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Not exact matches
There are several
options for one to choose
from when it comes to alternative
investments in the
real estate market.
First you have to get your dollars
from your retirement custodian (probably your broker) to an independent custodian that offers
real estate as an
investment option.
If you want to invest in out - of - state
real estate, your main
options are 1) have a boots - on - the - ground team in the market, 2) buy
real estate from a turnkey
investment company, or 3) enroll in a credit card that offers great travel rewards because you'll be traveling to the market a lot.
From narrowing down your property
options and picking a geographic area to invest in to figuring out how to fund your initial
investment, there are many things to think through before making your first
real estate investment.
I began my
real estate career in 1978 buying and selling large tracts of farmland with W. R. Thompson Farmland
Investments where we
optioned and purchased large tracts of farmland
from Georgia to Texas.
The insulation
from personal risk exposure for
real estate investors provided by LLCs, coupled with the relative ease of administration and potential tax benefits, make ownership of
investment property through an LLC a very desirable
option in most instances.
The biggest risk would be investing in
real estate without knowing the risks, or just plain lack of experience.By investing through our program you are investing in experts who have done all of the research on the
investment for you.We have mitigated every possible risk and through our program they are narrowed down to just a few: firstly, if the tenants walks away
from the property.This is highly unlikely, since the tenant would also be walking away
from their down payment as well a large sum of money they would have saved in a mandatory trust through the monthly lease
option payments.Furthermore, if they do actually walk away, we have ensured that the property is in a sought - after neighbourhood and city, in which case we will find another lease to own tenant and take another down payment.Secondly, if the tenant is not able to qualify for a mortgage at the end of the lease term, we may extend the term until they qualify, or in a worst case, ask them to leave and find a new tenant.
With so many
options to choose
from, how will you finance your next
real estate investment?
Ryan mentions that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have purchased a home in California; Ryan reviews the economic events of the prior week; Ryan notes that interest rate are still heading down; Ryan notes that the DC
real estate market is competitive on the buy and rent sides and that would be renters in the DC area are turning into would be buyers; Louis notes that the DC housing dynamic is different
from the rest of the country where housing prices are down and there is plenty of inventory; Louis notes that if it is cheaper to buy than rent that it makes sense to get a long term low interest rate loan; Louis talks about the benefits of visiting HomeGain.com; Louis discusses the HomeGain FSBO vs. Realtor survey and the advantages of hiring a REALTOR; Louis and Ryan discuss the HomeGain home improvement survey and recount the types of home improvements that provide the best return on
investment; Ryan and Louis talk about pricing strategies for selling a home; Louis and Ryan discuss the differences between pricing a short sale and pricing a non short sale home; Louis notes pricing a home too high may keep the home on the market a long time and that the more days a home is on the market makes a home look like damaged good; Ryan describes short sales as foreclosure avoidance and discusses the impact of each on FICO scores; Ryan talks about the
options that people with underwater mortgages have; Louis mentions that 72 % of home buyers and sellers pick the first
real estate agent they meet and points out the value in comparing agents first using HomeGain's Find a REALTOR program; Louis can Ryan discuss the level of shadow inventory the impact on sellers as more inventory gets released;