Welcome to the February 4, 2009 edition of 1031 exchange.

KCLau presents Redefine Retirement: Lifestyle Design of the New Rich posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “An article about retirement, deferred Retirement versus mini-Retirement, income relativity and how to use the shortest to earn the income that u need.”

David presents Budgeting vs. Allocating Funds: There’s A Difference posted at Personal Finance Ology, saying, “The difference between budgeting and allocating your money is not a trivial one, but is often overlooked. It is prudent to both budget and allocate your discretionary funds so that you can stretch you dollars further!”

KCLau presents Procrastinator, plucker, plotter, and prober posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Recently I was reading the book titled “The Number: What do you need for the rest of your life and what will it cost?”
I give you a rundown on wat the book has to offer”

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Make Important Decisions Quickly posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Quick decision making is critical in just about every aspect of life. Every decision you make produces a result. In every line of business, quick decision making is crucial for success.”

investing strategies

Smart Investor presents When Not To Invest In Stocks | The Stock Investor – Stock Advice And Tips posted at The Stock Investor, saying, “Everyone is always telling you to get into the market. What are some reasons you should stay away from stocks?”

Raymond presents Free Quicken Online Review and Quicken 2009 Discount Coupon Codes posted at Money Blue Book.

mortgage/financing

Den Levin presents Why Credit Is So Important | Credit Makes The World Go Round posted at Credit Makes The World Go Round, saying, “Lack of credit affects everyone both directly and indirectly.”

KCLau presents Best of KCLau’s Money Tips 2008 posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “A run down of the best KCLau’s Money Tips 2008″

Joe Manausa presents Tallahassee Foreclosure Report | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “There is plenty of news in the national media about foreclosures. From everything that I have read, I suspect for every 100 foreclosures that have and will hit the real estate market during our current housing crisis, we have only seen 2 or 3. The bulk of the foreclosures have yet to hit the market.”

real estate market

Joe Manausa presents January 2009 Housing Market Trends | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “The continuation of the three-year-old bear market in real estate has brought many people forward to comment on the condition of the real estate market. It seems for everybody with an opinion, there are an equal number of theories about where the housing market is going. So, not to be left out of the crowd……. I thought I would chime in with an (updated) opinion of my own.”

Haydee Sampiano presents Torrance Real Estate Market Recap for 2008 posted at HHC South Bay Real Estate News, saying, “The final numbers for the Torrance real estate market in 2008 are in and although it was a tough year for home sellers there were some interesting market developments towards the end of the year that may indicate a brighter 2009 for sellers.”

Haydee Sampiano presents Manhattan Beach Real Estate Market Recap for 2008 posted at HHC South Bay Real Estate News, saying, “The final numbers from the South Bay Association of Realtor for the Manhattan Beach real estate market in 2008 reveal just how tough a year it was for home sellers. The year started with a less than stellar 14 home sales (single family homes, condos/townhomes, and residential income) for the month of January and ended with 14 sales in December.”

Raily Arena presents Tips to Increase Your Chance of Selling Your Home posted at How to Sell Your Own Home.

Raily Arena presents Tips To Get You Started On Selling Your Home posted at How to Sell Your Own Home.

Ken presents Home buying market concerns posted at thehumblecoach.com.

transaction tips

Joe Manausa presents Real Estate Sales Success | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “By tracking movement of inventory in the MLS, one is able to tell if the market is expanding or contracting, and whether property values are rising or falling. With this information in hand each month, you can best understand a great strategy for selling a home (or one for buying a home).”

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