PropertyRecord.com Warns Of Real Estate Auction Ripoff Schemes

PropertyRecord.com doesn't want anyone to be the victim of a ripoff when they buy a home. That's one of the reasons why PropertyRecord.com supplies you with comprehensive public real estate reports. But there are other ways that you can become a ripoff victim, and PropertyRecord.com wants to help you avoid those as well - which is why today we are going to talk about a ripoff scheme that is becoming more and more popular.

This ripoff works because many people are trying to save money by buying homes at auctions. They figure that if a bank or a lien holder has foreclosed on a house and is auctioning it off,they should be able to get a good deal. In general, they are right - as long as they don't fall for this ripoff.

What some unsavory auction houses are doing is making people sign a long and complicated contract before they are let into the auction to bid. Hidden in the fine print of the document is a provision that once you buy the home you'll pay a “buyer's premium” to the auction house. This can range from $3,000 to $10,000. Most people don't know they'll have to pay this fee until after they've won the auction on the home.

There is no reason why these auction houses should charge you this fee – that's why it's a ripoff. They are already getting a huge commission for selling the home in the first place. So, adding buyer's fees is simply a matter of greed.

To avoid this ripoff, always Google the name of the auction house and make sure it has a good reputation. Also, read every contract closely before you sign it – this could save you thousands of dollars.

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PropertyRecord.com Has Gary “Citizen Kane House” Melius In Our Prayers

Obviously, at PropertyRecord.com we love real estate. And we have to keep an eye on real estate related news. Usually, that's fun for the PropertyRecord.com staff. But today we saw an item that made everyone at PropertyRecord.com sad: Gary Melius, who owns perhaps the most famous house in America, was shot by an intruder.

Melius owns the estate Oheka in Long Island. This estate is very famous for several reasons. For one, it's the second-largest private home in North America. For another, it is the home that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald to write The Great Gatsby. Finally, it is the home used at the set of Xanadu in Citizen Kane.

Any home that could inspire both one of the most famous novels and famous films of all time is something that the PropertyRecord.com staff is going to pay attention to.

Melius was parking his car in front of his house when he was shot, police said. They said that they don't have any suspects at the time, and do not know of any motive for the attempted murder.

Thankfully, Melius survived the shooting, but he is still hospitalized. We hope he makes it through, and is back is his house soon. And we hope that whoever shot him is soon in a “big house” of their own.

We cannot imagine how terrifying it must be to have a gun pulled on you when you are safe at home. And so our prayers are with Mr. Melius.

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PropertyRecord.com Review Of Hobbit 2 – Tolkien Boogaloo

It's the end of the year, and everyone is in the holiday mood – even those of us at PropertyRecord.com. That's why instead of doing a normal blog about real estate, we thought we'd have fun this week and use the PropertyRecord.com blog to talk about something interesting – namely the new Hobbit movie Peter Jackson released this week. So without further ado, here is the PropertyRecord.com review of The Hobbit – The Desolation Of Smaug.

We went to this movie with high hopes and thought that we would end up giving it a good review. Unfortunately, we can't. Our review is about as cheerful as clouds around Mount Doom.

It's sad really, because The Hobbit could have been turned into a good film that people would want to review again and again. Instead it's a long boring slog through material that many people couldn't care about.

The main problem is that they should never have tried to make this story into three movies. The Lord Of The Rings films were based on three books, so it made sense to turn them into a trilogy – and one that we'd be happy to give a good review to.

The Hobbit, on the other hand, is one short book. Breaking it into three movies would seem to be impossible. So, what they did was add material from other Tolkien books that have little to do with the story itself. This leads to three long, drawn-out, boring movies rather than one interesting one.

So, sadly, the PropertyReports.com review of the new Hobbit film is negative.

Hopefully, Hollywood will do better when the fourth Narnia film – The Silver Chair – comes out next year.

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PropertyRecord.com provides property reports and other valuable information to home owners, buyers and sellers across North America. With an extensive database of public records, consumers are able to look up the value, history and residential details on a home or property with a simple search. Visit PropertyRecord.com to chat with a live representative, call 1-855-482-6221, or email Manager@PropertyRecord.com with any questions or concerns.

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PropertyRecord.com Legit Tips For Buying A Home

PropertyRecord.com understands that buying a home is a stressful time. You are about to make the biggest investment of your life. That's why you came to PropertyRecord.com in the first place. And we are glad to help you with our detailed public records.

