Few Popular Brands of Real Estate Software Packages!

By Linda Pelaez

Being a real estate agent I understand what it means to have fast and quick information on customer requirements and needs of potential customers. The only effective way I found to get this information through the real estate software. Today, I am pretty set with my company with a very good software installed on my desk, everyone can access authorized to use its best for my company. But first, I have this package, I had to look to find a reliable package for my real estate business.

The market is flooded with hundreds of vendors and their software packages but who to trust was the biggest question. Whichever brand I had tried to look at, it had the display of features that promised to be the best in the market. Finding no way I called up a friend who too is in real estate business and asked him which software he uses. He suggested me eTrac or Real Estate Notebook. According to him these two software packages are good for real estate business because of their excellent features and specifications.

eTract real estate software: It is often regarded as the Number 1 real estate software on the market by critics for its characteristics. This management software for the assessment of a property is used by thousands of businessmen and real estate agencies in the world. You can compare the features of the software with another system on the market. You can find this solution is better than other packages to meet your business needs and also has features that allow you to easily connect to people and tools they need in real estate.

This is user friendly, efficient and powerful software that you can have for your real estate business appraisals. It also includes a simple to use setup wizard that makes it easy for you to use. Besides all these the eTrac also offers free online training and support to those end users who feel that it is difficult for them to use. You dont need to go on for updates everyday. Get this software to utilize the best of your time and resources in your business.

Portable property: It is reliable software that helps you maximize your benefits of key figures and analysis of market information. You know what is the right time to address and what is not. The software has integrated features to maintain and connect to your business and data analysis. It requires learning and can be initiated by users, even in minutes. The real estate investment is an excellent tool, but it is very impressive to invest in this sector. The system requirements for software is too simple. If you have Windows XP or Vista can use effectively. - 23196

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Why Trade The News? (Part II)

By Ahmad Hassam

There are a lot of news events in the forex world. These news releases often disrupt the short term forex markets. Quarterly reports carry more weight than the monthly and weekly news. There are many strategies for news trading.

Sometimes the results of fundamental economic announcements are surprising. The news may shock the markets for a while. For example, the release of the NFP figures has been moving the EUR/USD pair on average 100 pips for the last two years. About half of these pips occur just within two minutes of the release of the NFP figures on 8:30 AM EST Friday.

Consider this worst case scenario. You are a news trader and immediately sell the EUR/USD currency pair within 2-5 seconds after the release of the NFP figures on Friday. However, the EUR/USD has already dropped 30 pips because of the pre news guessers who are anticipating a bad news and want to close their open positions.

Your forex broker gets thousands of EUR/USD sell orders. Just like yours almost all these orders are made at the same moment and it will take your broker a few seconds to execute all these orders. You wait for your order to be executed. Meantime, the EUR/USD price falls another 15 pips.

As no traders are placing the buy orders, the volatility is extreme to the downside. The broker widens the pips from 3 to 12. The moment your order hits the market, you are already at a 12 pips loss. You are also 45 pips away from where you thought the market would be.

All of a sudden, the EUR/USD pair starts to pull back. But you have already pulled your trigger and entered the EUR/USD sell order. Now you are at a loss of 55 pips and you exit your trade to cut your losses. You are angry and you want to blame the broker. But you cant blame the broker.

You had to sign an agreement when you opened your trading account. You should read the agreement with the forex broker. There will be a clause in it that says that the broker does not guarantee order execution at times of high volatility.

Do news traders always end up like this? Not always but they can and do end up behaving this way quite often depending on the importance or surprise results of the economic announcement.

Try not trade blindly under such circumstances. So you need to develop a survival strategy to preserve your capital and minimize your loss. This survival strategy calls for the preservation of your capital at all cost. At the same time you should make the maximum pips if you really want to trade the news.

Your priority is to reduce your risk by patiently waiting for conservative repeatable setups and not to make as much money as possible. News trading puts a traders patience to test and your objective should be to use the undue volatility to identify the important levels of support and resistance so that you can trade with high chances of winning. - 23196

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The Silver Eagle Coin Collection

By George Lapidis

Coin collector aficionados consider the American Silver Eagle coins sets a valuable addition to their collection. Though many consider the Eagle coins a collector's item across the world, only the staunchest collectors know that it is made off the purest legal silver in the history of the United States.

Of the many factors associated with these coins, one is the size. They are an easy convenient size which makes them very mobile and the owner can transport them with ease.

Secondly American silver eagle coins have worldwide liquidity which makes them valuable all around the world. Furthermore it has a government guaranteed status which acts as another plus point.

The worth of silver eagle coins is high but how do you compare them with other collectible coins. Their worth differs in that these coins are not antique.

On the contrary they are quite a new series as they have only been in circulation for twenty years.

When purchasing an American Silver Eagle coins set for your collection you must be aware of the location and date the coins were minted. Also you may be able to get a good comprehension of the worth of the coin if you know the mint marks and the finish of the production.

These coins are not meant for market distribution or trading but were created and issued only for collectors. The collectibles can be purchased directly from the US Mint.

