real estate as investment: Homes with Bowling Alleys for Sale - 06/22/11 03:05 PM
What can improve the real estate value of your home AND add quality time for the family? A bowling alley. In the 1950's and 1960's, the building of bowling alleys was a huge American architectural fad. Even the Nixons had one installed in the White House. But it's not until more recent times that the bowling alley became a quirky, affluent home addition.
On my CBS Moneywatch Home Equity blog, I show you four homes for sale which include a bowling alley as a different type of recreation room. These homes offer more than space to knock down ten pins. … (5 comments)
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real estate as investment: Real Estate for Less Than $3,000 - 06/06/11 02:12 PM
My “What Can You Buy For” series for the CBS MoneyWatch Home Equity blog discusses the variety of homes you can get for various price points in different locations around the United States. Today's edition takes a look at what you can buy for under $3,000.
Most of these homes were sold at auction. With more and more homes being added to the flooded housing market due to foreclosure, these auctions are becoming much more common. According to the National Auctioneers Association, home auctions have grown roughly 5 percent over the past year and almost 47 percent since 2003.
Some of … (1 comments)
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real estate as investment: How to Profit from Foreclosure in 2010 - 09/08/10 12:24 PM
My latest event is fast approaching. If you're in Atlanta or can get to Atlanta and are interested in investing in foreclosures this event will NOT disappoint.
Real World Seminars is a series of events designed to educate and inform buyers and sellers about the real estate process. You will learn tips to succeed, analyze case studies on how to do things properly, and be warned of the pitfalls to avoid when buying or selling real estate, all from successful professionals in the field.
Produced by Think Glink in an effort to give real advice about real estate to the real … (2 comments)
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real estate as investment: What You Can Buy For $35,000 (Part 2)? - 04/28/10 10:33 AM
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to buy real estate with a credit card? Well if you’re a real estate investor and your line of credit is big enough, now it’s possible. Real estate investors are scooping up properties at the low end of the spectrum, fixing them up and then renting them or selling them to first-time buyers. Will the fix-and-flip or fix-and-rent models be right for you? Read more at cbsmoneywatch.com.
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real estate as investment: Investing In Real Estate And Having An Exit Strategy - 04/19/10 12:24 PM
One of the top mistakes investors make is not having an exit strategy. When investing in real estate, knowing when to get out and make a profit can be just as important as knowing which properties to buy. Be a more successful real estate investor and plan your exit strategy in advance.
Read more about exit strategies and also read about another top investing mistake, not builiding a solid investing team, at ThinkGlink.com
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real estate as investment: Top Three Real Estate Investing Mistakes - 04/16/10 10:44 AM
Everyone makes mistakes, but if you want to be a successful and profitable real estate investor, there are some mistakes you should be sure to avoid.
First, don't buy real estate investments on impulse. Second, don't fail to do your due diligence on real estate investments. And finally, don't forget that numbers matter with real estate investments. Get ahead in the game and avoid these top real estate investing mistakes.
Read more about these critical mistakes at ThinkGlink.com
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real estate as investment: The Biggest Tax Mistake Real Estate Investors Make - 03/07/10 12:38 PM
It’s that taxing time of year, so break out your pencils and start sweating.
If you’re a real estate investor, it’s easy to run afoul of the complicated IRS tax laws. To start with, if you own investment real estate, you first have to figure out which category of real estate investor you fit into:
Active Real Estate Professionals make the decisions about buying, selling, and leasing their investment real estate. The IRS says active real estate professionals spend more than 50 percent of their work life actively engaged in the business of buying, selling and managing your properties, which has … (2 comments)
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real estate as investment: Real Estate Pros Meet Up With Home Buyers, Sellers and Owners at RealtyJoin - 02/09/10 05:38 PM
ActiveRain, ThinkGlink.com, Trulia, Twitter... RealtyJoin? The real estate industry seems to thrive on connectivity, and newly launched RealtyJoin is working towards changing the way real estate communication operates.
Andy Heller, an Atlanta-based real estate investor, along with partner Scott Frank, created RealtyJoin. It's a community for anyone interested in real estate: agents, investors, plumbers and electricians, stagers, and anyone who believes that the free exchange of information will increase sales.
The website has already amassed 1,000 users since its recent launch. It's free and aims to bring both sides together, in a community that provides tools to get people talking to … (0 comments)
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real estate as investment: Who Wants To Buy A Foreclosure? Real Estate Investors, Trade-Up Buyers, and Renters - 12/16/09 02:48 PM
Who wants to buy a foreclosure? Fewer people than you might imagine.
RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosures, and Trulia, a search engine for real estate listings, said that overall interest in buying a foreclosure declined to 43 percent from 55 percent, according to the results of a new survey.
But interest in foreclosures among real estate investors, trade-up buyers and renters remains strong.
Nearly a quarter of all adults would buy a second home, and of those 92 percent said they would buy a foreclosure. About 24 percent of homeowners are at least “somewhat likely” to trade up to a … (2 comments)
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real estate as investment: Is Land A Good Investment? - 12/11/09 12:16 PM
Buying Land From A Neighbor And Holding It As An Investment
Q: I own 5 acres (about half of which is usable) and am thinking about buying a one-acre lot adjacent to my property. Is this a good investment?
We may use the land eventually, but what do you think the chances are of making a profit if we decide instead to sell it in the future? I would love your input.
A: If you paid less for your land than what the developer is now trying to get for a lot that is far smaller than yours, you might find … (2 comments)
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real estate as investment: LLC vs Corporation: Can You Do Without Either? - 10/20/09 10:37 AM
When it comes to choosing how to hold your real estate investments, you can choose from many options. The most popular options are using an LLC to own real estate or a corporation. Some decide that they would prefer to hold title to their real estate investments in their own name. Is it wise to own investment real estate properties in your own name?
Q: I have tried unsuccessfully to find an article you wrote several months ago regarding the preferred organizational structure for an individual (and possibly his spouse- no other partners) to own rental real estate. We’re trying … (0 comments)
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real estate as investment: Owning A Home Can Be A Headache... - 07/20/09 11:56 AM
There’s always something going wrong with my house.
Yesterday, the microwave broke. Early in the morning, I put my mug of water into the microwave and when the time was up, I opened the door – and the microwave kept running. Yikes.
Last week, the garbage can track inside the cabinet broke and had to be replaced. Earlier this year, our refrigerator stopped keeping things cold. So, we had to replace that as well. (Big surprise – the cost of replacing our refrigerator was actually less than it cost us to buy the original 10 years ago.) Our kitchen sink faucet … (16 comments)
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real estate as investment: Survey Shows Changing Attitudes Toward Being A Homeowner - 06/25/09 02:53 PM
SURVEY REVEALS LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF MORTGAGE MELTDOWN Results May Indicate Reshaping of Americans’ Attitudes Toward Homeownership
Silver Spring, MD – In recognition of June as National Housing Month, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has released the results of a recent housing survey which revealed that almost half of all American adults, more than 100 million people, no longer believe that homeownership is a realistic way to build wealth. This is counter to the long-held belief that buying a home and building equity should be a major component of a person’s financial strategy.
Other findings from the survey were … (0 comments)
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