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The I-Team Homes has been marketing quite extensively in Berlin Township NJ (Also known as West Berlin, NJ). We provide housing market analysis for our clients. The following is the most current data we have for Berlin Township:

For the month of November 2007 -

• Properties Actively Marketed - 6
• Average asking price - $304,100
• Average Days on the Market - 42 days
• Pending Sales (Under Contract, Not Settled) - 2
• Properties that Settled in November - 3
• Average sold price - $212,667 (95.3% of average asking price)
• Average number of bedrooms - 3, average number of baths - 1.5
• Average Days on the Market - 131 days
• Numer that sold with Seller Concessions - 2 (where seller gave some amount of net proceeds back to buyer toward buyer's closing/settlement costs)
• Number that sold without Seller Concessions - 1
• Properties that Expired (Not Sold and Listing Agreement ended) in November - 1
• Average asking price - $244,000
• Average Days on the Market - 93 days
• Properties that were Withdrawn from the Market by the Seller in November - 1
• Average asking price - $287,900
• Average Days on the Market - 24 days

We can provide you with a complete and accurate market analysis for your home with an analysis of the market area it is located in. By knowing the value of your home you have a basis to start selling your home. If you want to know the value of your home and to receive a no-cost home evaluation, please call our Real Estate Hotline toll-free at 1-800-374-8571 x3025.

If you are planning to sell your home and would like to receive a free 12 page report, "Insider's Secret To Selling Your Home", directly to your home. "Insider's Secret To Selling Your Home" is a must have report for anyone planning on selling their home. Don't wait, call now.

• If you have an immediate need to sell your home, call 1-800-374-8571 x3051.
• If you are planning to sell you home in the near future, call 1-800-374-8571 x3052.

When you call the above numbers you will will hear recorded instructions; you will not be directed to a live agent.

For first time home buyers, purchasing your first home can be a very stressful experience. We can help eliminate that stress and help you through the process. We work closely with many first time home buyers and understand your concerns. First Time Home Buyer Programs, 0% and No Money Down Programs, Conventional, FHA, and VA Financing (To Qualified Buyers). Seller Assist with Closing Costs, New Homes Existing Homes in Great Neighborhoods, Fixer Upper Properties. We search all of Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Go to http://www.homes4firsttimebuyers.com/

Looking for a fixer upper property? Willing to put in some "sweat equity" to buy your next home at a bargain price. Get a complete listing of fixer uppers in your area by going to http://www.bestfixerhomes.com/

If you would like a free list of Fannie Mae homes currently for sale , go to: http://www.terryi.com/FNMA/.

The I-Team Homes has been marketing quite extensively in Berlin Boro NJ. We provide housing market analysis for our clients. The following is the most current data we have for Berlin Boro:

For the month of November 2007 -

• Properties Actively Marketed - 13
• Average asking price - $277,149
• Average Days on the Market - 44 days
• Pending Sales (Under Contract, Not Settled) - 1
• Properties that Settled in November - 3
• Average sold price - $263,133 (97.7% of average asking price)
• Average number of bedrooms - 3, average number of baths - 2
• Average Days on the Market - 106 days
• Numer that sold with Seller Concessions - 0 (where seller gave some amount of net proceeds back to buyer toward buyer's closing/settlement costs)
• Number that sold without Seller Concessions - 3
• Properties that Expired (Not Sold and Listing Agreement ended) in November - 4
• Average asking price - $301,195
• Average Days on the Market - 167 days
• Properties that were Withdrawn from the Market by the Seller in November - 3
• Average asking price - $304,133
• Average Days on the Market - 39 days

We can provide you with a complete and accurate market analysis for your home with an analysis of the market area it is located in. By knowing the value of your home you have a basis to start selling your home. If you want to know the value of your home and to receive a no-cost home evaluation, please call our Real Estate Hotline toll-free at 1-800-374-8571 x3025.

If you are planning to sell your home and would like to receive a free 12 page report, "Insider's Secret To Selling Your Home", directly to your home. "Insider's Secret To Selling Your Home" is a must have report for anyone planning on selling their home. Don't wait, call now.

• If you have an immediate need to sell your home, call 1-800-374-8571 x3051.
• If you are planning to sell you home in the near future, call 1-800-374-8571 x3052.

When you call the above numbers you will will hear recorded instructions; you will not be directed to a live agent.

