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Debt Collectors Calling? How to Spot A Fake

by Eric Baskett April 13, 2012 Blog

Debt Collector Calling? How to Spot a Fake Consumers across the country are reporting creditor calls on loans they never received or on amounts they do not owe, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC is warning consumers to be on alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. However, it can be [...]

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Los Angeles has the Highest Number of Short Sales

by Eric Baskett November 1, 2011 Blog

If your looking for a deal on average you will save 32% in Los Angeles if you buy a short sale.  Los Angeles had the highest number of short sales per Realty Trac. With 9,145 completed short sales, the Los Angeles area had more short sale transactions than any other metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in [...]

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Would you care if the Postal Service Disappeared?

by Eric Baskett September 7, 2011 Blog

I keep hearing on the news how the postal service is raising stamps, closing post offices and lay off employees.  All of which really doesn’t effect me.  I currently pay all of my bills online.  The only items I receive by mail are my bills.  My tax guy even sends my tax returns into the [...]

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Great Recovery or Great Recession?

by Eric Baskett August 20, 2011 Blog

So you though things were getting better right?  I know we all are hoping this economy is getting better but is it?  I placed an ad on craigslist for someone to distribute fliers and I had 75 responses.  The ad stated $9.00 an hour and several of the applicants had college degree’s.  Pretty scary! Here [...]

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My Home is For Sale and I Can’t sell it for any Less

by Eric Baskett June 9, 2011 Blog

I see this happening almost everyday.   Homeowners hoping someone will be willing to take there home off their hands so they can just break even and not mess up there credit.  They have done everything right, listed with a Realtor, staged the property, made all of the minor repairs, after the 1st month very little [...]

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Torrance Landscaping and Design

Thumbnail image for Torrance Landscaping and Design by Eric Baskett May 24, 2011 Blog

Looking for a good Landscaper in the South Bay?  I personally recommend Harmons Landscaping in Torrance. Berry Harmon 16608 Faysmith Ave Torrance, CA 90504 (310) 515-7750 Extra Phones/Fax Phone: (310) 930-6686 Fax: (310) 516-7510 Accreditation’s water smart installer/ c-27license Harmons Landscaping specializes in landscape design, lawn service, tree service, paver stone installation, synthetic grass installation [...]

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It Can Pay to Snoop on Neighbors Open Houses

by Eric Baskett May 23, 2011 Blog

By AMY HOAK Going to the open house of a home for sale down the block may make you feel like a nosy neighbor. But there are good reasons, beyond sheer curiosity, to take a peek inside. By knowing the selling prices and how properties look inside, homeowners can become more educated about values in [...]

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When is the real estate market going to get better?

by Eric Baskett May 18, 2011 Blog

When ever I have someone that is thinking about doing a loan modification I point them to this article.  The reason being so many people that are underwater on there mortgage think “oh I will just wait it out”.  Per this article the bottom is suppose to hit in 2013- 2014 time frame.  So if [...]

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Strategic Default Can Be Misleading

by Eric Baskett March 15, 2011 Blog

In a recent study, the Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index found that a full 36% of Americans would consider “strategic default”—another term for walking away from your mortgage—if they were underwater (owed more on their home than what it was worth). Now that more than one in four American homeowners is “underwater,” I feel [...]

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The Hidden America Is Living in Los Angeles as well

by Eric Baskett March 8, 2011 Blog

The Hidden America Is Living in Los Angeles as well After I watched this video It actually brought back the reality of the world we live in.

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