Buying real estate can elicit a couple of different responses. Or maybe I should restate that to read the preparatory phase of buying real estate. During the beginning stages most people are very optimistic. They have looked at a few properties, read the newspaper ads and done some online research. They have a good idea of where the market is and what they can afford. Now it comes time to take all of the information you have gathered and put pen to paper. Then something goes terribly wrong. A … [Read more...]