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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.dowelltaggart.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results matching tags 'Investment Real Estate', 'First Time Home Buyer', 'News: Mortgage', and 'Real Estate'</title><link>http://www.dowelltaggart.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&amp;tag=Investment+Real+Estate,First+Time+Home+Buyer,News%3A+Mortgage,Real+Estate&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results matching tags 'Investment Real Estate', 'First Time Home Buyer', 'News: Mortgage', and 'Real Estate'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><item><title>&amp;quot;Where did my Equity Go?&amp;quot;....Final chapter</title><link>http://www.dowelltaggart.com/blogs/dowell_taggart_team/archive/2009/05/19/where-did-my-equity-go-final-chapter.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">315cb15e-160d-46a6-894b-a7882b07a877:470382</guid><dc:creator>230330</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;In his work, &lt;a href="http://conspiracyoftherich.com/" title="Conspiracy of the Rich"&gt;Conspiracy of the Rich&lt;/a&gt;, Rich Dad entrepenour, Robert Kiosaki, discusses the fact that during our current crisis on Wall Street, wealth didn&amp;#39;t evaporate, it just changed hands....WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your equity, your value, may come back....If it does, and that&amp;#39;s a big if, respected economists are judging the process to take place over YEARS, not months....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hang on, I&amp;#39;m getting there....We are constantly asked questions regarding timing....Specifically, is this a good time to Buy, Sell, Hold, Reinvest, Step Up...and so forth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, No, Maybe...depends on your objectives.&amp;nbsp; For most of us, not all of us, now is a great time to make a purchase while product prices are lower, and interest rates are at 30 year lows....Some, more than others WILL BENEFIT.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your objectives drive your strategy and your actions.&amp;nbsp; Many are buying because they have been told that&amp;#39;s a sound strategy....MAYBE NOT.&amp;nbsp; Our biggest reponsibility is to &lt;u&gt;JUST SAY &amp;quot;SLOW&lt;/u&gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our clients expect fact, not fiction.&amp;nbsp; Should we talk?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>&amp;quot;Have you seen this man?&amp;quot;</title><link>http://www.dowelltaggart.com/blogs/dowell_taggart_team/archive/2009/05/18/have-you-seen-this-man.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">315cb15e-160d-46a6-894b-a7882b07a877:469777</guid><dc:creator>230330</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;....From time to time, we come across others who impact our lives in a positive way, and unles you live on the Moon, you are aware our mainstream media rarely reports &amp;quot;good news&amp;quot;....I am not referring to Pollyanna News....Cake eating contests, modern art built with matchsticks, or &amp;quot;....man-eating dog subdued without harm by smiling animal control officer&amp;quot;....no.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I met Tobi when I hired him to come to work at a small, local&amp;nbsp;technology company....Highly entrepenourial in nature, this family-owned company was a study in quick movement and interesting decision-making styles....Nonetheless, great character and ethical position were exhibited by owners and co-workers alike.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A local success story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tobi came aboard as a sales consultant.&amp;nbsp; In the technology world, especially when delivering products that may exist only 1 time; just for that specific client, the relationships drive the sale, and the success, of that venture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He delivered, and then some.&amp;nbsp; An avid cyclist and fan of cycing, Tobi is a straightforward guy who likes to win, and understands that winning means learning along the way....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tobi Troug, found today at his own firm, &lt;a href="http://brainbucket.tumblr.com/" title="Brain Bucket"&gt;Brain Bucket&lt;/a&gt;, is an extremely capable, competitive professional.&amp;nbsp; Please check out his &lt;a href="http://brainbucket.tumblr.com/" title="Brain Bucket site"&gt;Brain Bucket site&lt;/a&gt;...and when you see Tobi out and about, buy him a cup of coffee!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you need help buying or selling that home, we should talk....&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>