Category: Real Estate Market Statistics

Building Your Credibility

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Building Your Credibility Whether you are just getting into a new home or are looking for a tenth investment, your credit score is important. This plays a large part in helping you to qualify for the amount of money that you want and need. By keeping up with your credit score, and understanding how it … Continued

Buying Distressed Property; Is it a Positive Investment?

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Distressed Property; Is it a Positive Investment? There are many investments that are made in real estate, most which are expected to allow the price of the property to go up. Distressed properties usually have a lower than market property value and you will need to add additional funding to bring up the property’s value. … Continued

Budget for Closing Costs, Loan Origination Fees and PMI

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Budget for Closing Costs, Loan Origination Fees and PMI Once you reach an agreement on the purchase of a home, things start moving quickly. In the chaos, it is important to remember to budget for closing costs. Budget for Closing Costs, Loan Origination Fees and PMI Closing costs are fees associated with miscellaneous events associated … Continued

Benefits of Flipping Real Estate

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Benefits of Flipping Real Estate The obvious benefit and sought after benefit of flipping real estate is the profit. This is one incredibly tangible benefit, particularly when the profits are large and quick to come your way. Of course there are risks. Most ventures that offer high profit also come with a high degree of … Continued

Breaking into Home Ownership – Finding a Fixer Upper

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Breaking into Home Ownership – Finding a Fixer Upper With the housing market becoming more expensive, buyers must look for the best way to find an affordable home. A fixer upper is a great way to affordably buy your first home in the Washington DC housing market. Buying one away from the city is even more … Continued

What Are the Best Investment Real Estate Locations?

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What Are the Best Investment Real Estate Locations? Where are the best investment real estate locations? If you have enough experience investing in real estate, you can make money almost anywhere, but there are always places that are better or worse for real estate investments. For maximum profits, you want places that have a better … Continued

Benefits of Flipping Houses

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Benefits of Flipping Houses The obvious benefit and sought after benefit of flipping real estate is the profit. This is one incredibly tangible benefit, particularly when the profits are large and quick to come your way that can be gained when you embark on a house flipping adventure if you are looking for a little more … Continued

Before You Buy Your Apartment Complex

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Before You Buy Your Apartment Complex Purchasing an apartment complex as an investment is a fantastic way to watch an asset single handedly generate thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars in a very short amount of time! A popularcomplex at high cap rates. The cap rate, or capitalization rate, is found by dividing the … Continued

Avoiding Extra High Financing Costs

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Avoiding Extra High Financing Costs Did you know that there are ways for you to pay less while you own more? If you know exactly how to work with the real estate market, then you can also find ways to avoid extra financing costs. By finding the right area to focus on for your investment, … Continued

Bank Foreclosures – REO

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Bank Foreclosures – REO Bank foreclosure real estate, also referred to as REOs (Real Estate Owned), is foreclosed real estate that is owned by the bank due to an unsuccessful foreclosure auction. There are several reasons the home may have not sold at the auction. The most common reason is negative equity- the bank foreclosure … Continued