Real Estate: A Good Investment
There are many kinds of investments in which we can put our money and eventually earn in the future. Most business-minded people would choose investments that can give them not only income but also security. They seek in particular for an investment that possesses the capacity to stay productive over a longer period of time. They don’t just want another investment that can give them a one-time income. There are many kinds of investment that you can choose from. There are investments in banks, stock market, business ventures, real estate and other financial companies. But most people will invest in real estate. Why is it that they are willing to invest in this kind of investment?
Real estate can cost investors a lot of money up front, but it can promise a higher return in the future. One basic characteristic a real estate investment has is that the payment can be amortized for a longer period of time on an installment basis. In this case, the investor will only prepare for a down payment and the remaining amount will be paid on a monthly basis. Aside from that advantage, this kind of investment has the capacity to increase its appraised value up to 10% every year depending on the location and the development of a given investment.
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The ABCs of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Let us take a look at how these funds operate, their structure, their return potential and what they mean to you as an investor.
History of Reits :
The concept of Reits originated in the USA. These products grew in popularity over a period of time, as the returns generated by these funds were much better than that from other forms of investments such as bonds, government savings schemes and the like. Now, such products will be soon available in India with SEBI having taken the first few steps to allow mutual funds to set up such funds.
Functioning of a Reit :
A typical real estate investment trust will be structured like a mutual fund.
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How To Build Wealth In A Down Economy Or Recession
Based off of my experiance in a personal recession… going from 116,000 in debt to paying off 70,000+ and making 250,000 in 2 and a half years….
With economic times not where we want them to be today, the bottom line is how do you survive? Do you suddenly have to tighten your budget and deal with increased stress? Is it possible that you could get laid off tomorrow, if so then what? Can you truly plan a family vacation for the summer not knowing what will happen next? People always ask are we really in a recession? It is my profound belief that if you are not better off right now then you where last year, that you are in an economic recession.
So the question remains, if things are slowing down in the economy what should you do next? In my experience I’ve learned there are only 3 viable ways to truly ensure that you can beat out the economy. First, have 100’s of thousands of dollars stashed away to basically buy your time through the slow periods.
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Why Down Economic Times Create Multi-Family Investment Opportunities
There is a common rationale used in the world of real estate that human beings need four fundamental things to survive: air, food, water, and shelter. This rationale is used simply to exemplify why real estate has been and will continue to be a valuable commodity and I tend to agree with it. The need for real estate is pretty obvious but the choice to invest in it and what types to focus on may not be quite as clear.
There has been a tremendous amount of recent focus on the housing crunch and the impact it has had on our economy as a whole. As a dedicated investor in multi-family real estate, I can tell you that the housing crunch has created a mass migration of consumers. Where are they migrating from? The homes that they purchased a few years ago, can no longer afford, and have since had to sell or unfortunately lose via foreclosure.
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Foreclosure Investing Secrets of Finding Private Money
You can acquire foreclosure properties by going to the bank and getting a loan. One of the challenges with that is you can only get so many loans in your name. As of this writing conventional lenders will only allow you to have 4 loans in your name. This article explains what I did instead: found private money.
The people you’re looking for are private individuals who have money to invest in real estate. Many of these people may currently keep their money in CDs, mutual funds, IRAs, etc.
Why do they put money into these types of accounts? They want a good return on their investment. If you can offer them a higher return than they’re currently getting on their CDs, money market accounts, etc., do you think they’d be interested in talking to you? Absolutely!
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Raising Private Money For Real Estate Investing
If you’ve been watching the news lately you might have heard some of the breaking headlines about our current real estate and finance markets. Actually, it’s kind of hard to miss. I know, because I don’t usually watch the news and I am having a hard time avoiding all the gloom and doom. So, what does it mean to us as real estate investors now that money is tightening up for both our buyers and us as investors to buy houses?
Well, it opens up an amazing opportunity for those that are willing to roll up their sleeves and get to work raising private money.
Private money, unlike institutional money, is money lent by individuals that are looking to get a better and/or more stable return on their money instead of depositing it with a bank or investing it in the stock market.
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How to Buy More Than Four Properties When Investing in Michigan Foreclosures
Michigan foreclosures have pressed down real estate values in Metro Detroit for over 4 years in a row. The silver lining to these skidding values is that investors now recognize that prices for investment properties have never been more attractive.
So why aren’t more people snatching up houses at rock bottom prices like a kid on a Toys R Us shopping spree?
Well when they take the next steps to transforming this dream into reality they find out that most mortgage lenders currently will not allow you to have more than 4 mortgages to your name if you are applying for another. When translated, this means that you can only have 3 additional mortgages on your credit report if you have one on your primary residence.
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How to Buy Rental Property by Buying Michigan Foreclosures
From Ontonagon and Marquette, to Traverse City, Dearborn, and Adrian, Michigan foreclosures can give you the opportunity of a lifetime. Foreclosures in Michigan number in the thousands, presenting you with the advantage of getting a terrific property to use as rental property at such an affordable price that you won?t be able to pass it up.
Online offerings
The web site, foreclosure, can help you find information specific to Michigan properties, free with a seven-day trial. After that time, you will need to subscribe to the site to continue to have access to the compilation of data they have gathered there. This web site gives information on pre-foreclosures, Sheriff’s sales, and bankuptcies as well.
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Bernard Madoff - 50 Billion Reasons to Invest in Hard Money - Private Mortgage Loans
Bruce Madoff, President and founder of a New York firm that invested money for hedge funds and wealthy individuals and institutions, has been charged with operating a long-running Ponzi scheme that could cost investors billions of dollars. If this turns out to be true, it could be almost as large as the Enron scandal and will jeopardize the financial well-being of many individuals and institutions.
Ponzi schemes such as the one Madoff perpetrated are named after a 1920’s fraudster named Charles Ponzi. It is a “rob Peter to pay Paul” scheme whereby unsuspecting investors are sucked in by a fraudster making promises of unbelievable interest rate returns. Meanwhile he is just using that new money to payoff earlier investors. Once no new recruits can be found, the house of cards collapses, much like Madoff’s did when he could not meet $7 Billion of payouts to his investors.
In reading about this fraud, several very important lessons stand out:
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Learn How to Purchase Foreclosure Auction Properties and Use Private Money
Investors are finding a large number of discounted properties at foreclosure auction sales. The main problem with foreclosure auction sales is you need all cash most of the time to purchase the property.
How to Find Foreclosure Auctions
Most properties that are being auctioned are advertised in the newspaper in the county where the property is being sold and at the courthouse steps you can find a notice which gives you the date, time and property information. You can also check at the local county recorder’s office for notice of sales or notices of defaults depending on which state you live in. Some foreclosure actions are judicial, which need court approval, and others are non-judicial conducted by a trustee and do not need court approval.
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