August 9th, 2010
When doing arms length real estate transactions it is not advisable to use a quit claim deed. This is more pertinent for the purchaser. If a buyer accepts the property title via a quit claim deed they will have no guarantees and generally no recourse against the seller should something be wrong with the title of the property. This type of deed only transfers the interest that the grantor has however it does not warrant the the grantor had any interest to give.
Quit claim deeds are more suited for real estate transfers between well know parties like family members and spouses.
For more information about quit claim deeds see: quitclaimdeed.com
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June 13th, 2009
The free online resource for renters to find out if their landlord is facing foreclosure is now hoping to educate real estate professionals about the effects of foreclosure on tenants and the possible liability involved when representing tenants in these situations. RentalForeclosure.com plans on launching a series of informational pamphlets and seminars focused at raising the awareness of real estate agents and property managers when it comes to landlord foreclosure. With all of the new laws, both on a local and federal level, it’s very important for our real estate professionals to be up to the minute with information so they know how best to represent their clients.” stated Shawn Shepherd, co-founder of RentalForeclosure.com
Tenants and real estate professional can get information about the foreclosure status of a property at RentalForeclosure.com
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December 27th, 2008
RentalForeclosure.com started out as a site where renters could check for free to find out if their landlord was in foreclosure. Now renters can use the site to find homes for rent that are not in foreclosure. It a pretty big deal across the country, rentals that are in foreclosure or soon will be. We’ve heard stories about renters that rented a property and a month later the sherif was at the door looking to evict them because the landlord lost the property to foreclosure.
This is a great tool for property management companies. For a nominal ammount of money- $8 per listing untill it rents at the time of this post- property managers can display their listings to the many users of the site and have the site certify the listing as foreclosure free.
Tags: foreclosure, homes for rent, rentals
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September 30th, 2008
The founder of Realado.com, Shawn Shepherd, is a co-founder of another website which is helping renters everywhere. RentalForeclosure.com is a site where renters can go and find out if their landlord is in foreclosure. The site is a free resource that should be used by anyone who is renting a home. Just over a year old, RentalForeclosure has grown to be a valuable tool for renters nationwide. The site is funded by selling relevant advertising and partnerships with real estate companies nationally. Realado agents are welcome to stop by and sign up to advertise on the site. Ads start at $8 a month per city and are a great way to promote yourself and your business.
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March 2nd, 2008
It’s time again to remind everyone to follow fair housing laws when advertising listings on Realado.com. It’s does NOT matter if you are a real estate agent or an owner selling their home themselves, you must follow the law when it comes to fair housing (or any other law for that matter). Be sure to review the fair housing requirements on the hud website to make sure you’re not accidently in violation.
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February 27th, 2008
Just a note to remind our users to update their listings. Today we received an email from someone that had purchased a home listed on Realado.com letting us know that they bought the home and it was no longer on the market. After we verified with the seller, we updated the listing to sold status. It is very important that the information provided on this site be as up to date as possible and that responsibility lies on the users of this site. Please make sure your listings are current.
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January 10th, 2008
Happy New Year! Our first new feature of the year has been rolled out in the agent center and will soon be available to everyone. As of now, registered agents can create custom “flyers” for each listing on Realado.com. You choose what information to include on the flyer and the system creates the flyer automatically in Adobe format which you can save to your computer or even email to sellers so they can print them out.
We have had many requests for this and it seems to be a big hit so far, let us know what you think.
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December 18th, 2007
We hope that the holidays find you all well and happy. Be sure to spend as much time as possible relaxing with your friends and family this wonderful time of the year, you’ll need the rest, the spring rush is right around the corner!
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November 24th, 2007
Well its been a year and Realado has grown more than I could have ever imagined! Thanks entirely to the users who have embraced and encouraged us, we could not have come this far without you, thanks, thanks, thanks.
We hope everyone has a great holiday season. We are celebrating our birthday by working on new features for the site. It’s very exciting, I think you’ll be very happy when we roll them out.
Most of you have already noticed that we’ve added some editing features like being able to add more than 1 picture, now you can add up to 4 pictures and you can add them after you create the listing in the edit listing panel.
Once again, Thank You and Happy Holidays
Shawn Shepherd
Realado.com
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October 26th, 2007
That seems like a pretty simple question and I guess the simplest answer of all is to find a buyer. Hopefully it’s more than that though, hopefully we were easy-to-use, hopefully we gave you the tools you need to market your home affectively, hopefully like the price (free), hopefully we answered all your questions, hopefully we made you feel at home. We hope all these things because we’re not just building a real estate classifieds website, were building a community. And in this community that were building we want all of its members to be comfortable. That’s why we’ve made it a point not have a bunch of advertising cluttering up the site, there is no paying for placement each listing stands on its own merit and the community monitors and polices those listings.
For this community to be successful, as with any community, we need your help. We need your input and your feedback, we need you to take an active role in your community. Tell us your thoughts, tell us what would make you more comfortable, tell us what would make this a better site for you. Most importantly though tell a friend, get the word out about this community of yours and make it a better place for all of us.
Thank You!
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