Consumer Focused Carnival of Real Estate

By Dan Melson on November 30, 2009 7:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 30th, 2009 Announcement

I am giving serious thought to retiring this carnival. Few people are reading it, and the amount of dross I have to shift through to get the few nuggets we have is getting larger. I have had to take the carnival bi-monthly the last couple go-arounds to get enough qualified entries to make it worth visiting. I am going to schedule a carnival for January 30, 2010, but be advised that it may never see the light of day.

The guidelines for this carnival.

As always, I arranged the entries that met guidelines into three levels, based upon originality, usefulness to the consumer, and how much thought and effort and research went into an entry.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

We have an Editor's Choice!

Consumers, Brokers and Mortgage Credit Reporting Agencies All Lose as National Credit Bureaus Cash In The item under discussion is "reissue" fees for credit reports, something originators have gotten used to over the past several years, but some consumers are outraged about. I would definitely rather pay more for a credit report and not have to worry about reissue fees that can eat as much again as the original report.

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RECOMMENDED

Kitchen Renovation Design Ideas does have direct solicitation, but the bulk of it is a good basic primer on what to consider before you start a remodeling project.

How To Fix A Foreclosure should more properly be titled "How to deal with a foreclosure situation" because nobody can fix a foreclosure. All you can do is deal with the situation as it exists.

Bob or Jim? The Final Chapter doesn't really discuss assumptions like assumed rate of return on investments but it's good for examination of basic concepts. All of the scenarios I've run have convinced me that in general there are better options for your money than paying off your mortgage early.

Renting is for mental patients

10 Facts About Buying and Selling A House of Horrors

A Canadian entry with What is CMHC Mortgage Insurance?

Last Minute Preparations Before a Real Estate Showing

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MET GUIDELINES

How To Avoid Foreclosure is very basic information.

Consumer Focused Carnival of Real Estate may return in two months on January 30, 2010, here at Searchlight Crusade, unless someone else wants to host. Deadline for submissions will be Midnight January 28th.

1 Comments

Betty Kincaid said:

Thanks for the link.

I enjoy your comments on each post and hope you decide to continue hosting carnivals.

Betty

December 1, 2009 9:57 AM

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