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Every profession has its secrets. It’s an unavoidable part of the way it operates. Real estate investing is no different. Those who are lucky enough to survive in it and acquire experience soon realise that there are indeed so-called secrets that basically govern the formula for successful real ...
Price the property to sell: When looking to sell a home or a property in today’s buyers market, it is important to remember that it doesn’t really matter how much you, or your realtor, think that your property is worth, it only matters how much a buyer is willing to spend when purchasing that property.
Real estate agents are complaining that some homes marketed as short-sale properties are not actually short sales and they affect both the market and buyers’ expectations in them which is helping to create a muddied picture when it comes to real estate investment. As a real estate investor who ...
The question that makes up the title to this article might seem a bit confusing. After all, isn’t the business of owning apartments (large or small) about having tenants and a positive cash flow? Of course it is, and that isn’t really the point. The point is that you should not have to be ...
Most new investors, and plenty of more experienced ones too, like to stick to what – and where – they know when it comes to investing their hard-ea ed cash in equities. This is a natural enough reaction from people who are asked to take a risk with their investments on a daily, almost, basis. ...
Are you looking for alte ative investment options? With the volatility of today’s stock market, investors are seeking alte ative investment options that can provide both current income streams and capital appreciation. One option that is capturing the attention of millions of investors is that ...
Commercial properties indeed represent the next level for many real estate investors and it is important to know what you are looking for, before you ever embark on this pursuit yourself. In addition to considerations like price and management, many investors shy away from commercial real estate ...
The idea of property management in real estate is usually surrounded by images of large apartment buildings, or a smaller management operation taking care of individual properties. What is often overlooked is how good property managers can help you make sense (and money) from investments that ...
There is a secret to successful real estate investing most successful real estate investors would not want you to find out about. I know that you have heard about so called ‘secrets’ that professionals working in their fields would not want you to know about many times before. So have I and I ...
Investing in real estate is profitable, fun and there are times when it can be psychologically rewarding. The real reason why you are doing it though, your motivation, has a lot to do with total financial freedom and with the ability it will give you to dictate your own future away from money ...
One of the biggest differences between single family and commercial real estate, other than the obvious number of units, is the way in which the properties are valued. Residential real estate, including most single family homes, is valued almost always as a function of recent sales, or “comps”. ...
The question that makes up the title for this article is one that I get all too frequently when working with real estate investors. It’s a fair question, no doubt. After all, most real estate investors are not born into the trade, so to speak. Instead, we come from corporate America, numerous ...
Profitability is the goal for any business pursuit and commercial real estate is no different. When you invest in a commercial property, you are essentially buying a business, one that has expenses, overhead, marketing costs, maintenance, and of course revenue to contend with. The obvious idea ...
I’m often asked about my background because many investors are curious if success is based upon some sort of pedigree or simply good luck that befalls a fortunate few. I’m happy to say that, specifics aside, you’ll probably find that my route to success is something you can indeed relate to. In ...
It’s rapidly approaching summer and with that comes the idea of soaking up the rays, hanging out by the pool, and other fun activities. I happen to find it also to be a good time to mention that with commercial real estate, you have a wonderful opportunity to stop playing in the shallow end of ...
Looking at the latest information regarding the global credit crunch and the possible slowdown of the global housing market (or rather the local housing market globally) the clear thing is that the housing market is in for a rough ride and whichever way you look at it those in it will need to be ...
Let me ask you a question. Which do you think is easier to get? One million dollars from a single person or one dollar from a million people? As a real estate investor who actually has a million dollars in the bank I might be better suited to answering this question than most and though it is ...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before but real estate investing, in order to pay off big, requires some play money which must be equally big. This is the popularly accepted wisdom and it becomes the stumbling block which stops many real estate investors with the necessary drive and set of ...
The secret to making big money in real estate investment is syndication and I will explain why that is in a minute. First let’s focus on something important: every investment entails some risk and successful investors are great at minimising the risk not just for themselves but also for everyone ...
We hear a lot about systems for success. Whether it’s network marketing, making a fortune on the Internet, or what have you, systems are seemingly what it is all about. This begs the question: ‘What it is about a system that we find appealing?’ I think the best thing that characterizes a ...
Those who, like myself, have been active in real estate investing for some time know that the formula for success relies on being able to work in the real estate field at more than one level. The reason for this is that real estate, by nature, is very volatile. To rely on exactly one strategy ...
The moment you talk about making money in any real estate investment venture the thought that occurs in most investors’ mind is ‘What are the risks?”. Most people think that in order to make money in real estate you need to have a truckload of money to start off with. If Donald Trump taught us ...
We are so used to thinking that creativity is the exclusive province of writers, painters and freelance artists of all kinds that we very often overlook the fact that creativity is one of the vital elements in the real estate investor’s arsenal. As a real estate investor you learn to rely on ...