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Why Real Estate is Still a Good Investment

July 22, 2009 by Marco Santarelli

Now that the housing bubble has crashed, a growing number of academics, journalists, and financial gurus are trying to reassess the value of real estate as a long-term investment class.

There is a growing — and much needed — consensus that much of the conventional wisdom about real estate as a “great investment” is over-hyped and oversold by the National Association of Realtors who also happen to be a powerful lobbying group, dictating our national housing policy.

The Wall Street Journal's Cheapskate columnist looks at housing and reaches a good conclusion (subscription required), explaining that the real financial return of homeownership comes from not having to pay rent: “That's why you should buy as much home as you need — but no more. A bigger home than you need isn't an investment — it's an extravagance, the equivalent of renting a bigger apartment than you need. You may choose to do so, but that doesn't make it a smart move financially.”

Unfortunately though, Cheapskate also makes a key math error in calculating the return on his real estate investments over the years: “When I constructed a very basic cash-flow model for our home-buying history-selling price minus purchase price, renovations and repairs — it showed a roughly 3.5% annualized return on investment, from 1991 through the summer of last year.”

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Filed Under: Real Estate Investing Tagged With: real estate comparison, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment

New Investment Condos – 30 Month Lease-Back with Positive Cash-Flow

February 17, 2009 by Marco Santarelli

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.

Filed Under: Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investments Tagged With: Investment Properties, Investment Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment

Benefits of Investing in New Construction Real Estate

January 21, 2009 by Marco Santarelli

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…]

Filed Under: Real Estate Investing Tagged With: Investment Properties, Investment Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment

What You Should Know About HUD Properties

November 18, 2008 by Marco Santarelli

imageHUD properties are available all over the United States, and make great investments for anybody that is interested. These homes often get a bad rap for being in bad condition, but in all actuality they are not any worse than other foreclosed homes that are available. Just like anything else, there are some HUD properties that are in good condition, and some that are in need of repairs. It is simply a matter of how well the past owner cared for the home.

HUD properties are homes that had loans which were insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). But when the owner fails to live up to the financial obligations that are expected, the bank then takes over the home and it becomes an HUD property. At this point, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is in charge of repaying the lender any money that they lost on the deal. So as you can see, the Department of Housing and Urban Development sticks their neck on the line when they insure the loans on these homes; if the owner doesn’t pay, they are stuck with owing money to the lender.

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Filed Under: Foreclosures, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: HUD Properties, Investment Properties, Investment Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment

What Drives the Real Estate Market?

November 4, 2008 by Marco Santarelli

People.

The U.S. Census indicates that our population is increasing by approximately three million people each year. All those people will need a place to live, work and shop. So there will continue to be demand for housing and that growth will continue to provide opportunities for real estate investors.

The primary factor driving real estate appreciation is migration. When you have more people moving into an area than those moving out (or passing away), you drive up demand which will ultimately increase home values.

But what drives migration?

Jobs! The largest determinant of migration is job growth. People go where the jobs are, and retailers go where the people are.
Demand for housing will continue, the question is where?

Even though U.S. job growth has been down recently, Norada’s goal is to find where job growth is up. So we begin by identifying markets with solid job growth and narrow our focus to neighborhoods that provide solid real estate investment opportunities.

Filed Under: Growth Markets, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: Investment Properties, Investment Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Investment

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