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Florida is back!
We just released our latest real estate investment in Jacksonville, Florida. These are fully refurbished foreclosures within the greater Jacksonville market. The properties are all tenant occupied and managed by a professional management firm.
The properties provide investors with a positive cash flow of $100 to $250 per month (assuming a 20% down payment), generating a cash-on-cash return of 9.4% within it’s first year of operation.
Additionally, all our properties are 25% below market value. And many are up to 30% below market value. That is a tremendous return on your investment of 20% down.
These investment properties are 3 and 4 bedrooms single-family homes, with 2 to 3 baths, and up to 2 car garages located in desirable neighborhoods. The fact that they are like-new and fully refurbished makes them an attractive turnkey real estate investment for novice as well as seasoned investors.
Download the Free Investment Report here: Jacksonville Investment Property
Leave it to the government to take a crippled housing market (which they helped destroy) and make it worse by prolonging its recovery.
Regulators have taken a loose and passive role watching the housing bubble inflate. Now, true to their nature, regulators are making the problem worse with their slow response and lack of real-world solutions.
Real estate investors, in my opinion, have been unfairly squeezed by the ever tightening underwriting guidelines. We are dealing with larger down payments, higher credit scores, larger cash reserves, and lower debt-to-income ratios.
As a real estate investor, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require you to have a bullet proof credit profile to even be considered for financing. When you consider that investors put up a larger down payment than most home buyers, require better credit, and typically research and buy investment property with a cash-on-cash return, lenders and regulators should be more willing to finance these solid transactions. They would also help solve the housing crisis by reducing the excess foreclosure inventory sought by rehabbers and wholesalers.
We are pleased to offer investors our latest great deal. You can buy Atlanta investment property with only a $5,000 down payment and start with a 25% instant equity position plus positive cash flow.
This turnkey real estate investment caters to investors who want to own investment property but do not have the time, the resources, or the experience to get it done. This tremendously reduces your risks and saves you money throughout the process.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Positive Cash Flow on Every Property: Get gross positive cash flow on every property without having to use an interest only loan or pay down large sums of cash. Invest in one of the few markets in the country where this is possible.
- 25% Equity in Every Property: This instant equity strengthens your financial balance sheet from day one and allows for multiple exit strategies.
- Easy, Permanent Financing with our Preferred Lender: Deal with a lender who understands our business and gives you the best rates and closing costs on the market for investment properties.
- FREE Tenant Placement: The builder pays your 1st tenant placement fee, which is equal to one month’s rent (approx. $1,000).
- 90-Day Warranty on Repairs and Maintenance: The builder stands behind their rehabs. They will pay for all rehab-related repairs and maintenance including unforeseen plumbing and electrical issues for 90 days.
- 1-Year Builder’s Warranty: Included with every purchase.
- Property Management Included
Download the FREE Property Report here: Atlanta investment property.
We are pleased to announce our second Dallas investment property offering within the great state of Texas.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and the state capital, Austin, make up what many call the Texaplex: a densely packed triangle with each side measuring about 300 miles. This triangle is home to roughly 80% of the state’s population of 24 million people (second only to California’s 37 million). It also containing America’s third-largest airport (Dallas-Fort Worth, aka DFW) and its second-busiest sea port, Houston, (despite being 50 miles inland).
Dallas offers investors a very stable housing market that has weathered the housing bubble of years past. The Case-Shiller home price index recently reported that Dallas home prices rose 1.9% between April and May 2009. This was the second highest price increase behind Cleveland, Ohio for the same period.
There is a fantastic 10-page special report in the July 11th, 2009 issue of The Economist. that covered the Texas market along with the many benefits it offers it’s residents and businesses. The same benefits that are attracting new migrants from all over the U.S. You can read the article online here: Texas Special Report.
Our new Dallas investment properties offer investors strong cash flow with capitalization rates from 7.5% to 9.0%. First year ROI starts at 115%, both assuming a 20% down payment. . There is also strong appreciation potential given the dormant state the real estate market has had over the years coupled with the current growth in jobs and population.
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The syndication process is simply the aggregation of capital from a group of investors to acquire property.
Real estate syndications are seeing new popularity as real estate is increasingly viewed as a fourth asset class in addition to stocks, bonds and cash.
