I have talked to a lot of folks who are underwateron their mortgages,and I sometimes –if the scenario is right – recommend that home owners in trouble sell a house (NY) for cash, and then turn around and get right back in. Some home owners, even if they are down in the dumps or feeling […]…
I get so many folks who call me and so many others want to talk to me on the streets about real estate investment, and everything that comes with it. They say, “Billy…times are terrible…why should I waste my time looking to buy a New York home?” When it comes to the reasons to go […]…
Gee whiz…does anybody out there know how to kill a buzz better than the federal government? What better way to prepare the folks of America for a festive holiday weekend than, right before Labor Day weekend, dropping the harrowing August job creation numbers on us, as the Labor Department did – like a ton of […]…
You know, I’ve been a Long Island real estate investment pro for a long time. I’ve seen ups and I’ve seen downs – and just about everything in between. But, I have to say, these are some strange times we’re living in here. There are currently so many mortgages underwater, and folks are straight up […]…
Wow, what a crazy couple of weeks it has been… First the debt ceiling debate – which was nothing if not exhausting – and then the Dow dropped 1,147 points, in the process losing more than nine percent of its value, over a three-day trading period…Of course, there is plenty of healthy debate whether the […]…