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Fire crews quickly knocked down a house and garage fire in Cedar Rapids early on May 9th. Authorities were called to the 900 block of 7th Avenue Southeast around 3:45 a.m.

Many times when you read about real estate, like this one about the Quad cities, the writer uses words like average and median when describing prices in the area.

Paranormal activity is the subject of a Go Iowa Awesome article: “From a December 13th, 2012 Daily Iowan article by Ben Ross:

“Every night when he got ready to go to bed

he increase largely has been driven by the purchase of new properties in areas where the Hispanic population is growing rapidly in Iowa, Kansas, and Utah.”

Our last remaining parent died recently, and the house is now my sister’s and mine. We want to sell our house fast. My sister doesn’t want to rent it. She wants to live closer to her daughter’s area.

The mom of two friends here in Cedar Rapids is dying. In the evening after a long day of caring for their Mom, they asked each other if they should fix up the Cedar Rapids house or sell it as-is after she is gone

Yes, you can start with little money, and leverage yourself but why not make it easy on yourself? Try these 5 creative ways to generate additional income while you are investing in real estate:

We are in a year of rising interest rates. According to INMAN, “In the first of what economists predict will likely be three adjustments in 2018, the Fed called for a 25 basis point increase. The new benchmark rate is the highest since September 2008, near the beginning of the housing crisis. The movement of […]

When you take ownership of property, you receive a piece of paper, called a “deed,” that shows you have title. This deed explains how you want to own the property. When you and another person or persons are buying a house together, you can own the property either as tenants in common (TIC) or as joint tenants […]

A couple from high school visited recently. They shared a story of a near escape from death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Their home had no carbon monoxide detectors.