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Few investors (if any) would ever shell out money on investment real estate unless it generates a favorable rate of return. Placing capital in real property with the expectation of generating a return is the hallmark of real estate investing and it is simply smart for any individual investor to consider all the returns of
Monday, June 8th, 2009 | Print Article |
Real Estate Investing Best Of The Four?
Real estate investing is just one road you can take for wealth creation. How does investing in real estate compare to other roads to riches?
Let’s look at four different wealth building strategies.
You can invest in the stock market, but be conservative by nature. Spend years building a portfolio of solid stocks that pay dividends. Those dividends are how you can fund your retirement. These stocks aren’t exciting, but you can usually count on enough money coming in to be comfortable. It will take many years of collecting dividend-paying
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 | Print Article |
More Than Just A Dream
I know how it feels getting started in real estate investing, I wasn’t born a real estate investor either. You get this overwhelming feeling that there are so many things to learn and to do that you become paralyzed. Well, I have good news and bad news for you. The good news is that you are not alone. Every single successful real estate investor and entrepreneur I know has been through the same exact situation. The process is the same for everyone. The bad news is that you have to overcome
Monday, April 20th, 2009 | Print Article |
A Little Secret I Am Letting Out
The media is creating so much fear that most investors have thrown in the towel, but here’s a big secret for you: historically, more money is made in down markets than in up markets. It’s the old (and simple) axiom - Buy Low, Sell High! The prices are down now - so start buying!
For the last several years, real estate investing was closer
Thursday, April 9th, 2009 | Print Article |
Do You Want Left Behind?
It may be time to take a good hard look at the Real estate market and decide on our own. With all the negativity surrounding the market lets take a look at what really matters. Most investors are looking at property values as the only criteria as when to buy and what to buy. This is a major
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 | Print Article |
Bottom Is That What I Hear!
Enough bad news already! All we hear about are all the signs that the real estate market is down and it will be a longtime until it turns around. I personally like to look at the real facts the fundamentals associated with real estate sales.
One of these fundamentals is for sure in my eyes how many title insurance policies are
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 | Print Article |
Deal Or No Deal
I wanted to talk a little about a big investment deal vs the great location. Real estate agents define real estate investors as a different type or if you will class of buyer than a typical home buyer. In general they are in terms of process, but not the ultimate objective of buying a house that is ultimately salable or immediately marketable as a rental. Just because a house is cheap does not mean it is a deal. I could go out tomorrow and acquire 100 cheap properties, but PA Deals is not in the business of buying junk that is not a DEAL!!!
This is a frequent error made by real estate agents, new investors and banks selling distressed properties. An astute investor is going “to pick the best” out of a market, avoid destressed neighborhoods and pay more for a home that
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 | Print Article |
Buy, Fix, and Sell Is Back In A Big Way
Big changes are occurring in the buy,fix and sell investment market!!!
Attempts by Federal and State governments in the first quarter of 2009 to stimulate home sales have resulted in the creation of significant incentives for buyers seeking to take advantage of attractive housing prices across the United States. In order to reduce the large inventories of available homes for sale and thereby
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 | Print Article |
It Is Happening Now, All Around You
I have written many post about the current housing market and the economy, but what I wanted to do with this article was just let you know what PA Deals and our clients have been doing recently. This will be a true gauge of what is possible here in Harrisburg, York, and other Central PA cities.
Well let’s start with PA Deals and our retail properties.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | Print Article |
The Real Estate Bullseye
Yes, we’ve all heard it in the news - on T.V., on the radio, in the newspaper, on the internet, etc. While the real estate market has been very stable for a number of years, we now hear about the dreaded “National Bubble”
Well, before we go too far, let’s make this point up front - There is no NATIONAL Bubble. Period.
Yes, it makes dramatic
Sunday, February 15th, 2009 | Print Article |