Real estate investment trust (REITs), many of which have dividend returns of 6 percent or more, are an attractive way to invest in real estate but their publicly traded shares are subject to a significant degree of price volatility that many investors seek to avoid. By contrast, shares in a private syndicate, typically a real estate limited partnership (RELP) or limited liability company (LLC), are not priced to market on a daily basis and in addition offer the possibility of higher returns than publicly managed REITs. Finally, private real estate syndications offer some tax savings unavailable when investing in a public company.
Advantages of Real Estate Syndication
While investing in a real estate syndicate has certain disadvantages as compared to direct ownership of real estate, syndicates do offer significant benefits. These include the following:
If you are in the know, then you are aware that you MUST buy a piece of property in the GO Zone AND have a renter in place before the end of THIS YEAR (2009). That doesn’t leave you much time to find a GO Zone qualified property in an outstanding location with good income potential.
Well, here is the good news! You have a chance to piggy back off of our hard work for the last 2 years working in the GO Zone. We are aware of all the projects that qualify for this amazing benefit and we can say that this project offers the best combination of benefits than any other in the GO Zone, hands down.
- Positive Cash Flow — $349 per month per unit!
- Outstanding location directly across from a new $900 Million Town Center (jobs).
- Completely Turn Key — with a 24 Month Rent Guarantee from the Developer!
- Invest in one of the best emerging markets in the country.
- GO Zone qualified for huge tax savings from the 50% Bonus Depreciation.
- Possibly offset ALL of your Federal income taxes.
- Appliance package (stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher).
- Full builder’s warranty.
- Property Management Available
- Financing Available
Download the free Property Info-Pak here: Slidell, Louisiana Real Estate Investment.
We just announced our latest real estate investment opportunity located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Predicted by CNN Money to average 5% annual appreciation for the next 5 years. Forbes rated the Go Zone market as one of the Top 3 areas to invest, and Realtor.com rated the Mississippi gulf coast as the number one appreciating market of 2008.
This investment opportunity features a unique 30-month lease-back program that covers 100% of your mortgage payment, property taxes, homeowner association fees, management fees, maintenance costs, and utilities!
We also have several lending options available including some private financing options with 90% to 100% fininacing.
The investment is also Go Zone qualified for the 50% “bonus depreciation” provided by the IRS.
Visit our website and download the FREE Property Info-Pak for complete details, or just click here: Ocean Springs Investment Condos.
When it comes to investing in residential real estate, there are only two basic types of property you can invest in – new construction and resale.
Resale properties are more often than not purchased directly from the homeowner who has been living in it themselves or has been leasing it to tenants. They are typically not purchased from a builder or developer.
New construction properties are those that are purchased directly from the builder or developer who constructed the property. They are the owner and seller. They do not have a resident and have never been lived in before. In short, they are considered brand new.
If your investment focus is in pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, bank owned property (REOs), or probate sales then you are likely to be purchasing resale properties. Occasionally, however, REOs are new construction properties because the bank foreclosed on the builder or developer who built the property but could not sell it prior to the foreclosure.
Here are a few of the many benefits of investing in new construction real estate: Read more »
We just announced our latest real estate investment opportunity located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. (Ocean Springs Investment Duplexes)
This one happens to be very unique because of the Small Rental Assistance Program (SRAP). The SRAP program can provide you $73,000 of free government money to purchase your real estate investment. With this investment you end up gaining over $73,000 of instant equity! What better way to quickly increase your net worth.
Visit our website and download the free Research Report for complete details, or just click here: Ocean Springs Investment Duplexes.
Real estate is the most powerful way to build wealth, and more people have become millionaires through real estate than any other means. Despite the obvious need to save for retirement, a recent Wall Street Journal article indicated that a startling 95% of Americans will face financial difficulties at retirement!
Of course, you have several options for your retirement and other savings, but most of these options pale in comparison to real estate. Consider options like savings accounts, CDs, bonds, and money market accounts. These are safe options, but you certainly won’t reach a goal of building significant wealth through these means. For the most part, these options will barely outpace inflation. Think of it. How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? The stock market can bring you some interesting returns, but it can also lead to some big losses. You have very little control over the companies you invest in, and there aren’t significant tax advantages to owning stock.
