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| Real estate investing long term. |
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| Written by Doc Schmyz |
| Thursday, 26 February 2009 08:35 |
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The real estate market has dropped out. Prices are falling around your ears. So does this mean that you should get out of property investing? No this is actually a great opportunity to increase your portfolio. When you are buy real estate it does not really matter where the market is, unless you are considering selling in the short term. If you are holding long term then you have to accept the market fluctuations if you can buy during a low period of a cycle that is the "golden hour" in real estate...but sometimes it is hard to find that hour on your watch. Now that the market is experiencing a downturn it is a great time to be buying. Just look at the foreclosure lists. You have a massive inventory to choose from and most are at below market value. Go for positive cash flow whenever you can. In other words make sure your rental income equals or exceeds your outgoing including mortgage repayments. If you have other income you may be able to stand an extra $100 or more per month to top off the mortgage but try to avoid it. When real estate prices where climbing we all knew that our property values also climbed. Now in a declining market and slower home sales, investors need to be able to hold those property investments for a longer period of time. Several investors that started during the "boom" now have to change how they are thinking about investing. This is the time when we separate "those who can from those who got lucky and made a few bucks". Now is when the long term hold plans must start becoming the focus. This is a business. You need to do the math. Will your income from your investment cover the expenses/new mortgage? Having said all that, we cannot avoid the fact that with good research and due diligence the depressed market presents investors with the GREAT opportunities to build a portfolio of properties for long term gains. About the Author: Doc Schmyz has invested in Real estate all over the U.S.. His website gives hundreds of investors up to date real estate investing information Get more info from across the U.S. on Doc's real estate investing resources page. Kindly provided by MoneyHunter.org You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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