by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Oct 8, 2013 | Real Estate
FHA loans are common among first-time homebuyers, because they have looser restrictions, more relaxed guidelines, and can provide an easier time getting approved for a mortgage. However, they may also lead to more home buyers spending too much on their first home, as...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Oct 1, 2013 | General
Vacant properties, thanks to the housing bubble bursting several years ago, are still extremely common in many neighborhoods. Banks may have trouble selling these properties for a variety of reasons, one being that while the homes sat empty, they were vandalized and...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Sep 24, 2013 | Construction
A dilapidated school in Chicago will soon be transformed into an upscale apartment complex, thanks to the handiwork of an inspired developer. The school, which is 113 years old and is located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, will be gut-rehabbed into 24 apartment...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Sep 17, 2013 | General
In cities where rentals outweigh homes for sale, people who want to buy are sometimes forced to stay in the rental market because there isn’t much choice for buying—the homes available may be too expensive, the wrong size, or in an undesirable area of town....
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Sep 10, 2013 | Real Estate
A few years ago, the practice of “buying low, selling high” was rampant in the real estate market. People bought houses on the cheap with no other intention but to fix them up and then quickly resell them for a much higher price. These days, it’s...
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