Historically, real estate has provided investors with a stronger return than other options. Consider the growth of the median price of a home from 1950 to 2007 (57 years):
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Real estate has been regarded as one of the safest investments for quite some time. However, despite the relative safety of real estate investments, there is always the possibility that the real estate market can fall just like any other investment.
Over the long term, real estate remains relatively safe simply due to the fact that the population of the world continues to increase while land is a limited resource. When there is an occasional downturn in the real estate market, it is important to recognize certain strategies which can be used in order to keep a real estate investment from becoming a complete loss.
The first thought many people have when they realize the market has turned down is to attempt to sell the property as quickly as possible before the market gets worse. In reality, most investors have found that it is often better if they can hold onto the property and ride out the market downturn. While it is possible the market might dip lower before it rebounds, historically real estate markets always come back.
As the housing market continues to decline in areas around the country, especially Florida and California, and with the threat of a recession looming like a dark cloud overhead, Texas’ economy and housing market remains strong.
According to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, eight out of the 10 fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. are in the South, and the South also accounted for more than half of the 50 fastest growing regions.
Dr. James Gaines, a research economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University said, “From 2000 to 2007, 3 million people moved to Texas, a 14.6 percent jump in the population, making Texas the fastest growing state in the country.”
“In the next 25 years we’ll add another 13.6 million people, that’s the equivalent of another Metroplex, metropolitan Houston and metropolitan San Antonio with enough left over to add another Corpus Christi.”, he said.
Dallas/Fort Worth drew in more people than any other metropolitan area in 2007. The population there increased by 162,250 between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. Houston, Atlanta, and Phoenix also witnessed a swell by more than 100,000 people each.
With its affordable housing, low cost of living and cost of doing business, rising employment opportunities and attractive lifestyle, more people than ever before are being drawn to Dallas. Read more »
The worst performing markets, according to a recent report by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), where property values are falling the fastest in the country are Florida with eight (8), California with six (6) and Michigan with three (3).
Merced, California has the honor of being that fastest deflating city in the country with an annual depreciation of -13% over the past 12 months. This is followed by Punta Gorda, Florida at -12%, and Santa Barbara, California, one of the most expensive markets in the country at -12%.
So where are some of the best markets? Well, the US Gulf Coast where markets are rebounding from hurricane Katrina happen to have some of the best investment opportunities for investors today. Housing is affordable, rental numbers make sense, and property values are increasing between 6% to 7% per year. Those are some of the biggest reasons for our Bayside Park investment opportunity in Waveland, Mississippi.
Imagine if you had the foresight 7 years ago to invest heavily in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Miami and Honolulu, and to get out 2 years ago. Each of those markets appreciated over 100% in a 5 year period. Many savvy investors made enough money in those markets in just 5 years that they never have to work again. Now, instead of waking up with that 7 am alarm clock, many of them softly awaken by the warm breeze off the ocean blowing through their open window.
Mobile, Alabama (pronounced ‘moe beel’) is a city located in southwest Alabama at the mouth of the Mobile River. Spanning about 38 miles on the north shore of Mobile Bay, it was the city held by the French, British, and Spanish until it was seized by U.S. forces in 1813.
Today, Mobile, Alabama is one of the country’s hottest growth markets. Any real estate investor looking for a market with a solid economic foundation and strong appreciation potential will find it here.
According to a new research forecast by Moody’s Economy.com, Mobile County will have the fastest growing economy over the next five years among all 363 American metropolitan areas, growing over 34% from 2007 through 2012. Read more »
Most experts agree that the days of flipping properties are over. With weak demand, slow sales and high inventory in most US markets, the question real estate investors are asking is, “Where do I invest now?”
As always, there are markets around the country where homes are affordable, the underlying economy is strong, and appreciation is imminent. These are the markets you should consider looking at for your next long-term real estate investment. Read more »
The summer of 2005 saw the dreams of hundreds of thousands of American people destroyed when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast. These hurricanes destroyed homes, stole lives and wiped out entire communities in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The American government quickly named the regions most affected by the hurricanes as the ‘GO Zone’ – short for the Gulf Opportunity Zone. Today the Go Zone is actively and passively experiencing a massive regeneration and rebuilding by thousands of people, from new businesses to new home construction. Read more »
