Property Taxes Keep Rising Even Though Home Values Have Dropped By Rob Minton & John Mazzara Want to save some money next year? Consider petitioning to have the value of your home reassessed for your property tax valuation. Turns out that property tax rates are set based upon the budgets of each
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12/25/2010
I've seen this before on Youtube but wanted to share it here today. At this time of year, we all need to be reminded of what life is really all about. Team Hoyt - a Father & Son Inspirational Story! By Rob Minton & John Mazzara I don't have a market update for you this week. Instead I have somet
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12/25/2010
Short-Term Thinking Destroys Long-Term Results By Rob Minton & John Mazzara In almost every area of our lives, most people tend to think short-term instead of long-term. And thinking short-term tends to bring us to the wrong decisions with numerous long-term ramifications. Goals and discipline ar
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12/25/2010
What You Measure Improves By Rob Minton & John Mazzara Believe it or not, one of the easiest ways to improve any area of your life is to measure where you stand on a consistent basis. For example, if one of your goals is to increase your net worth, you have to measure and track your net worth on
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12/25/2010
Great NEWS!!! Please share with any Veteran who may be in trouble. Looks like Freddie Mac has stepped up and is helping. Won't apply to all veterans but it will help some. Here is the news release. Freddie Mac Extends Foreclosure Protection for Service Members Through 2011 For Immediate Relea
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12/18/2010
What's Your Risk Tolerance? Going into a New Year with hopefully better economic and market prospects, it's a good time to start researching investments. With that, it's also a good time to review how much risk you're willing to take on when making those critical decisions. It's reasonable to ass
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12/07/2010
Besides maintaining a website for landlords with lots of resources at http://www.MinnesotaLandlord.net, I've just found this property management software tool. It looks nice, and it is free for small users. So, for the 1-4 property landlord, it looks like a neat tool. I would recommend you tak
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11/26/2010
As a Minnesota mortgage broker, we broker loans for properties all throughout MN. We have just created our latest show about the current real estate and mortgage market that we are in today. We are located in Edina and work throughout the Twin Cities and Greater MN. If you have any questions
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11/25/2010
Rates within the Twin Cities mortgage market continue to follow national trends. Here is an excellent article that just came out today: http://marketwatch.com/bulletins/redirect/go?g=56D4FCCEAE8244ABA9DAA5FF957B3CEB&d=bnbt My personal opinion is that rates are likely to increase. If I'm right,
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11/18/2010
Making Home Affordable is a program to help homeowners who cannot refinance their current mortgage due to decreased value. Loans that qualify are already owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Minnesota Mortgage Broker Venture Development Inc. offers both Fannie Mae DU Refi Plus and Freddie Mac Op
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11/08/2010
