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Real estate! Over 95% of the world's millionaires are millionaires because of real estate. Real estate, like all other investments, has its periods of peaks and valleys, its good and bad times. Although the basic law of supply and demand would seem to dictate that real estate values will always tend to recover after episodes of market weakness, bad purchases can and still do cost careless or unfortunate investors bundles of money.
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When analyzing properties and weighing alternatives for long-term investment you must diligently seek out all available information to aid your decision-making process. One of the first things to consider for any real estate purchase is location. The area's local chamber of commerce can be invaluable in this regard. They'll be privy to information on any planned future developments - whether public or private in nature - and will likely also have studies concerning the community's future growth, as well.
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If you're interested in investing in residential real estate, you've probably made a wise choice. The best way to determine the true value of a property is by comparing it with similar properties in the same, or at least similar, areas.
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An option contract is simply a contract between a prospective buyer and seller that provides the buyer with an option to purchase the seller's property within a given period of time.A property owner who's highly motivated to sell may consider leasing his or her investment property to a prospective buyer and giving the buyer an option to buy the property at an agreed-upon date in the future.
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Many investors decide to move up to other kinds of investment properties. Of course, it's not a requisite; you could, as many real estate investors do, spend your entire career dealing only in single-family residential properties, and you could do very well. But if you want to make larger chunks of money at a faster rate, your calling might lie in the area of larger properties.
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The term commercial investment property refers to any type of improved real estate (other than residential investment property) where some form of business or commerce is conducted. Shopping centers and malls, office buildings, manufacturing plants, warehouses and public storage facilities, restaurants, gas stations, movie theaters, and other enterprise locations have their place in this category.
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If your long-range plan is a career in real estate investing, it's likely that at some point you'll own rental properties and be a landlord. It will be up to you to find and screen tenants, collect rents, clean up when they move out, and maintain and repair your properties (unless, of course, you hire a full-time management company to take care of such duties for you).
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A major benefit offered by single-family homes is in the area of financing. Lower interest rates and higher loan-to-value (LTV) ratios can typically be obtained for single-family homes than for any other type of investment. In many instances, owner-occupied homes can be purchased with little or no cash down payment.
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Try to discover the property owner's motivation for selling. If you're dealing directly with the owners – or if they're present when an agent is showing you the property – don't be apprehensive about asking their reason for selling. Owners will typically give you a truthful answer. The greater the owner's motivation, the more likely it is that you'll be able to purchase the property for a price significantly below its market value.
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Real estate is a tangible asset with intrinsic value. It's an asset that, in addition to the ability to generate spendable cash now, can also provide a very effective means of long-term appreciation. Down through the years, real estate has proven time and time again to be a solid method of investing money, and it is the fundamental source of financial security for countless individuals and families both new and old.
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