For first time home buyers, purchasing your first home can be a very stressful experience. We can help eliminate that stress and help you through the process. We work closely with many first time home buyers and understand your concerns. First Time Home Buyer Programs, 0% and No Money Down Programs, Conventional, FHA, and VA Financing (To Qualified Buyers). Seller Assist with Closing Costs, New Homes Existing Homes in Great Neighborhoods, Fixer Upper Properties. We search all of Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Go to http://www.homes4firsttimebuyers.com/

Looking for a fixer upper property? Willing to put in some "sweat equity" to buy your next home at a bargain price. Get a complete listing of fixer uppers in your area by going to http://www.bestfixerhomes.com/

If you would like a free list of Fannie Mae homes currently for sale , go to: http://www.bestfixerhomes.com/.

The I-Team Homes has been marketing quite extensively in Winslow NJ including the areas of Sicklerville and Cedarbrook. We provide housing market analysis for our clients. The following is the most current data we have for Winslow Township:

For the month of November 2007 -

• Properties Actively Marketed - 85
• Average asking price - $273,000
• Average Days on the Market - 46 days
• Pending Sales (Under Contract, Not Settled) - 13
• Properties that Settled in November - 43
• Average sold price - $174.536 (97.9% of average asking price)
• Average number of bedrooms - 3, average number of baths - 1.5
• Average Days on the Market - 72 days
• Numer that sold with Seller Concessions - 24 (where seller gave some amount of net proceeds back to buyer toward buyer's closing/settlement costs)
• Number that sold without Seller Concessions - 19
• Properties that Expired (Not Sold and Listing Agreement ended) in November - 32
• Properties that were Withdrawn from the Market by the Seller in November - 26

We can provide you with a complete and accurate market analysis for your home with an analysis of the market area it is located in. By knowing the value of your home you have a basis to start selling your home. If you want to know the value of your home and to receive a no-cost home evaluation, please call our Real Estate Hotline toll-free at 1-800-374-8571 x3025.

If you are planning to sell your home and would like to receive a free 12 page report, "Insider's Secret To Selling Your Home", directly to your home. "Insider's Secret To Selling Your Home" is a must have report for anyone planning on selling their home. Don't wait, call now.

• If you have an immediate need to sell your home, call 1-800-374-8571 x3051.
• If you are planning to sell you home in the near future, call 1-800-374-8571 x3052.

When you call the above numbers you will will hear recorded instructions; you will not be directed to a live agent.

For first time home buyers, purchasing your first home can be a very stressful experience. We can help eliminate that stress and help you through the process. We work closely with many first time home buyers and understand your concerns. First Time Home Buyer Programs, 0% and No Money Down Programs, Conventional, FHA, and VA Financing (To Qualified Buyers). Seller Assist with Closing Costs, New Homes Existing Homes in Great Neighborhoods, Fixer Upper Properties. We search all of Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Go to http://www.homes4firsttimebuyers.com/

Looking for a fixer upper property? Willing to put in some "sweat equity" to buy your next home at a bargain price. Get a complete listing of fixer uppers in your area by going to http://www.bestfixerhomes.com/

If you would like a free list of Fannie Mae homes currently for sale , go to: http://www.terryi.com/FNMA/.

If you're interested in marketing with MySpace, there are seven best ways to excel at marketing with MySpace at this point in time. I will try to give an overview of what you need to understand when it comes to marketing with MySpace.

The first way to excel at marketing with MySpace is to develop a great MySpace page. You will want your MySpace page to be interesting and attractive so that customers will want to find out more about you and therefore what services you have to offer.

The second way to excel at marketing with MySpace is to make sure that their written material that you include on your MySpace page is interesting and informative. Writing a positive testimonial about a particular product or service is a marketing ploy that may result in extra visitors.

The third way to succeed at marketing with MySpace is to make sure that you regularly update your MySpace page.

The fourth way to be effective at marketing with MySpace is to develop relationships with other people who participate at MySpace. In other words, you will want to become a part of the MySpace community and spread the word about the benefits of the services you are marketing.

The fifth step that you will want to take when it comes to marketing with MySpace is to pay attention to what other people are doing at MySpace. When it comes to marketing MySpace, there's no reason for you to reinvent the wheel.

The sixth step that you will want to take when it comes to marketing with MySpace is to make sure that your efforts at MySpace are part of an overall marketing plan or program. When all is said and done, the key to business success in this day and age is developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing plan.

