Despite the unsteady ebb and flow in today’s real estate market, we still have investors buying, and selling property. The looming recession and climbing loan rates only encourage uncertainty. This uncertainty motivates traditional and private lenders to pull back their reins. They then rely on extra ways of evaluating properties...
☛Refinancing your investment property…is it right for you?
In the past 20 years, mortgage refinancing has grown to be an investor's resource for raising capital. Not that big of a surprise, considering we’ve seen mortgage rates dip during the past few years. At the height of the foreclosure housing crisis, rates averaged about 5%-6% for a 30-year fixed-rate...
☛Understanding and Negotiating a Short Sale on an Investment Property
Borrowers that run short and can no longer make their mortgage payments have options to explore, including a short sale, which is when an investment property is sold for less than the borrower owes. A short sale is a way to avoid foreclosure and a negative ding on a borrower’s...
☛The Foreclosure Numbers Are In! 50 State Foreclosure Rates
Foreclosures are up from last February, and up even more significant compared to last year. They will continue to increase during 2022 in all markets. Read on for February foreclosure rates for all 50 states. We also included any increases and updates for March. We are beginning with the state...
☛Opportunities Looming for 2022…are you ready to dive in?
No doubt 2019-2022 has been a challenging period for investors nationwide. Either the competition for great properties has become intense, renters not paying rent or lenders are tightening the purse strings. Either way, it’s limiting growth for investors nationwide. We can turn the tables on this very competitive market to...
☛ABC’s of Buying Foreclosed Investment Property
When searching real estate websites, you will likely come across properties listed as foreclosures or bank-owned properties (REO). At times, the prices on these properties seem like a dream come true. The question is, should you consider buying a foreclosed investment property? You may have heard some guru touting his...
☛The hottest real estate markets to watch in 2022
The housing market in 2021 has been characterized by steady growth in price. Double-digit rental increases and a greater demand for housing than there is supply is the new normal. Both the fluid renter migration patterns due to Covid and the “work from home movement” have added to the shift...
☛8 reasons why multi-family (MFR’s) investments will be attractive in 2022
One of the biggest benefits of investing in multi-family (MFR's) real estate is the promise of a reliable monthly cash flow from rental income. While single-unit properties have only one tenant, MFA's properties have a plethora of tenants paying multiple rents. In MFR's investing, the cash is always flowing. Even...
☛The ABCs of Rehabbing Investment Properties on a Budget
☛The ABCs of Rehabbing Investment Properties on a Budget One of the pricier projects a real estate investor can undertake is rehabbing investment properties. This undertaking can be overwhelming and tricky, especially for beginner investors. It consists of purchasing a property, renovating it, and selling it for full market value...
☛Foreign Investment in US Real Estate…what are their top 5 areas of focus and who is buying.
As an investor, we always try to look for other avenues of revenue. A profitable niche that sometimes gets overlooked in our industry is foreign investors. Foreign investors and corporations are free to buy real estate in the United States. In 2013, foreign buyers made up about 7% ($92.2 billion)...