D’Arcy Harris Real Estate Update January 24, 2005

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D’Arcy Harris Real Estate Update January 24, 2005

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Something to think about: If you’re looking to buy property, or are considering selling your current home, how much do you know about the market in the area you like? And what’s the best way for you to get that knowledge? You can read all the articles and books that you want, but there is one way that will develop your market awareness that is free and fun: Go to Open Houses!

Every weekend, realtors all over the lower mainland open the doors to hundreds of properties. Even if you’re months away from buying, get out there and look at as many as you can! I’ve put together a list of all the Open Houses going on in your area over the next 7 days:

Click Here:

http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=37667229&s=BRC&t=BRC

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Buy of the Week: Investment Buy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listed at $448,000 this 6 bedroom duplex (three on each side) is priced to move. Live in one and rent out the other for a serious mortgage helper. http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=1828127690&s=BRC&t=BRC

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Today’s Real Estate Listings

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These are all the current listing out right now; in fact, some of them are so new they’re not even posted on Realtylink or MLS.ca. Now that’s an advantage most buyers don’t have! If they don’t load, hit refresh.

Vancouver Lofts: http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=37667229&s=BRC&t=BRC

Vancouver Foreclosures: http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=1401263484&s=BRC&t=BRC

Investment and Revenue Properties: http://mlslink.mlxchange.com/EmailView.asp?r=789363631&s=BRC&t=BRC

Would you like to have access to all the new listings that match your home buying criteria, including area, price range and style of home emailed to you directly? This is a free service and will allow you to view only the homes that you're interested in seeing.

Become a VIP Buyer and beat other buyers to all the hot new listings in Vancouver. How does it work? Visit: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=vip_buyer.asp&t=list to find out more.

Thinking of selling? Find out what your home is worth with a free market evaluation: http://www.vancouverrealestateinfo.ca/redir.asp?page=homeeval.asp&t=list ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Real Estate Financing: Reed Harris, Canada’s Best Mortgage, CBM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ”It has been a great month so far, and the weather here in Vancouver is back to a balmy ten degrees. For those of you in the rest of the country: hang in there. Your week of summer is coming! Seriously though, real estate is hot, interest rates are extremely low, and if you're still paying rent keep reading...

I was just going over my goals with my team of real estate advisors, and we came up with these goals for the year. I thought I'd share it with you.

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Real Estate Investor Goals for 2005: -I will check my credit report at least once a year, preferably twice. -I will get my financial house in order once and for all. -I will create a real estate investing team. This starts with a mortgage professional and a good Realtor who is a successful investor and understands the needs of investors. -I will research the various real estate investing options and areas and determine which one I will pursue. However, I will not be stricken with paralysis by analysis. -I will actually meet with the people mentioned above to get my investing on the go. Instead of reading yet one more article, buying one more book, searching out one more investor websiteS, I will actually meet with my Realtor to start seeking out that first property. -Whatever you do - don't do nothing. _____________________________________________________________________________

One exception: If you haven't read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, read it ASAP.

Please send me an email with your questions, and I can show you how you can own your home now, even without a downpayment. “

Reed M. Harris, Canada's Best Mortgage Corp. www.RealEstateFinancing.ca Phone 604-725-7684 Fax 1-866-358-0372

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valued vintage: Character houses are hot item in real estate… http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/at_home/story.html?id=00ff49f8-9e3a-4833-8f8b-926aadfff068

Donations for Tsunami relief:

https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

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Real Estate Term of the Week ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dual Agent - An agent who represents both parties in a transaction. Both parties must be informed of and consent to the dual agency.

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D'Arcy R. Harris RE/MAX Crest Realty (Westside) Tel: 604 771 1637 Fax: 604 484 6236 darcyharris@shaw.ca

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