Rent to buy agreements can make it easier to sell investment properties – even properties that you have had a difficult time selling in the past. What is rent to buy? It is simply a form of owner financing. You act like a landlord and collect rent from tenants. However, you draw up a rent [...]
How a Property Survey Protects Your Real Estate Investments It doesn’t matter whether you are about to invest in a single-family home, a multi-family house, an apartment house, an office building, or a retail complex. When you sit down with a mortgage lender to discuss loan types and costs, you will probably learn that you [...]
When you’re looking at real estate investment properties, be sure to keep a cool head. Even if a property has a lot of great things going for it, you should eliminate it from consideration if you notice any of the following 5 real estate investment deal-breakers: A visible slump or droop in the roof line. [...]
Why You Should Invest in Communities with Great Schools If you’re a parent and you are about to start shopping for a house to live in, one of your first thoughts will be, “I want to buy in a community that has top-notch schools.” As a real estate investor, you should be thinking that way [...]
Can You Live by the Rules of a Homeowners’ Association? Town homes or apartments that are located in gated communities or condominium complexes can be attractive real estate investments. In a complex, you won’t have to worry about paying for exterior landscaping, a new roof, exterior siding or similar concerns, because maintenance is handled by [...]
How to Cut the Cost of Repairs and Renovations on your Real Estate Investment If you have several houses that you need to renovate before you can sell them, the costs can really mount up. That’s why it is critically important to spend as little as you can on repairs and renovations. Here are some [...]
Consider Setting Up Self-Storage Facilities on Land that You Own There are many sound reasons to invest in land. Insurance costs are low, or even non-existent. Land costs very little to maintain – there are no heating bills to pay or windows to repair. And as a smart real estate investor once said, “The best [...]
How to Hire the Best Property Inspector If you’ve been a real estate investor for a year or more, you are probably already using one reliable property inspector to examine the properties that you are considering. If that’s not the case and you need to hire an inspector for the first time, here are some [...]
Why New Real Estate Investors Should Avoid Partnerships Many new real estate investors partner with friends to create real estate investing companies. At first, entering into a partnership can seem like a great idea. If you pool your assets with another person, you can buy more expensive properties from the start and – hopefully – [...]
Analytics company CoreLogic Inc. has reported that delinquency and foreclosure rates in the greater New York City area rose at the end of 2011, bucking a national trend toward reductions in both categories. In December 2011, foreclosure inventories hit 4.6 percent, a 0.6 percent increase from the previous year, while delinquency rates hit 7.9 percent [...]