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Seven Touch-Ups to Help Sell Your House
Posted on September 7, 2016 byIn the world of real estate investing, knowing the key elements to make your current or next deal ready to sell fast can add huge profits to your pocket. After all, time is money.
I have to stress real estate investing using REIA comps to see all the transactions in your market area is key. Quickly looking up prior sales, reviewing the previous listing can give you keys to the types of finishing touches that are most desirable for your market area. Here are the Seven Touch Ups which produce fast sales.
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Door Detail
If you want buyers to come rushing to your door, make sure it’s well painted. A fresh coat of paint will make a great first impression. Stats show Red is the best color drawing excitement to the focal point of the dwelling. Read More→
Why Now May Be the Best Time to Sell
Posted on August 1, 2016 byWe know you have been thinking about Selling, Wholesaling or doing a Fix and Flip, but weren’t sure when to do it, there may not be a better time than now.
To be sure, the decision to act greatly depends on your own personal circumstances. However, several factors have combined to make this a good time to think about taking action. The idea of jumping into the market, especially if you have been cautiously sitting on the sidelines, is now!
Over the past few years, the inventory of homes for sale has steadily shrunken, even as the demand from buyers has grown. Nationwide, total SFR inventory stands at just under 5 months’ supply. However, in some of our local markets, available inventory is even lower. Putting this into perspective, a balanced market should have approximately six to eight months supply. The time to use REIAComps to quickly and easily access the local markets around Hotlanta is frankly sizzling. Read More→
Benefits and Types of Passive Investing
Posted on July 11, 2016 bySome people avoid investing in properties due to the amount of time and energy it takes. REIA comps is a great resource to assist you in researching and deciding on a property. After your purchase of a potential property you need to actively care for your investment either by becoming a landlord or managing the property. Real estate investment can be time consuming yet rewarding, and the question is asked, how many properties can one person manage at one time? This is why investors who are looking at diversifying with real estate participate in passive real estate investing.
Passive real estate investing removes headaches for those who don’t want to deal with the day to day issues of property management. There are several different ways you can do this, each with their own set of pros and cons.
One could form a partnership, general or limited, and have the partner take the responsibility of managing the property(s) your partnership purchases. To move through the loophole of having financial backing, I suggest considering working with only one to two people you know and trust. Pooling resources in a partnership allows participants to purchase more expensive properties with less outside funding. However, as suggested you need to trust your partner to take care of the properties and your best interests, and if neither of you are experienced in real estate investing, working with the Support System via REIAComps provides the knowledge you need. Read More→
Conquering the Fear of Investing
Posted on June 6, 2016 byPerhaps you’re a new real estate investor who has thought about using real estate comps to dive into real estate investing but have been hesitant due to a feeling that the market will collapse once you get in and you will lose all your money. Well rest assured; you are not alone.
Fear touches every new investor; and no one successfully investing in real estate today would tell you otherwise. So let’s address some of the most common fears and see whether we can help calm you and urge you to take the plunge into real estate investing.
Having to feed a property won’t cut it; no investor wants to feed a rental property. Believe it or not, this fear might be the easiest to manage because it’s straightforward: simply run the numbers before you buy, using real estate comps makes this a breeze. Obtain the property’s last twelve months income and operating expenses, calculate a mortgage payment, and plug the results into a spreadsheet or real estate investment software program to determine cash flow. If the cash flow is negative, weigh the deal and decide. If the numbers work then, move forward. Read More→
The HUD Superstore
Posted on May 2, 2016 byChecking information with REIA Comps will quickly tell you that HUD foreclosures are available all over the United States. The thing to keep in mind is, the sales process for purchasing a HUD home isn’t quite the same as you’ll encounter when buying a home from an individual. However, the no Deed Restrictions these homes have can significantly boost your wholesaling business adding real income to your RE business.
HUD properties are sold using a bidding process. HUD foreclosures are homes owned by the government as a result of repossession. These types of foreclosures are sold online from former mortgage holders who defaulted on loans guaranteed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD homes are appraised, then priced at fair market value for their location. HUD employees do not work with buyers, but NAID approved Agents. HUD will generally accept the highest bid. The foreclosures are usually sold at or below REO prices. This is like finding shells on the beach, believe me. HUD sells these homes through approved brokers who often times advertise in the local newspaper to gain additional potential buyers. Read More→
Which Investment Strategy is Right for You?
Posted on April 4, 2016 byThere are a few investment strategies you may want to take a look at if you are about to take the leap of investing in real estate. Especially since about forty percent of all homes in the first quarter of 2015 were sold to investors. 2016 is shaping up about the same. Truly, this is a huge portion of homes sold and having the right strategy can make a world of difference when it comes to the kind of profits you can earn.
First though, we have to take a valuation first approach to every transaction. Knowing the true value before you buy is huge. One of the most common investment strategies using real estate comps by REIAComps some investors are accustomed to is ‘flipping’. This is a way you can make a very quick profit. If you see you can get a property rehabbed quickly and move on, flipping is ideal. Frankly, if quick profits are what you want, then flipping can be the way to go.
Another investment strategy many consider is renting property. Acquiring for long term hold can be a great way of making extra money. The income can be used to fund other projects and deals. This is because not only will you make some profit by being able to capture tax advantages and capital appreciation, but you will also gain profits from the monthly rent you are charging. However be sure you are very careful about the person or people you are renting to. Be certain to do your due diligence for all potential renters. Read More→
Private Money at Your Finger Tips
Posted on March 6, 2016 byIn the world of real estate investing, private lenders and real estate comps generally go hand in hand. However, many may be unfamiliar with private lenders and what they bring to the real estate industry.
