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Comment on Upcoming foreclosures for sale by Jo Amick

Jo Amick — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:45:33 +0000

Foreclosures and short sales is still a big business all over the country. In Florida, that’s most of the real estate agent business if they want to continue real estate until the market change. It’s something that has to be embraced as well as helping families in need. Thanks for sharing!

Comment on Financing Your Home for First Time Homebuyers by Jo Amick

Jo Amick — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:11:59 +0000

I think most people would agree that FHA loans offer competitive rates with less stringent credit terms than traditional programs. Even buyers with less than stellar credit are still able to qualify for the program.

Comment on Financing Your Home for First Time Homebuyers by ElizabethL

ElizabethL — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:24:13 +0000

Some cities are offering down payment assistance like St. Charles, MO – people can check out what their local cities are offering.

Comment on Who’s afraid of Radon? And what is it exactly…? by George Fardell

George Fardell — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:25:37 +0000

Very sad news, Marty. We just mitigated a home in Troutville where the wife had cancer and both their German Shepards died of lung cancer. They went 10 years “talking about” testing their house! We got it down to a 1.2pCi/L from 18.9 in 2.5 hours and her prognosis is “optimistic” according to the Oncologist. GF

Comment on Upcoming foreclosures for sale by Richard Stabile Bergen County Real Estate

Richard Stabile Bergen County Real Estate — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:01:46 +0000

The foreclosures are still running strong all around the country. They probably will continue, especially in the speculative area of Southern California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona. Until we find a bottom, which i hope we are getting now. The equity declines are too big for many people in those markets of 60% drops to hold on.

Comment on Who’s afraid of Radon? And what is it exactly…? by Marty Martin

Marty Martin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:53:48 +0000

Thanks for the comment George. Radon Safe completed the mitigation on my own home I bought several years ago. Still working great!

Comment on Who’s afraid of Radon? And what is it exactly…? by George Fardell

George Fardell — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:50:07 +0000

We are so pleased to see this important public education material posted. RADON is very easy to test for and simple to mitigate. You can purchase simple, affordable & accurate home test kits at hardware stores. Lung cancer is preventable, unlike so many other cancers. Test today so you can Breathe Safe.

Comment on Hiking in Botetourt County by More Red Efts! « TGAW

More Red Efts! « TGAW — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:41:01 +0000

[...] it my friend, Marty Martin from RoanokeHouseHunter.com, got some delightful shots of his own when he encountered red efts in Botetourt County. So here are some closer peaks at the Red-Spotted Newt in its terrestrial [...]

Comment on Hiking in Botetourt County by Signal Knob and a Birthday Hike « TGAW

Signal Knob and a Birthday Hike « TGAW — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:34 +0000

[...] a blog post about his own birthday hike in 2006, Marty Martin from RoanokeHouseHunter.com observed: It had rained during the night so the woods [...]

Comment on What do you mean all the copper plumbing was cut out? by Sean Pecor

Sean Pecor — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:29:02 +0000

I wonder if the house was broken into once it was empty. Copper is stupidly expensive now. Someone could break in at 1am and in 3 hours have every piece of copper cut out. It might earn them about $100 in copper. Remember the guy (or guys) who were cooked up in the Radford area when they were trying to illegally cut copper from the electrical wiring from a house they thought had the power cut off?

Comment on A new design and I’m back from a break! by Marty Martin

Marty Martin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:31:12 +0000

Thanks for your thoughtful comments Sam and for taking the time to share them.

There are many reasons for the current housing crisis we’re in, and there are unscrupulous people in the real estate industry who have contributed to these problems, but as the adage goes, if it looks to good to be true it probably is. Many buyers bought into loan programs that were not suited well for them.

For example, an adjustable mortgage with a future balloon payment is a good option for some people out there, but for a lot of home buyers this was not a good choice.

Many problems can arise that may lead to not being able to refinance when the balloon payment comes due, or simply being no longer able to afford your monthly payment as interest rates adjust upward. Illness, hospitalization, loss of job and others have wreaked havoc on folks with these types of loans leading us into this whole mess.

It is terrible to see so many folks losing their dreams to foreclosure, but the consolation is after a few years and working on getting their finances and credit back in order, they should be able to qualify for a mortgage again.

And there are also some unscrupulous builders out there. You may be interested to read this Charlottesville REALTORS® take on builders sales contracts (and also my comments).

Comment on A new design and I’m back from a break! by sam brown

sam brown — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:19:34 +0000

Hi guys,

Everybody wants a piece of real estate. The sector has been growing at 25-30 per cent a year since 2003, fired primarily by low interest on housing loans and the rising affluence of home buyers. Those who had bought stocks of real estate companies, whose valuations have gone through the roof, are a happy lot. However, the same cannot necessarily be said of scores of financially and emotionally bleeding home buyers. The developers play lord and master to middle-income individuals, who often live like monks to fulfill their dream of owning a house. Most sale agreements are heavily loaded in favour of builders in the currently unregulated market.

Comment on A new design and I’m back from a break! by Merrill Noreen

Merrill Noreen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:52:48 +0000

Hey Marty,

Love the new look of your blog. Lots of great information here.

Lead onward and upward!

Merrill

Comment on A new design and I’m back from a break! by Marty

Marty — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:45:03 +0000

Thanks Steven, can’t wait to see your next design!

Comment on A new design and I’m back from a break! by steven

steven — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:24:32 +0000

Woo hoo. New designs always feel so, well, fresh and shiny. :) Shine on, Marty.

Comment on How to buy your first home…and why. by Marty Martin

Marty Martin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:49:07 +0000

I received an email from the folks at Bankaholic about an article they wrote on buying a home in a down market. It's a good read and would be a good things to read before going to talk with a mortgage banker or broker. You can read their 5 tips for buying a home in a down market right here!

Comment on Love from The Roanoke Times and AP by Marty Martin

Marty Martin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:51:33 +0000

Maybe so! :o)

Comment on Love from The Roanoke Times and AP by possum4all

possum4all — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:18:38 +0000

You’re chewing up your 15 mintues of fame, buddy!

Comment on Virginia real estate developers restricted from removing trees by Marty Martin

Marty Martin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:39:14 +0000

I think it’s a great thing. I’m personally not a fan of over-regulating but unfortunately sometimes the government has to step in where common sense fails.

Too many natural resources, farms and great swaths of land with and without trees are razed for cookie-cutter homes for folks who want to live in a suburban neighborhood “out in the country”. It doesn’t make sense to me. If you want to live in the country, then great, but leave the suburbs where they are…with trees.

Comment on Virginia real estate developers restricted from removing trees by steven

steven — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:28:27 +0000

So how do you feel about this Marty? I think it’s a good thing. Bring on the Carbon Neutral landscaping. :)