Real Estate

real estate for selling and buying properties.. i have started a website www.keralarealmarket.com , now i want to have more traffic into that web page and i expect income from both advertisements and brokerage for selling and buying of properties by our clients. how can i run the site successfully?

I have no idea where you are located, as the place names are unfamiliar to me.

However, there are a few things that are important for a real estate website:

1. Provide the opportunity for website visitors to find properties they are interested in. I visited your site and it seems that you are already doing this. However, if it is possible to provide photos, this would be an enhancement. Website visitors like to see photos of properties. And make the photos descriptive and pretty.

2. I’m not sure what percentage of people where you are look at the internet for real estate, but if you want to get your website on the first page of results for your area, look into Pay per click or sponsored advertising. To get in natural results takes time, at least 6 months or even longer. Study Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that you can make your website search engine friendly as well. Also use your domain name in your advertising (in the newspaper or elsewhere) so that before your website shows up in search engine results, people begin to become aware of your website.

3. Provide a sign in sheet for website visitors to request more information. This is essential so that you can capture contacts and follow up with them. And do follow up. Create a dialogue the same as you would in person. Many people who visit websites for real estate in the US are "just looking". Thus make your sign in sheet voluntary to avoid a lot of fake email addresses and contact information. If your sign in sheet is voluntary, you can interpret visitor sign ins as possibly being "almost" ready to purchase. Sometimes you have to follow up with people for a long time before they are ready to purchase.

4. Create a newsletter or something with good information about real estate in general or in your area that you can send to your contacts each month. For those who are not yet ready to purchase, this will remind them of you so when they are ready, they will contact you (hopefully).

Getting real estate business for the internet is a tricky thing. The most important thing is to give people the information they want, follow up quickly and keep in touch with the people who do sign in at your website.

Good luck.

My realestate agent says the termites are not a "major defect".

You’re real estate agent’s lying to you. They just want their commission. Look, here in California it’s the law that the house must have a termite inspection before the close of escrow. Also, the seller is responsible for making all repairs. Don’t get suckered into buying something that’s not livable.
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l watched the program on tv and he souned pretty good but am not really sure if what him and his student said are really true. cos they all testified to buying realestate with no money down. is that real or is it a scam.

sweetie, have you been living under a rock? pick up the business journal, or read any news, or watch any financial report. the market is dead and people are bankrupt for doing EXACTLY what the book urges.

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I am looking for a bank that will finance a real estate loan with maybe 10-20% down payment. I am not working in US neither do I have a SSN in US. I work in Europe but are looking for banks that can give loans for buying real estate in US.

You are out of luck. No bank will risk that kind of liability.

You see all this, sell on ebay, buy realestate, bla bla bla stuff on TV. Well whats the truth. How can I make a good living and still work from home.

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do i need to get a realestate lawyer? who pays closing costs, building inspectors and whaterver else needs to be done?

Getting an inspection would be a very good idea, preferably someone who knows mobile homes.

Are you just buying the mobile home or is there land with it? If there’s land, definitely get a real estate lawyer to handle the paperwork and closing.

If you are just buying the mobile home and no land, it may be more like a car sale. Many states title mobile homes just like a car.

I am thinking of making a down payment of 45000 and buying a house in houston on 15 year mortgage. After 10 year when my kid goes to collecge i can sell the house and pay for college. is that a good idea?

no.

IAM JUST STARTING OUT AS A NEW realestate AND NOTE BUYER. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP ON HOW TO DO THIS KIND OF JOB. IF SOMEONE CAN SHOW ME HOW TO BUY REALESTATE AND NOTES I WILL appreciate it thanks god bless.

Just ask people or companies who carry promissary notes to sell them to you at a discount, then have them legally assign the note to you and pay them for it.

What type of information would you want to know pertaining to real estate as a local citizen, i was thinking:
how to sell your home
what to look for when buying
local agents and lawyers
local home inspectors’
Rates

Is there anything else people would want to know and or learn about, this is my first seminar ~Thanks~

Hi! I am a Broker so I think I can help you. First of all, to have any successful seminar, you need to bring in some experts to discuss these topics. I local Broker might be glad to talk about the do’s and don’ts of buying a home. How to select a Bank or Lender and what explain what the didn’t programs, 3-5 Fix ARM, vs. 30 year fix etc. You can not discuss rates as that changed weekly and only a qualified mortgage Broker should discuss this. Second,focus on what people can do. Too much facts and money issues bores people. Talk about what sells a home and what causes it to bomb. What is curb appeal. Discuss how every house has a smell. Normal, but some people find them offensive. How to solve this. Pets vs.fresh paint and new carpets to sell home. How to get smoke smell out of house. Change of colors? How neutral is neutral? Does clutter ruin a sale and what to do? How to make your house look like a home that will sell. Things like that. Make is fun. Give people a chance to participate with their own good and bad stories. And tell everyone, never short yourself on a home inspection. That can make or break a sale and also give the buyer more to bargain with or peace of mind. Good luck. Marie D~ Start will a funny or horror story when you begin you lecture. People like that.

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