At this point, there really are very few 'new' techniques, strategies or markets to take advantage of when investing in real estate. With reality T.V. highlighting the buy, fix-up, sell to a retail buyer trend, many investors identify this as the best way to get involved in real estate. With so much news right now about rising interest rates, rising home prices and fewer properties on the market, it is no wonder that the retail sales strategy is getting a lot of attention. But, if you really dig into the numbers and pay attention closely, you will see that many savvy investors are taking advantage of what some think are the later stages of the best reo-to-rental market in history. Many investors are buying up properties quickly while the prices remain low and planning to ride the wave of rising inflation as it pushes rents higher.
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BiggerPockets.com Podcast Features Chris Clothier
I was lucky enough to be featured this week on a fantastic Podcast that debuted earlier this year from the founder of BiggerPockets.com, Josh Dorkin. The show is co-hosted by Brandon Turner and they have done a phenomenal job of creating a fun and informative podcast that has rocketed to the #1 spot on iTunes for real estate podcasts. Before this becomes one huge infomercial for their podcast and website, I wanted to share with you the podcast and let you listen for yourself. I had a great time joining them and the interview gets into a lot of topics covering our business.
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4 Real Estate Investment Trends for 2013
Turn on your phone. Check the date. Does it say it's January of 2013? Good. Now take a look out the window. Did the sun come up? Sky still blue? Grass still green? Super. The world didn't end. Someone somewhere read the Mayan Calendar wrong and has a lot of explaining to do. The country didn't tumble over the fiscal cliff into oblivion and believe me, real estate investing is still an excellent bet for investment dollars. And dollars to dough nuts that somewhere right now Michael Bay is working on a summer blockbuster. (It's Ninja Turtles, and it's due out in May of next year. What? I checked IMDB. I couldn't help myself.)
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Our Family Business Specializes in Rental Properties for Sale
In the recession, one of the economic sectors that suffered greatly was the housing market. Even today, the housing market has not recovered to its former level. However, there are some sectors that are experiencing great success.
