Posts with tag real estate bargains

What if you could buy a house for $25,000 in a neighborhood that wasn't a battle-scarred slum and rent it out for $750 a month as soon as the ink was dry on the deal? Where are these deals that let you recapture your investment in just three years and from then on enjoy a steady monthly income from the property? If you... Continue Reading »

While the luxury home market is weathering the housing slump better than others, many mega-mansions -- the sort that are priced at $10 million and up -- still struggle to discover their true market value. Listed at staggering prices to begin with and perhaps owned by peripatetic captains of industry with shifting fortunes,... Continue Reading »

If there was a shred of doubt left in your mind that Las Vegas' real estate market has not only hit bottom but may be burrowing itself deep in the desert sand, take a gander at this 11,640-square-foot beauty whose price has dropped from $11.5 million to $3.9 million in three years. It's located in the premium gated... Continue Reading »

Divorce is rarely a happy occasion, but David Kaufer and his wife, Renee (pictured left) -- who are happily married -- have had more than one occasion to celebrate another couple's split. They are owners of a "divorce" home. Indeed, the Kaufers purchased their last three homes from divorcing couples. "We have not... Continue Reading »

It always helped to have lots of money to buy Manhattan real estate, perhaps now more than ever. Residential real estate sales skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2010 -- there were 2,384 transactions in the first three months of 201o, double the number for the first quarter of 2009, according to a report by Prudential... Continue Reading »