IRED's Top 10 Hot Picks for July, 1996
In Alphabetical Order
1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges Services
http://www.1031it.com/
| A plain vanilla presentation of priceless information you need if you have even contemplated a 1031 Exchange. | Why should you exchange? What types of properties qualify? When should you exchange? With this kind of info available | 1031 Exchanges won't be the "best kept secret" for long. Hold the Java -, vanilla is tasty and nutritious . |
www.owners.com
| While the war of the mega-listing sites continued unabated on the web, Abele quietly took charge of the for sale by owner listings. This "national listing service of homes for sale by owner" | currently displays more than 6300 properties in 48 states. In stark contrast to most would-be FSBO databases, this one offers free listings, and informative articles | aimed at educating the buyers and sellers who opt to go it alone without an agent. There are lots of contenders entering the FSBO race, but we're betting on Abele Owner's Network. |
http://www.bigbook.com/
| Any business listed in a local yellow pages is probably listed here. Search for a pizza delivery service or carpet | cleaner...or your own business. In fact, you may want to update or add your information online. With | the proliferation of mostly useless yellow pages on the web, we nominate BigBook "most likely to succeed." |
http://www.car.org/
| Making a return appearance in the IRED Top 10 is CAR with a new look, new search tools, lots of valuable information for a one-stop shopping source | if you are buying, selling or just California dreamin'. We especially like the county and regional maps. CAR has not stinted on the bells and whistles. | but at the same time they have used restraint in their design so your 16 bit system probably won't stumble as so often happens on whiz-bang sites. |
http://www.capecod.net/~jmorros/dreamhome/welcome.htm
| Now you can experience the highs and lows of building your first home, vicariously; letting Pam and Jason handle the mortgage and the headaches. | Realtors® might learn a thing or two about customer relations, also.(Pam doesn't hold back her opinions about how agents treated her.) We find ourselves | remembering the fear and anticipation we experienced over 30 years ago when we built our first home. It seems the only real change is the in the price! |
High-Tech Home Inspections, Dallas, TX
http://rampages.onramp.net/~hightech/
| High Tech Inspections are exactly what this inspection company offers to Dallas area homebuyers. Critiquing local Realtors® is a risky move | that gains our respect, and using technically advanced inspection services and objective testing is a great way to avoid common mistakes and misunderstandings at | closing. Useful check lists are available whether you use their inspectors or not, and you can learn what an inspector needsbeforehe arrives. |
http://www.keystroke.com/
| There are some fancier mortgage lender sites on the web, but few demonstrate the spirit of the internet as Keystroke does. Take | a 7 minute tour of the entire loan process. Apply for your loan on the web if you are in one of the states Keystroke serves, and | check your loan status. In addition to calculators and current rates, find title and closing information for each state. |
http://www.livinghome.com/
| Set aside an afternoon to browse LivingHome. You'll want to find all the hidden jewels here. We had so much fun playing "what if" with the color selector | we forgot to eat! New home shoppers and anyone considering remodeling must visit. There is a lot more here than meets the eye, so | until they build a comprehensive index of all the offer you'll need to browse to find all the goodies (rather like IRED, in fact). |
http://www.vrsource.com/
| Here it is, July, and you haven't made vacation plans yet? Jump to the Vacation Rental Source and find your fantasy vacation; | see floor plans, views and rates, and make your reservations online. We're torn between a week in a villa in the Seychelles | and a couple of nights on Martha's Vineyard...though it might be difficult to assure net access from the Indian Ocean.! |
