Info For The New Real Estate Investor
One of the best ways to get started with building your own personal wealth-building system is by investing in real estate. Becoming a real estate investor is a daunting task, but one that will, if operated efficiently, pay dividends forever.
How do you start? Well lets take a look at a few time tested methods.
Everywhere you turn these days someone is a member of a Real Estate group. Find where they meet and be willing to ask the most basic of questions.
RE investors, are for the most part, a great group of people, from all walks of life? The one thing we all share is our passion for what we do. We discuss tactics and ideas about what to invest in as well as where. We share tips on things that have worked...and warnings about things that dont.
Now dont buy anything just yet. You need to map out your "battle plan". What type of real estate are you interested in? What are you willing to do with it? And what is your exit strategy with it?
At first you need to decide on what type of property to start with. If your goal is to find distressed houses then focus on those. If you want to deal with the condo market...then thats where you look. Keep in mind when you focus on one area you will become more understanding of what those types of property can be sold for, not to mention how much it cost to get them sale ready.
Building your team is the hardest part of the whole process. You need to find good quality craftsmen who wont break your budget. Contractors, sub-contractors, plumbers, electrical guys...all of these are important. GREAT ones who do good work are harder to find then a good real estate deal. When you find one...hold on to them.
Lets say you choose a "fixer" for your first project. Be ready to put on your team a contractor, an electrician, heating and AC guy...and of course a plumber. Now a word to the wise. IF you can find one...a GREAT handyman will be able to do all the above mentioned and normally at a far cheaper cost.
Working with an investors real estate agent in a dream....but they are a nightmare to find. Interview your agent. Tell them exactly what you want to do. Tell them...I want to invest in real estate...I want to buy x amount of properties a year". This means you need to have an agent thats willing to do far more for you then just show you a house or two. A good agent will write offers...LOTS of offers, and show you the selling history for a given area.
Exit Strategy. How to unload your investment. Think about how youre going to sell it. Are you listing it yourself?? Or using the great agent you found. How long will you stick with a price before you lower it? These are things to make sure you have set up in your plan already.
Understand your going to make mistakes. We all do. The goal is to see them before they eat in to your profit.
In the end, the investor who runs their business in the most efficient ways will profit, succeed, and grow in real estate investing. - 23204
How do you start? Well lets take a look at a few time tested methods.
Everywhere you turn these days someone is a member of a Real Estate group. Find where they meet and be willing to ask the most basic of questions.
RE investors, are for the most part, a great group of people, from all walks of life? The one thing we all share is our passion for what we do. We discuss tactics and ideas about what to invest in as well as where. We share tips on things that have worked...and warnings about things that dont.
Now dont buy anything just yet. You need to map out your "battle plan". What type of real estate are you interested in? What are you willing to do with it? And what is your exit strategy with it?
At first you need to decide on what type of property to start with. If your goal is to find distressed houses then focus on those. If you want to deal with the condo market...then thats where you look. Keep in mind when you focus on one area you will become more understanding of what those types of property can be sold for, not to mention how much it cost to get them sale ready.
Building your team is the hardest part of the whole process. You need to find good quality craftsmen who wont break your budget. Contractors, sub-contractors, plumbers, electrical guys...all of these are important. GREAT ones who do good work are harder to find then a good real estate deal. When you find one...hold on to them.
Lets say you choose a "fixer" for your first project. Be ready to put on your team a contractor, an electrician, heating and AC guy...and of course a plumber. Now a word to the wise. IF you can find one...a GREAT handyman will be able to do all the above mentioned and normally at a far cheaper cost.
Working with an investors real estate agent in a dream....but they are a nightmare to find. Interview your agent. Tell them exactly what you want to do. Tell them...I want to invest in real estate...I want to buy x amount of properties a year". This means you need to have an agent thats willing to do far more for you then just show you a house or two. A good agent will write offers...LOTS of offers, and show you the selling history for a given area.
Exit Strategy. How to unload your investment. Think about how youre going to sell it. Are you listing it yourself?? Or using the great agent you found. How long will you stick with a price before you lower it? These are things to make sure you have set up in your plan already.
Understand your going to make mistakes. We all do. The goal is to see them before they eat in to your profit.
In the end, the investor who runs their business in the most efficient ways will profit, succeed, and grow in real estate investing. - 23204
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Doc Schmyz has invested all over the US. He built a free free website shares Real estate investing information for all over the US. Find real estate information by state
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