But, we'd like to go a bit further and offer you some legit tips to consider when you are ready to enter the real estate market. So here are the PropertyRecord.com Legit Tips To Buying A Home:

• Legit Tip #1: Go to a real estate broker who has an established reputation. New or unseasoned real estate brokers can make mistakes and steer you in the wrong direction.
• Legit Tip #2: Get a pre-approved mortgage from your bank before you go house hunting. This way you'll know how much you can spend, and if you find a good deal you'll be able to make an offer quickly and not get beaten to the punch by another buyer.
• Legit Tip #3: Hire your own home inspector – not one suggested by your real estate agent or the seller.
• Legit Tip #4: Also, hire a contractor to take a look at the home to see if he or she can find any problems your home inspector might have missed.
• Legit Tip #5: Make sure there are no liens on the home. They would become your responsibility at closing.
• Legit Tip #6: Find out if there are any code violations filed against the home – so you'll know if there is anything you'll need to pay to fix.
• Legit Tip # 7: Talk to the neighbors and make sure there aren't any problems with the neighborhood. Better to find out about a resident sex offender now than after you've moved in.

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PropertyRecord.com provides property reports and other valuable information to home owners, buyers and sellers across North America. With an extensive database of public records, consumers are able to look up the value, history and residential details on a home or property with a simple search. Visit PropertyRecord.com to chat with a live representative, call 1-855-482-6221, or email Manager@PropertyRecord.com with any questions or concerns.

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PropertyRecord.com Excited About The Idea Of Real Estate On The Moon!

PropertyRecord.com is always excited about new real estate ideas. The more real estate there is, the more records we can have and the more PropertyRecord.com can help our customers. That's why PropertyRecord.com is excited about an entrepreneur's idea for creating new real estate.

Hotel billionaire Robert Bigelow wants to get rights to own tracts of land on the moon. Why would he do that? It's simple - one of his companies is manufacturing inflatable habitats that would allow people to live there.

He figures that given the chance, people would love to take vacations to the moon - and that he could sell them the habitats if he had the rights to the land on the moon. And he says he's willing to help fund NASA if he gets those rights.

PropertyRecord.com thinks this is great idea! Imagine having your own time share or condo in outer space! You could have awesome vacations and amazing parties for your friends. Plus, it would be the first time in millions of years that new real estate is available for people.

We really hope that NASA is willing to work with him. Right now, the entire real estate of the moon is up for grabs. Why not sell some of it to someone who is able to find a use for it? It would be a great way to fund the space agency while also offering people a chance to have fun.

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PropertyRecord.com Wonders If Mac And Cheese Will Ever Be The Same

Nothing says home cooking like a nice plate of mac and cheese. At PropertyRecord.com, we grew up on Kraft mac and cheese, and know many of you did as well. It brings back memories of when we first moved into a new home with our parents and sat down for lunch. That's why we at PropertyRecord.com are concerned that for the first time in decades, Kraft is changing their boxed mac and cheese. Will our childhood memories be destroyed?

What Kraft is doing is getting rid of the yellow dye that has for years been the trademark of their mac and cheese. That's bad enough – we like our yellow cheese. But they also say they are going to replace the dye with spices, including paprika!

Honestly, paprika in our mac and cheese? We are not even sure if that is American! Some things should never change! Can't Congress intervene?

In an even more shocking move, it has also been reported that they may remove the dyes from M&Ms candy. What kind of world would we be living in with white, paprika-filled mac and cheese and natural brown M&Ms?!

It just seems wrong to us – and we think it should feel wrong to you. These are the colors of our childhood! What will they do next – change the way Coke or McDonald's french fries taste?

The thought is too horrible for us at PropertyRecord.com to even think about.

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PropertyRecord.com provides property reports and other valuable information to home owners, buyers and sellers across North America. With an extensive database of public records, consumers are able to look up the value, history and residential details on a home or property with a simple search. Visit PropertyRecord.com to chat with a live representative, call 1-855-482-6221, or email Manager@PropertyRecord.com with any questions or concerns.

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PropertyRecord.com Thinks The Public Has The Right To Review The Jon Benet Ramsey Indictment

PropertyRecord.com exists to provide you with the information about real estate you need to review. But that doesn't mean we at PropertyRecord.com don't follow the news or have our own opinions. That's why we want to use the PropertyRecord.com blog today to say that we think the public has the right to review the hidden Jon Benet Ramsey indictment.

For those of you who have not reviewed the background of the case, Jon Benet was a little girl who was beaten and strangled to death in her home on Christmas, 1996. No one has ever been formerly charged with her murder.

But now it turns out that the grand jury that did a review of the evidence in the case decided to indict both of Jon Benet's parents for her murder. The district attorney at the time chose to not sign the indictment, and instead hid it.

This should not be. The public has every right to review the evidence of the case and decide for themselves if the Ramseys should have been brought to trial. Just because you are wealthy does not mean that you shouldn't have to defend yourself against criminal accusations.

If it turns out after a review that there is not enough evidence to prosecute, then fine. But until we can review the documents, we will always wonder if the prosecutor simply chickened out on doing a very public trial he was not sure he could win.

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PropertyRecord.com provides property reports and other valuable information to home owners, buyers and sellers across North America. With an extensive database of public records, consumers are able to look up the value, history and residential details on a home or property with a simple search. Visit PropertyRecord.com to chat with a live representative, call 1-855-482-6221, or email Manager@PropertyRecord.com with any questions or concerns.

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