MLS is the Multiple Listing Service. The MLS is a database – an extremely convenient way to know what properties are for sale at any given moment. This makes it very useful to agents and brokers. Basically, the MLS is like a huge property warehouse. When a property is available for sale, it enters the [...]
Many overseas investors are seeing the potential for investing in UK land. Not only does land ownership in the UK offer high returns, it also offers low risk, making it a great investment for long-term capital gains. There are opportunities countrywide for investing In UK land: · Farmland · General agricultural plots · Wooded areas [...]
Google has a competitive advantage. In fact, one might even say it has a franchise in web search. I wouldn’t say that. I mean, Google does have a franchise; but, it doesn’t have a monopoly on web search and never will. There are real problems with Google’s model that are often overlooked. It does a [...]
Let me first say that I do not now engage in technical analysis; nor, have I ever engaged in technical analysis. I do not believe doing so would be a productive use of my time. Having said that, I do not claim technical analysis has no predictive value. In fact, I suspect it does have [...]
Some investment time spans leave investors with black and blue investment portfolios causing them to see red. Statements showing a drop in portfolio value weakens the resolve of many investors. Usually, this takes place during uncertainty about sudden or expected long-term economic changes. A Presidential elections arouse uncertainty on Wall Street, and all investors read [...]
The reports abound about a slow down in the real estate market. Homes are sitting on the market for longer periods of time, and sellers are finding that buyers are more concerned with the condition of the home. With more homes on the market to choose from, buyers can afford to walk away from a [...]
The other day my wife and I talked about summer camps. We want our children in busy learning spaces when school vacates. For some reason the subject reminds me of a New Hampshire camp where I worked during the summers of graduate school. Every morning at camp, the grounds crew would empty trash barrels. Driving [...]
In the bid for the world’s search for alternative sources of energy as time is currently running out given the current scarcity of crude oil, there have been numerous initiatives by companies to develop the potential of different alternatives to crude oil such as natural gas and ethanol. Ethanol is a colorless, clear liquid with [...]
Every home seller is looking for two things: a quick sale and a good price. That’s a given. However, there are ways to help insure that you’ll meet both of those goals, both of which involve staging your home before you put it on the market. In short, staging your home simply means to get [...]
Judas Iscariot is the person who betrayed Jesus Christ and had stood as one of the most hated men in history. That is until the Gospel of Judas came along and shattered all myths. Considered the greatest archaeological find in the last sixty years, the Gospel of Judas has had the Christian world up in [...]