I received a personal message from Drew Nichols about his Greenville, SC real estate site and he is allowing me to share it with you. Take a look.

My name is Drew Nichols and I am a Greenville Real Estate Agent. I am also a webmaster, focusing on usability in sites.

I lived through Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 is going well so far. I am hoping you will take a look at the search function I have installed at my Greenville, SC site for Real Estate and tell me what you think.

Some of the features that make it stand out are things like special icons that make a results page more readable, etc. Overall, the Greenville real estate market is a bit slow. I will say, however, that there is demand for Downtown Greenville Homes and I am getting more and more inquiries for these areas. Greenville is a wonderful place, if you’re not familiar with it.

The investments in the Bulgarian real estate field is now as huge as it accounts for forty percent of all foreign investment into the country during the first 3 months of 2007.

Meanwhile, the Bulgarian capital - Sofia is now the 3rd fastest growing city in the world in terms of business and office rental rates, which grew at 61.3 % over the last year.

The Association of International Property Professionals has presently declared that overall Bulgaria is now the 3rd most popular foreign real estate market in the world, behind Spain and France. In addition, there is also a stable interest for commercial property in Bulgaria. Usually the investors in commercial real estates are mostly attracted by these destinations: Bulgaria, Turkey, Spain and Germany.

Bulgaria is going to become a mainstream retirement destination over the next 10 years.

Improved travel links, infrastructure overall and developing a quality healthcare services are the factors that will boost a great interest in the Bulgarian real estates. Retirees are viewing homes in Bulgaria as a viable option, with more expected to do so as the market continues to grow.

Situated on the coast of the Black Sea, Bulgaria joined the EU in January 2007, prompting several property experts to champion the country as the next overseas investment hotspot. The most popular destinations for investments are the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach property; property in Bansko – a famous ski resort; and also property in Sofia – the Bulgarian capital.

Renting property can be a risky business if tenant references and appropriate checks are not made before signing a contract. While the majority of tenants will not cause any issues, pay their bills on time, etc, it’s the few that cause real problems.

Apart from leaving unpaid rent other issues ranging from identity fraud to damaging property can and do happen. But, there are ways to mitigate taking on one of these “bad tenants.” They key approach is to carry out thorough tenant checks using one of the online referencing agencies such as credit-check-services.

These checks will look into everything from court judgements to poor credit history, the upshot is you get to look into your tenant’s past history to see if there is anything you don’t like before signing the tenancy agreement.

Remember, professional landlords always carry out tenant reference checks, don’t be an amateur landlord, or you will lose money.

Think owning land would cost a fortune? Think again! While land prices on the extreme coasts motors upward, there are millions of parcels for sale throughout the USA that can fit into anyone’s budget. There is probably a land deal that could make you a profit happening right under your nose right now. Time to wake up and seize the day!

A quick stroll along the MLS system in any state will reveal a plethora of land for sale. These parcels will be priced from as little as a couple thousand dollars on up to millions of dollars. However, this system only reveals one side of the coin. Flip it over to peer at the underside and a whole new world is revealed. Land is being sold for as little as one hundred dollars out there. The trick is finding this land for sale.

First, let’s take a look at where you can find land to make a profit on.

Newspaper

Believe it or not, your average newspaper can be a super source for hunting down land bargains. The classifieds could hold your next big land score. Aside from straight land deals, you will find notices for auctions like Tax Lien sales here.

Websites

The Internet has many websites with land for sale like MartinelliDevelopment.com. You can find great land at super cash prices and generous financing options. A quick trip to your favorite search engine can yield a plethora of results. Here are some keywords to try:

1. Land
2. Land for Sale
3. Raw Land
4. Homesite
5. Home Site
6. Land Auction
7. Parcel of Land

As your search, you will come up with many more. You can buy great land at super prices without leaving your home.

Online Auctions

First, auctions that are offline can generally be found through your local paper. Online auction places like Ebay can be a good place to find deals. If you are not familiar with auctions, make sure you read over all the rules and commitments before bidding. You should have a set final price in mind and never go over it. The whole point of buying at an auction is to get a good deal.

What to look for.

So now that we have ways to find super deals on land and build our wealth, let’s look at some things you want to look for in a piece of land.

Body of Water – In general, a piece of land by water is more valuable because water is a common link between us all. You would be hard pressed to find someone who does not want land with water on it or by it. Unless the water is a hazard site, try to find parcels near it.

Proximity – Land that is within a 2 hour drive of a major populous point can be valuable. This is a short drive for many and owning good relaxation land is a great idea. For example, if you had land by a lake and that lake was within 2 hours from a major city, it could be very valuable.

Utilities – Not all land in America has all the common utilities available to it. Lots of raw land needs to have these brought into the parcel. Factors in price would include if the utilities are to the parcel already, if they are available, how far away they are, and so forth.

Remember, when buying land, think ahead. Just because the area looks quiet today does not mean it will be that way forever. The land you are on right now was vacant at one time and now look at it! You don’t need to purchase land that is in Manhattan or the next hot spot to make lots of money. You could purchase parcels in the middle of nowhere and build wealth. For more on buying land, visit my website (JakeTruman.com).