Using A Real Estate Coach

In most professions, there comes a time when as an individual you simply can’t go any further without some sort of an outside help. As you probably know, real estate is a lucrative and highly competitive business. If you want to take your business from ordinary to extraordinary you can benefit considerably from personalized mentoring and real estate coaching. Luther Ragsdale is a veteran and a reputable name in the field of real estate, with a rich background of helping other agents achieve their goals. As a real estate coach, he helps agents become more competitive, set goals, strategize growth, and stay focused.

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House Hunting - Here are some tips from Luther Ragsdale

Finding a house or an apartment that will suit tour needs and desires, may seem like an extremely challenging task, but according to Atlanta real estate mogul Luther Ragsdale, it does not have to be so. Buyers or renters can gain some experience by learning what to look for. This way they’ll also define what kind of house they want. In Luther Ragsdale’s experience, the most effective way to find a house is to equip yourself with knowledge. Here is some advice that buyers should consider when looking for an apartment.

Make sure you know what you want. People who don’t know, or are not sure what they want, can easily be tricked into a bad offer. If you want a two bedroom apartment, do not accept a smaller one. If you have already decided on a neighborhood, look for apartments in that location. Too many people are undeceived, and indecision is a weakness that can be manipulated. Knowing what to look for is the first key to a successful house hunting.

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Real Estate Market Starts to Thrive in the Spring

Luther Ragsdale, a prominent business owner and one of the most sought after real estate coaches in the business, explains why spring is the best period to sell a property. Same like him, most real estate experts agree that the prime season, which starts in spring and ends in late summer, is the best way to go for vendors who are looking to sell their property as soon as possible and at the best price. In most areas, especially in the United States, the busiest home-selling and home-buying season begin at spring. With the break of spring the days become longer, there is more daylight, the weather is warmer and there is a bigger motivation for getting a new house before the new school year begins.

All You Need to Know About The New Real Estate Tax

Tax payment is not required for property owned by the local government and religious buildings in which are to be performed religious rites

All municipalities and cities in Georgia began to prepare for the introduction of a unified real estate tax, which will be from next year instead of paying municipal fees, taxes on houses and levies. According to the last census, Georgia has a large housing stock - 2.2 million flats and houses which will be subject to taxation. The law, which was adopted at the end of last year laid down a series of criteria by which to pay taxes, but the government says that for the vast majority of citizens tax liability will be the same or less than the existing benefits.

Now is The Time to Invest in Real Estate

Now's a good time to invest in real estate and the best example can bee seen in Atlanta: a project that has not yet received a building permit sold more than 50 percent of its apartments!
Even before the Tax Administration processed all the data on the real estate transfer tax, Luther Ragsdale declared 2016 as a year of upheaval in the Atlanta real estate market. According to available data, a perennial crisis was finally overcome, but confirmation should arrive this year. Ragsdale expects a further strengthening of the positive trend.

Investing in real estate: Building profit

Due to the construction "boom" in Atlanta, investment in real estate market can not be a bad proposition. The projections, however, to domestic investment funds able to make a profit for their investors that annually was double digits, with the first digit is greater than one, will be the exception rather than the rule.

Luther Ragsdale and others familiar with the local real estate market say that Atlanta is lagging behind neighboring countries in the number of square meters of residential and office space ten to twenty times, which is for investors who invest in real estate Mecca for earnings because the return on invested capital can be a 30 or more percent.