Real Estate: A Good Investment

December 13, 2009 · Posted in Invest In Real Estate · Comments Off 

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. Read more

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Raising Private Money For Real Estate Investing

March 9, 2009 · Posted in Finding Loans or Investors · Comments Off 

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. Read more

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How to Buy More Than Four Properties When Investing in Michigan Foreclosures

March 9, 2009 · Posted in Foreclosure Financing · Comments Off 

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. Read more

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