I have to stress real estate investing using REIAComps to see all the private money and cash buyers is invaluable. Every new deal you do is instantly easier knowing exactly who to call when you need funding. But there is more to this topic of private money.
Money makes the world go around and real estate deals don’t get done without it. Forming relationships with private investors who will fund your real estate investment opportunities is a wise choice. So the question becomes what are private money lenders and how does the borrowing process work? Glad you asked. Read More→
The Key to Your Profit
Posted on January 31, 2016 byPeople from all over the world have a common trait. No matter what the product, the word SALE always draws our attention.
When it comes to real estate, that same line of thinking stands. The phrase “you make money when you buy, you realize that money when you sell” continues to ring true. The challenge is being able to spot that awesome deal amongst many poor or inadequate deals. I cannot stress enough proper real estate investing education should be your goal. Using REIA comps to analyze every new deal you do is the avenue that will help you make such a distinction.
There are many people venturing out and searching for additional ways to make additional income. Investing requires knowledge of different techniques which can be used when trying to buy, sell, negotiate or repair a house. Having proper investing education to stand on can mean the difference between success and failure. Read More→
Investing Principals
Posted on January 4, 2016 byLearning to make your mark in real estate takes discipline in following a set of principles. Using REIAComps to guide your deals is beneficial. These principles have guided many real estate investors to initial and repeated success. Ignoring them, on the other hand, is likely to either slow down or impede your success.
I’m sure you have heard the old saying “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. This is definitely true in the arena of real estate investing. Many investors live by this motto. They have either developed this system themselves, often over a period of years of blood, sweat and tears. Or they have modeled it on the system of someone else they respect. Either way, they know that their system works, and they do not deviate from it.
Most properties tend to tell a story. The key to finding the right investment property is largely a matter of locating a good property and doing a bit of research to uncover the “full story” about it. This full story includes, among other things, the fair market value of the property, the existence of any liens or liabilities (in the case of pre-foreclosure properties) and the true condition of the property. Read More→
Leveraging the Right Way
Posted on December 7, 2015 byInvesting in real estate is one of the most advantageous and attractive avenues to use to build a business and ultimately wealth. I would say it has three times the potential of making money than most any other business. Using REIA comps to guide your investment choices protects against the turns made by market forces. I want to share with you some advantages that I believe will be most beneficial for you.
As a rule, there is more stability. Real estate investments are traditionally considered a stable and rich gainer, provided if one takes it seriously and becomes a student of the game. As a rule of thumb, if you have an area where there are plenty of resources available and low stable mortgage rates, you have good reason for investing in that real estate market. On the contrary, if you find a property in a place, which is under high inflation, it may not be a prime location.
With real estate, necessity is the mother of all inventions. Acquiring all the knowledge and skills through experience of selling and purchasing properties requires guidance and consistency. The support REIA comps provides gives you a leg up on property valuation and purchase. Take the time to gain education and hone your craft in order to have a formidable business. Doing market research, using or developing the right real estate strategies can make deals happen for you in the right manner. Read More→
How to Calculate Comps the Right Way
Posted on November 8, 2015 byIn these days of the real estate sites like Zillow and Trulia, the marketing and lead generation tools on these sites draw millions of page views every month. What you shouldn’t be doing as an investor, home buyer or seller is using the value estimates on these sites to make decisions.
Truly good real estate investors know the valuation of their deals is key to insuring success and protecting projected profits. To effectively determine if a deal is a rental building wealth or flip to make some much needed cash, you have to analyze a deal fully. All the market areas covered by REIAComps, insure you easily know which way an investor should go.
Even Zillow will tell you that they aren’t always on the money. They have a chart of median error percentages in estimates in major cities, and they run mostly between around 7% and 9%. That’s around $16,000 on a $200,000 house, so you don’t want that kind of number in your research for a wholesale or flip deal for sure. Feel free to use a Zestimate for a quick idea of approximate value, but what you want to do to arrive at an accurate market value is what real estate agents do; develop a CMA, Comparative Market Analysis. Read More→
Banks are Hiding Properties You Can Profit From
Posted on October 20, 2015 byWhen you know the best pockets or market areas around the U.S. to find discounted real estate, you are half way home. All that is left is evaluating the inventory for maximum profit. For those of you connected to REIAComps , the control and feeling of confidence you have over your deals is priceless. Using REIAComps to investigate the value of “Shadow Inventory” houses as they come to market, against the recent sold comparables, will provide you a solid position to “make your profit when you buy”.
First, let’s define “Shadow Inventory”. The general definition goes like this; the current stock of properties in the shadow inventory, also known as pending supply, by calculating the number of properties that are seriously delinquent, in foreclosure or held as REO by mortgage servicers, but not currently listed on multiple listing services MLS’s.
CoreLogic has released its National Foreclosure Report with a supplement featuring quarterly shadow inventory data. According to CoreLogic analysis there were 46,000 completed foreclosures in the United States, down from 64,000, a year-over-year decrease of 29 percent. On a month-over-month basis, completed foreclosures decreased 8.3 percent, from 50,000 in one quarter. Read More→
