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		<title>The Fed released an additional TRILLION dollars in paper. Our dollar is losing value fast.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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The Fed released an additional TRILLION dollars in paper. Our dollar is losing value fast.
 
A cautious sign from a few decades of poor spending habits. 
 
Republicans, Democrats, and AMERICANS are responsible. The system is not responsible. It is a system; only as good and as effective as its society, standards, and government.
 
Capitalism isn’t a way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=22&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Time- Write offs for Landlords</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Tax time came and investors were scrambling to make sure their Accountants were “investor friendly” and understood the strategy involved in their investments.
 
Make note, Repairs get deducted, Improvements are depreciated.
 
An example would be repairing some lose flooring, leaking faucets, etc. Obviously you improve your home by replacing items that are already functional. To safeguard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=19&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>House and Senate reach agreement on Housing Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS FLASH
 
House and Senate reach agreement on Housing Bill
 
Tonight the House and Senate reached agreement on a massive housing bill that affects FHA, Fannie and Freddie, tax policy and many changes involving the housing market. The housing and mortgage crisis has caused Congress to combine these provisions into a bill exceeding 400 pages. The House [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=11&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Appraisal Guidelines Could Harm Industry</title>
		<link>http://realestatemasters.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/thank-you-bert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac has instituted new guidelines in the appraisal order process, to be put into effect in September 2008.   These new guidelines will prevent Mortgage Companies from ordering their own appraisals. The excessive manipulation of appraisal valuations from Loan Officers have created a distrust in the industry. Appraisers are pulled in every direction from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=10&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interviewing Your Real Estate Professional?</title>
		<link>http://realestatemasters.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/interviewing-your-real-estate-professional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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When we started our investment consulting, our forum of &#8220;Back to the Basics&#8221; involved the definition of a &#8220;Good Investment&#8221; and how the last decade scarred this business. For too long, people have diverted from in-depth planning in Real Estate. The last decade afforded too many novices the ability to get rich overnight, without any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=8&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial Property Investment in &#8216;08</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After record levels of growth, commercial real estate is facing a more challenging economic and investment environment than it has for several years. Despite the threat of recession, the U.S. economy can be resilient. Demographics are strong with solid population growth, and overall U.S. households are the wealthiest they have been in the country’s history, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=6&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth about Simultaneous Closings &#8220;Double Closings&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question has come from several investors lately, all confused about the many definitions and opinions of how to perform a Simultaneous Closing. I have seen the term used recently by note buyers explaining the use in the sale of a note during a double closing. The term has been used for about two decades [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=5&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Is Green Here to Stay?”</title>
		<link>http://realestatemasters.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems to be the popular trend these days. Everything and everyone is going green. It’s moving so fast that organizations and bureaucracies can’t keep up. In Real Estate, we should embrace anything we can do to better our environment. Besides, we are desperate for some “good press”. 
It’s unfortunate that it takes surging utility [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatemasters.wordpress.com&blog=2797443&post=1&subd=realestatemasters&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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