Mark Greenfield’s Ames Iowa Real Estate Blog

Show Me the Money!!

October 31, 2011

With the U.S. home ownership rate at 65.9% (the lowest rate in 13 years), rental demand is on the rise. The downturn in values, coupled with the strictest lending guidelines we’ve seen in years, and SUPER low rates for borrowing, makes this a TRIFECTA for the well-prepared investor. However, the tighter standards in underwriting, larger [...]

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Most things that cause us to think, and interact with other people, are good.

October 28, 2011

Since its Friday, I’m taking a break from blogging about real estate. Yesterday morning I attended a weekly men’s bible study group we have at Cornerstone Church. I have not been good about attending the past few months; although I have lots of excuses, I have no good reason other than my disdain of getting [...]

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Your house may be on the MLS, but is it “on the market”?

October 26, 2011

My brother recently moved from Orlando to Iowa, and told me some good advice his Florida agent gave him (as he sold the house in 5-days). He said “if I list your house it will sell fairly quickly, but you need to do what I tell you to do. The home improvement shows you see [...]

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Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name……

October 26, 2011

Most of us remember the great 90’s TV show “Cheers”, with that awesome theme song we all loved to sing along with whenever the show started. That strikes a chord with all of us, the need to have a place where we can go and feel welcome and secure. The management at our Ames Iowa [...]

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Ames Iowa REO Properties

October 23, 2011

REO?? What the heck is a REO? I asked the guy from the bank as he was asking if I could list a property they had taken back. Five years ago in small-town central Iowa a foreclosure or Real Estate Owned by a lender was unheard of! In fact, the term “Short-Sale” had not even [...]

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