has a low population and may be a small town with farms. ...

Property to be used by a retail business in the sale of merchandise or rendering of services. An example of retail property is a store. ...

Cost of the standard unit of area that is used to measure a parcel of real estate. Commercial property rentals are generally quoted on the basis of square foot cists. For example, a ...

Occurring two times per year; also called semiannual. On the other hand, biennial means occurring each two years. ...

Personal income minus personal income tax payments and other government deductions. It is the personal income available for people to spend or save; also called take-home pay. It may be a ...

Tax levied on real property. It is based on the land use categorization nature of improvements, fair market value, and the millage rate. Property taxes may be assessed by states, cities, ...

Same as term time sharing: Segregation of ownership in real estate property over a stated time period. An example is a co-owned vacation apartment, used by co-owners for one month each. ...

A qualifying ratio is the percentages a lender compares to see whether you qualify for a loan. ...

Everyone in your family thinks they know how to take pictures to sell your house, right? They say you shouldn’t spend money hiring a professional photographer since you are already ...

Came here wondering if you need a permit to build a bunker? Of course you do. Come on, this is America; you need a permit to build anything! Especially a deep earth bunker, which might go ...

If you truly want to purchase that property, the only ethical thing to do is to purchase it through that REALTOR. Otherwise, you could set up potential conflicts between your previous ...

To answer this question, let’s analyze the real estate market of Scottsdale a little bit. You probably have already done some research yourself so let’s see if we reach the same ...

A borrowers other debts, such as auto loans and credit cards, figured into the debt-to-income ratio. ...

You’ve been invited to a housewarming party (or just invited to meet a friend’s new house) and you don’t know what to bring… well, that's why our real estate ...

An opinion of a properties fair market value, based on an appraisers inspection and analysis of the property. ...