The final step that you want to take when marketing MySpace is to make sure people beyond the MySpace community know of your MySpace presence. One effective strategy that you can employ is to draw people who have not been to MySpace before to your MySpace page. There is something very important associated with increasing the number of people outside of the MySpace community who have at least minimal connection with your MySpace page.

Networking events have been part of the business and social scene for as long as anyone can remember. For many people, they make a trip to the dentist seem fun. For others, networking events are enjoyable, but because of who they have to spend time with, they wish they had scheduled a visit to the dentist.

Regardless of your feelings on the subject, when attending an event, it's important to have the perspective that your goal should be to help others first. Unfortunately, it's an old cliché that is often left at the door. The next time you're headed to an event, keep in mind the following simple, helpful rule: after it's all said and done, you want to have earned the right, privilege, honor, and respect to be able to meet with them again. This is not a license to sell yourself, but an opportunity to build a relationship.

- When you arrive at a networking event, avoid gravitating to people you know. You should initially thank the host and then immediately find someone new to introduce yourself to. This will help keep you in the right frame of mind as to why you came.

- Stop selling and start listening! When you meet someone for the first time, use it as an opportunity to get to know them. Don't try to sell them anything. Rather, begin to establish a relationship.

- Keep your business cards in the breast pocket of your coat, a shirt pocket, or in an outside pocket of your purse so they are easy to access and in good condition.

- When giving a person your card, personalize it by hand writing your cell number on it. This will cause the recipient to feel that they are receiving something special.

- When giving or receiving a business card, be especially careful when dealing with people from outside the US as many cultures treat them with very high regard.

- When receiving a card from someone, take a moment to write yourself a note on it such as where you met. If you do this while you're still talking to the person, it will help convey your sense of personal connection.

- During the course of a conversation, use the other person's first name two or three times. People always like to hear their own name and it will help you to remember it when the discussion is over.

- Rather than telling a new contact all about yourself, spend your time asking them questions. It's amazing how much you'll learn!

- After you meet someone for the first time, use the back of their business card to jot a note about something you learned from the conversation and the date and place you met them. Recording the information will give you something to talk to them about the next time you see them.

- Connect with the person you're talking to by tilting your head as you listen to them. It is an effective body language technique which communicates that you're paying attention to what they're saying.

- When a person is talking to you, be sure to look directly at them. Giving a person full attention with your eyes will encourage them to share more.

- When giving someone eye contact, remember it's not a "stare-down" contest. Give the person 3 - 5 seconds of eye contact and then look away briefly before returning your focus to them again.

- The best location to network is by a high-traffic area such as a main door, the bar, or near the food.

- Never approach someone if they are walking towards the restroom or if they have a phone in their hand. Wait until they have returned to the networking area or put their phone away.

- After the person has shared something with you, ask them another question about what they just said. This shows that you're paying attention and that you care about what they're telling you.

- Always keep one hand free to allow yourself to shake hands with people. This means that you shouldn't eat and drink at the same time. Remember, you're there to network, not eat a full-course meal.

- As a way of demonstrating your networking skills, introduce each new person you meet to at least one other person.

- Never try to barge into a group of 4 or more people. Come along side of the group, but do not attempt to enter into the discussion until you've made eye contact with everyone and a minimum of two other people in the group have said something.

- Do not approach two people who are talking, as you may be interrupting an important discussion.

- Initiate conversation with someone who is standing by themselves. They'll be happy to have someone to talk to them and, as a result, will many times open up with valuable information.

- When you meet someone for the first time, you have 48 hours to follow up with them before they will completely forget about meeting you.

- A networking event is not a time to see how many business cards you can acquire. Rather, it is a time to develop a few relationships that have potential.

HEADLINES are one of your biggest weapons for getting MORE PEOPLE TO NOTICE YOUR ADVERTISING, for whatever medium you choose to use. Now you are using headlines, aren't you? And NOT your logo -
that's not a headline. Only one person cares about your logo, AND THAT'S YOU.

Whereas a headline is something every single one of your prospects will be glued to like a kid on a cartoon. Whatever you're writing, you've GOTTA HAVE A HEADLINE. But here's the deal, there a are good headlines and bad headlines, so I'm going to give you an absolute killer template headline that you should use THIS WEEK in your business.

