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You can’t turn your t.v. on today without seeing some type of bad news about the real estate market so making the bold statement that now is the best time to invest in real estate in the last 15 years might seem a little crazy. The fact is today IS the best time and those that take advantage of it will be setting themselves up for amazing profits in the future.
1. The “F” Word.
Foreclosures are at an all time high. Just about every one of us can think of a family member or friend in...
•Building up a Network in Real Estate Investment
When you first start out in the real estate investment business you’ll find that having a network of other investors and buyers is a valuable source indeed. In fact, it can help you in all areas of your business from finding good properties to buy to finding the investors to buy those properties from you. It’s fairly easy to build up a network as you begin buying properties, even if you don’t know anyone when you start.
Network your way to profits
Naturally, you won’t pick up every...
•The Art of Negotiation in a Short Sale
You’ve found a great real estate investment to purchase, signed on with the homeowners and gotten all of your information in order. All that’s needed is to approach the bank with a short sale offer and close the deal right? Maybe not.
There is an art to negotiation in the real estate investment industry. Negotiating a short sale isn’t simply approaching the bank with your packet of paperwork and your best offer to close the deal.
You’ll need to endure at least two rounds of...
•Is Renting Smart?
Many real estate investors will think about becoming a landlord, with your own rental property, from time to time. It seems like an easy way to bring in a regular monthly income on a long-term basis. Plus, you don’t have to spend a lot of time each week looking for new properties to invest in.
However, a lot of investors will caution you to avoid the tenant business. It’s got a lot of drawbacks and can actually raise your blood pressure!
Holding Costs are High!
When you become a buy...
•How to Get Those Lease Tenants
Want the easiest way to bring in lease tenants when leasing a property? Put an ad in the paper! Getting a lease tenant is just the same as getting a rental property tenant. You can place an ad in the papers saying property for lease and giving your phone number.
A lot of real estate investors forget that the goal of an ad is to get a phone call. You’ll notice this in the ads of investors with 6 or 7 lines of text that describe the property. Those are trying to sell the property in the...
•How to Pick the Tenant for Your Lease Rental Property
You’ve had your open house for that available lease rental property and you’ve gotten 3 or 4 good applications from people interested in leasing that property. Now, how do you choose the right tenant for your property?
Know What Kind of Tenants You are Attracting
One thing to understand with lease purchases in real estate investment is that you are dealing with potential lessees who can’t quite get into a home mortgage. Many will have bad credit, lost jobs or even lost a house in the...
•Undesirable Property in Post-Foreclosure Can Be Your Most Profitable Sale
We love the ugly and awful.
~Andy Heller
There are all kinds in real estate investment. All kinds of real estate investors, all kinds of deals and all kinds of property to make a deal on. You’ll definitely find that having all kinds in this business makes for a great amount of variety and plenty of opportunity for earning profits.
There are three basic ways to make a profitable deal in the real estate investment industry.
1. Pick up a Pre-Foreclosure
2. Pick up a Property at the...
•Can you get Good Discounts on Properties out West?
A lot of people are interested in real estate investment, but they also live out west in very expensive areas. These are places where the average family style ranch may cost up to half a million dollars and the cost of living is very high. The tendency for these potential real estate investors is to say; sure this works for people in cheaper areas of the country but the market here is so expensive it’s just not worth our while.
It is very possible to make a return on your real estate...
•The Best Kept Secret in Real Estate Investing – Note Buying
One of the best kept secrets in real estate investing is clearly the practice of note buying. While purchasing notes, otherwise known as home mortgages, may seem like a complained process, it really isn’t once you take the time to understand how it works. And, the best part is that you can set yourself up to be a note broker and make money simply for brokering the sale of a note from one person to another without ever having to tap into your own savings and investments to do so.
What is...
•The Real Estate Investor’s Guide to Raw Land
When you speak with seasoned real estate investors you often find that a large percentage of them do not ever invest in raw land. Typically newer real estate investors purchase single family homes to flip, rent out, or sell wholesale to a rehabber. Those investors who have been in the business for a longer time often have ventured out into dealing in multi-family homes and apartment buildings to help beef up their investment portfolio. However, investing in raw land can be very profitable if...
•The Secret to Making Money with Lease-to-Own Properties
As a real estate investor, you may be looking to purchase homes with the thought of renting them out as a means of generating consistent monthly passive income. However, with all of the issues that are involved with becoming a landlord, you may be thinking twice about this strategy of real estate investing. In this case, the lease-to-own option may be just exactly what you have been looking for.
When you offer a property to a tenant as a lease-to-own option you are essentially renting to...
•A Plan for Calculating Discounts on a Real Estate Investment
Property investment is a numbers business. As a real estate investor you’ll need to pay close attention to your numbers when purchasing a property in order to make money. Every investor develops their own basic plan for purchasing property to make a profit.
Those just starting out can get confused with all the suggested rates of return that you need to aim for, but each property purchase needs its own specific discount for you to make a good profit.
Start with the Minimum
A basic...
•Raising Capital to Start Your Real Estate Investment Business
Many people sit around and think about how great it would be to start investing in the real estate market. However, few take the time to really learn what is involved and take the necessary steps to make it a reality in their lives. One of the biggest hurdles faced by new real estate investors is the ins and outs of raising money to fund real estate transactions; the biggest of these usually being earnest money deposits when you first start in the business.
Raising Capital for Earnest...
•Marketing for the Real Estate Investment Professional
As a real estate investment professional it is important for you to constantly be marketing yourself and as well as your business. You should continually be on the lookout for new deals and you should also be consistently looking for investors interested in funding your deals. By aiming to always keep your pipeline full of deals and financing options, you can help to insure that your business doesn’t stagnate and consistently earns you money month after month.
Marketing for a real estate...
•Investing in Multi-Family Homes and Apartment Buildings
One of the most profitable real estate investments you can make is the purchase of multi-family homes or apartment buildings. Whether you choose to live in one unit and rent the rest out, our you choose to rent out all of the units both multi-family homes and apartment buildings can increase your passive monthly income, as well as your net worth, exponentially.
Why Choose Multi-Family Homes or Apartment Buildings?
Both multi-family homes and apartment buildings offer you, the real estate...
•How to Value Multi-Family Homes and Apartment Buildings for Investment
As a real estate investor one of the best investments you can make is the purchase of an apartment building or multi-family home. By purchasing one of these money makers you can rent them out and realize passive income each and every month. If the idea of becoming a landlord turns you off, then you can simply hire a property management firm to deal with the day-to-day running of the property.
Valuation of Apartment Buildings and Multi-Family Homes
On thing that often detracts real...
•The Real Estate Investor’s Secret to Getting the Best Contractors
Have you watched the popular television shows on flipping houses for profit? If you have, you have probably noticed that the one thing many of the people who don’t flip their houses very successfully seem to have in common is their inability to get and keep good contracted laborers on-site at their projects. On television, as well as in real life, you see a lot of people waiting around for various contractors who just don’t show up to give estimates or do the work. However, finding and...
•Using Auctions as Your Real Estate Investment Exit Strategy
As a successful real estate investor, you need to first set yourself up with good deals, and then secure financing for your deals, and finally you also have to have a solid exit strategy for those properties you ultimately purchase and plan to re-sell. One of the best exit strategies, and one many new real estate investors don’t often think of, is using a real estate auction.
Using a real estate auction as an exit strategy can work very well for a number of reasons. By offering a property...
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