Earlier when the silver eagle coins were launched, individuals were not allowed to purchase from the mint. Instead they had to purchase from certified coin dealers or precious metals manufacturers.

Perhaps the most desired and valuable coin in the collection is from the limited edition set of the 1955 era. The 1995 " W Proof American Silver Eagle is no longer available in the market for purchase.

This set contains the American gold coin in 1 ounce, half ounce, quarter ounce and the tenth of an ounce and the entire set was priced at less than $1000 and minted for only 125 collectors.

The purity is guaranteed by the fact that the government certifies the collector through certification. These coins are filled onto the coin press manually by the minters and then they were pasted on special blanks which were burnished to create a unique mint mark for each coin.

Today the American silver eagle is credited as being the best selling silver coin collection of the world. Over 130 million have been sold since 1986 each one made from 100% pure silver guaranteed for by the sate. - 23196

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Real Estate Investing During Poor Economic Times

By Doc Schmyz

First let's establish a few ground rules for this article.

1) Bad markets have happen before...and people still made money.

2) Not every deal will fall into a cookie cutter format keep your eyes open...and your mind even more so.

3) Not every tactic or idea works in the same in every part of the country. ALWAYS check local laws pertaining to real estate transactions.

Ok...now on with the article.

Just because a drop in the market has taken place doesn't mean that you, as a real estate investor/professional, are out of luck. It only means you need to add new tricks and tools to your tool box. (Be warned I use "tool box" a lot.)

Marketing/locating property

Besides real estate agents and brokers (still the best way to find good investments in my opinion) there is a huge amount or resources at your fingertip with the Internet.

You can join website communities for investors, follow blogs, get in on group discussion etc. All of these things can lead to new and interesting deals.

Some of my best investments have come to me via a web community contact. I also have gotten countless tips from other investors on investments and financing issues. Do not over look the value of belonging to an "investor community website."

I honestly feel that in the upcoming years the majority of investing will shift to being web related. Not just in finding investment projects but in doing the research for them as well as the funding process and the majority of the marketing/exit strategy as well.

"New" financing

Everyday we are hearing about how the current market and credit crunch is making getting loans harder for everyone. This is currently a fact. No way around it. The loan process has changed. So what options are left?? The answer is several.

Lease options. Assumable loans. Seller financing. Just to name a few.

The above mentioned may well become the big trends in the next couple of years. I am waiting to see how the lenders change the loan guidelines in the next few months to "re introduce" the assumable loan. We are already seeing a HUGE trend in short sales. (This was a practice that was used only in limited capacity in the last 10 years by most lenders now it seems like every other distressed listing is a short sale in some cities.)

Please do not let the current market conditions scare you in to sitting this investment period out. On the contrary use it to inspire you. Take the time to do the research on finance options, look into building a LLC perhaps. Find out about buying real estate with your IRA. Etc, etc.

Buy books. Read investment strategies of the big names in investing. Use the time to educate yourself and above all be creative.

Don't let panic drive you off with everyone else. - 23196

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Doc Schmyz has worked with investors all over the U.S.. His website gives thousands of investors up to date real estate investing information Get more info from across the U.S. on Doc's real estate investing resources page.

Do Forex Trading with a Forex Broker

By Bart Icles

FOREX is popularly known among investors as Foreign Exchange Market. It offers many advantages compared to other investments like stocks and futures trading. Knowing where to start is important for every newcomer to the game, so it's vital that learning Forex basics should be on the first list of things to do before anything else.

Not long ago, Forex was limited to large players of the market, e.g. banks - national and central, being a few of them, then the multi-national companies and investment firms. By the 80's the rules changed, allowing much smaller and independent investors to join in using margin accounts. It's this reason why Forex trading has become as popular as it is now. With a margin account, any one can control of large amounts with only a small sum as an investment. An example would be: if you have a $1,000 investment, you can control $100,000 in a 100:1 margin.

Forex trading is a volatile and unpredictable market with many risks and pitfalls to be encountered. Learning all the most basic to the most advanced subjects pertaining to the market may not be enough to keep one's investment in one's pocket, but may serve well as a solid foundation to build a successful career on. Experience, confidence, and a sound trading system are also some of the other essential elements to have when involved in currency trading.

One other such good move would be to open a Forex account with a certified Forex broker to handle your trading for you. Most Forex brokers are associated with large financial institutions, and are duly registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This greatly reduces most known risks and other negative factors if you go with their services. But, then again, always do the needed research on them, as well as getting solid referrals, just to be on the safe side of things.

Most beginners are often advised to practice trading with "paper trades" for a relative period of time. This exercise lets the newbie get properly acquainted and accustomed to all the Forex activities, and how the system works in general. Majority of online brokers offer these demo accounts free of charge which form partly with registering an account with them. Most of the software programs are the generic kinds and are common to all Forex brokers. Again, research is vital to know that the programs being served by such brokers are suited to the type of trading system you are planning to use or are already using. Be sure to ask whether or not program updates are free or come with a price. - 23196

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