Remember, a headline's goal is to do one thing only -

STOP YOUR PROSPECT IN THEIR TRACKS AND LOCK THEM ONTO YOUR AD, and some people say you only have 1.5 seconds to catch their attention, so you need to make it good!

Master copywriter David Ogilvy has said... "On average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent 80 cents out of your dollar." So if you're using your own logo at the top of your ad, you could improve your response IMMEDIATELY, just by sticking ANY kind of headline up instead! So would you like to know one of the great secrets for writing headlines that literally slap your prospect in the face and demand they open their wallet?

Good, well here it is for you... MODEL HEADLINES THAT ALREADY WORK!!

Don't try and reinvent the wheel, the best way to come up with fantastic headlines is to take what already works, and adapt it to your own business. Isn't that simple?

Here's an absolute knock-'em-dead blockbuster template for a
headline:

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS:
Don't pay another phone bill until you read this...

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR WOMEN:
Don't buy any makeup products until you read this...

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS:
Don't run another ad until you read this...

Do you see how powerful this is? And I've shown you 3 different versions, so all you have to do is apply it to your own business and you could easily double or even triple your responses!  How about these headlines:

Do You Make These Mistakes With Your Money?
Do You Make These Mistakes Playing Golf?

I could go on, but I'm sure you get the idea. This particular headline works on your curiosity. It gets the reader to say to themself, "maybe I'd better read on and find out."

Professional real estate investors know that buying foreclosure real estate is difficult, frustrating and at best a complete waste of time. That is, it can be all of those things to an unsavvy new investor straight out of a "Make Big Money In Foreclosure Real Estate" seminar. But for the experienced investor, foreclosure real estate really can be a satisfying source of good income - and a rare opportunity for first time home buyers.

The Right Type Of Person

Most home buyers searching for a personal residence do not even look at foreclosure property because of the imagined problems. But they should. It is puzzling in a way. There are many people starting out with little money or credit who buy a "fixer" and spend considerable time and money fixing it up while they are living in it. They then turn around and sell it to move up to a more expensive fixer and start the process all over again.

If this describes you, you should really think about a foreclosure property. But you need to equip yourself with a little knowledge first so you don't suffer the pain and disappointment common to so many attempting this route. Let's start with the basics.

Foreclosure or Pre-foreclosure

The term "foreclosure" makes most people think of a scene in which a home is auctioned off on the court house steps and you bid against other interested investors. You do not want to do this. It is virtually impossible to gain the edge on the experienced bidders who have done this many times. What you need is a "pre-foreclosure" property.

A pre-foreclosure home is one on which the bank has begun foreclosure because the owner has missed several mortgage payments but it has not yet reached the auction sale stage. A key to successful pre-foreclosure investing is to gain the trust of the homeowner so that you can gather the information you need and move quickly to put together a deal that everyone will agree to.

Pre-foreclosure Properties Can Be Profitable

Done right, purchasing a pre-foreclosure property can be a profitable experience even for a first time home buyer. You have sufficient time to research them because you can purchase them up until the day of the foreclosure auction. When you purchase a pre-foreclosure, you help save the home owner's credit by avoiding a foreclosure auction. You should remember this. You are not taking advantage of the homeowner in distress. You are helping him/her to avoid a current and many future credit related problems. Pre-foreclosure investing makes everyone involved a winner.

Lenders typically don't bother explaining borrowers' rights and options. They just want to collect their money. You have the opportunity to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, salvage their credit rating, and get on with their lives. And you can gain a home of your own - or resell it and make money by doing it.

You can end up saving tens of thousands of dollars on the purchase of your home by buying a pre-foreclosure property. It can be your opportunity to buy low and sell high, quickly maximizing your equity.

Repairs May Be Needed

It is not all gravy. Many of the best opportunities you uncover will need a lot of tender loving care to get them back in shape. They may need carpeting, up-dated or repaired appliances, electrical or plumbing. Roofs may need to be replaced. Most of them will probably need painting and some landscaping work. If a person is short of money and facing foreclosure, these things simply do not get any attention.

Summary

Buying a pre-foreclosure property can benefit both yourself and the current home owner. It is not always easy but it can be very rewarding. Unless you are an experienced handyman yourself, you need to get an estimate from qualified professionals on what it would take to bring the home up to standard. Don't rush or get discouraged. Buying a pre-foreclosure home gives you plenty of time to make unrushed decisions.