Buying opportunities, for those looking for bargain deals, are still good and should extend well into 2010 and 2011. Housing starts according to the Commerce Dept. have come in lower than expected for 2009.One would naturally think, as home builders attempt to reduce inventory, that home prices would stabilize. To a certain extent they have stabilized albeit temporary.First time home buyers who have been sitting on fences, automobiles and motorbikes are now out in force trying to take adva... Read Full Story
Investing in fixed secured real estate notes can yield fruitful returns often higher than mutual funds while providing security of investment only found with bonds and CD's. Conservative investors looking for stable long-term investments such as bonds, CD's or money-markets currently only receive APR rates between 2% and 4%. The inflationary period looming due to government spending, budget deficits and money printing will continue to drive these investments into the ground. A high price ... Read Full Story
Realtors and investors who work together are able to liquidate property more efficiently and in a timely manner. In this edition, we will be discussing how utilizing the realtors' inventory and investors list of buyers can jump-start the real estate economy for the better. This is the only way to make America better one home at a time quickly and efficiently by lowering the foreclosure rate through short sales, saving the owners credit from foreclosure or even bankruptcy and liquid... Read Full Story
The first, and many times, the only option most people think of when buying or selling a luxury home is to list that luxury home with a real estate agent. However, there are other options available to the luxury home owner which they may not be aware of or have even heard of. In this edition, we cover the basics of options available to the home owner when liquidating a luxury home in today's market. Read Full Story
I recently came across this well thought out piece of writing from the late Dr. Adrian Rogers to whom I give my sincere thanks.
You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the o... Read Full Story
I came across this video which illustrates the cause of the banking crisis and stock market collapse. I found it very informative and easy to understand with excellent graphics and commentary. Video - Courtesy crisisofcredit.com
As an investor I hope I can always learn from my mistakes and help others. I hope together we can all grow stronger moving forward.
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Over the past 12 months my partners and I have been buying single family home foreclosures. Homes are selling for deep discounts and providing high cash-flow rates once rented. Our strategy is not to buy and flip, but to buy, rehab then rent to provide cash-flow and capital appreciation. On the surface this may seem as easy as drinking coffee because of the high number of foreclosures available. But don't be fooled with high quantity and low prices. Buying foreclosure properties is not ... Read Full Story
In an up and down market there are those investors that will dig up opportunities regardless of the state of the economy. In the current climate banks are holding on to their cash with a wait and see attitude. Savvy investors are finding that buying with "All-cash" works as a viable strategy for acquiring residential and commercial bank owned properties. Investors with a wait and see attitude for institutional lending and financing are missing a great opportunity to buy while everything i... Read Full Story
There are many risks when it comes to property investment as a business. I think sometimes people, especially investors forget the steps involved when obtaining a loan and how this process may open them up for risk. There are many concepts to understand mostly because the bottom-line is determined by capitalization (CAP) rates, return on investments (ROIs), and other net operating incomes.
It makes sense that people overlook the smallest detail when financing a property. It doesn't really... Read Full Story
