Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying REO, First time home buying, Island Advantage Realty LLC, Long Island Real Estate, Long Island REO, NY Real Estate, NY REO, Purchasing REO, REO, REO BASICS, REO Investing, REO Investment, REO Long Island, REO Metro NY on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
REO (Real Estate Owned) is a term used for properties that have been foreclosed upon and failed to sell at auction. These properties are now available to be sold by the lender for fair market value minus the cost of necessary repairs. Right now the REO market is white hot because of the sheer number [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Foreclosure Long Island, Foreclosure New York, IARNY, Long Island REO, New York Real Estate, NY Foreclosures, NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Long Island, REO Market Update, REO Property on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever noticed how life is like your average tomato plant? You can take the smallest tomato plant, plant it in rich soil and the most amazing things happen. You need to water it regularly, of course, but the harvest is almost guaranteed to be abundant if you are willing to work with the [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying Foreclosures, Island Advantage Realty LLC, New York REO, NY Foreclosures, REO Investing, REO Investments, REO Market Update, REO NY, REO Property on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve heard the term REO, it seems like everybody is talking about it these days, but what does it mean? REO stands for Real Estate Owned and it is a term that applies to properties that went through the foreclosure process and failed to sell at auction. Now the lender or bank legally owns the [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying Foreclosures, Buying REO, First time home buying, IARNY, Investment Real Estate, Island Advantage Realty LLC, Long Island Foreclosure, Long Island REO, NY Foreclosures, NY REO on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had a young couple in the office the other day; they had come to Island Advantage Realty LLC because, as the wife put it, she wanted to “Stop the Insanity!” In the last year both the husband and the wife had experienced unforeseen career changes and while they are both working their annual income [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying Foreclosures, Buying REO, How to Purchase REO, Long Island REO, NY REO, REO Investing, REO Long Island, REO NY on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is it about a house that makes you want to call it home? While everyone’s criteria may be different, there are some things that are important to everyone.
Location! Location! Location! – We all know the old cliché, but it’s true, where a home is located is important. It’s important to you and it will [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying Foreclosures, Buying REO, First time home buying, Foreclosure Auctions, Foreclosure Long Island, Foreclosure New York, Island Advantage Realty LLC, Long Island REO, Metro NY REO, NY REO, Purchasing REO, REO BASICS, REO Investing, REO Long Island on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At Island Advantage Realty LLC we work with REO properties, foreclosures and even short sales. There are different advantages to each based on your needs and desires.
For people who are looking for an opportunity with great rewards and very little risk, I encourage them to look at the REO market. REO homes are offered for [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying Foreclosures, Father's Day, IARNY, Island Advantage Realty LLC, Long Island Foreclosure, NY Foreclosures, NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Long Island on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year I want to honor all of the D ads out there who work tirelessly to provide for their families. It wasn’t until I was in college that I fully appreciated how wonderful my father, my grandfathers and my uncles were. I thought that every young girl was surrounded by honorable men who had [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged First time home buying, Foreclosures Long Island, How to Purchase REO, IARNY, Investment Real Estate, Island Advantage Realty LLC, Island Advantage Realty New York, Long Island Foreclosure, Long Island REO, Metro NY Foreclosure, New York Foreclosure, NY Real Estate, NY REO, Purchasing REO, REO Metro NY on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember back in the day when a Fixer Upper meant that a property just needed a little TLC. Then at some point “fixer-upper” became synonymous with “falling down around your ears.” It used to be that REO property, Real Estate Owned, was typically property that was extremely run down. In the market of even five [...]
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Posted in Buy Foreclosure, Metro NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investment, tagged Buying Foreclosures, Foreclosure Auctions, IARNY, Island Advantage Realty LLC, Long Island Foreclosures, Long Island REO, Metro NY Foreclosure, New York Foreclosure, NY Foreclosures, NY REO, REO BASICS, REO Investments, REO Long Island on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love working in the current real estate market. I know, the news makes it sound as if it’s all doom and gloom, it’s not. Right now there are more affordable homes available than at any time in recent years; which means there are more families able to enjoy the pleasures of home ownership.
Just the [...]
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My Aunt Tova is an incredible cook. She has a recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake that could end wars, and the things she can do with a brisket and a can of Coke…let’s just put it this way, I could be killed for saying more. I’ve always loved to watch my Aunt Tova in the kitchen, [...]
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