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Great news about the housing market!

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Mortgage and Lending with HPM Financial LLC

For all of those who are scared about dropping values and increased foreclosures, there is one aspect of the real estate market that will soar, and that is the RENTAL MARKET. The basics of supply and demand state that when there are fewer homes available to rent, and many people will not buy, rentals are going to be a hot ticket for the next couple years. To all those investor clients that catch themselves in a short sale situation, it would not be such a bad idea to try to hold on to that property for a little longer. 

 

 

I have noticed in the last three months in Los Angeles, there are a shortage of rental properties, and many times there are multiple offers. It reminds me of red hot real estate market towards buying, but now it has changed to a rental market. 

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John Walters
Frank Rubi Real Estate - Slidell, LA
Licensed in Louisiana
Good news ideed.  It's not a secret people will have to live somewheres.
Dec 21, 2007 12:00 PM
Ki Gray
Austin, TX
Austin Real Estate
I have thought about that as well.  There are a number of good looking rental properties in Austin.
Dec 21, 2007 12:07 PM
Kirk Mulhearn
Prudential California Realty/Gem Mortgage - Long Beach, CA
Hey, l just filed a dba for a property management division.  I realized that when I put a for rent sign on my listings that the phone that never rang while the property was listed was exploding when the people saw the for rent sign!!!!
Dec 21, 2007 03:03 PM
William Moore
Innovative Realty - Londonderry, NH
Hayden, I agree rentals are the palce to be right now.  What methods of analysis would you use to determine if a property is worth investing in?
Dec 27, 2007 03:39 PM
Mark Hicken
Advantage Home Solutions LLC - Long Beach, CA
Net operating income (NOI) after debt service and expenses should always be used for rental properties of 5 or more units.  Unfortunately, in LA, no many properties cash flow and many are bought for the appreciation anyway.  They will likely not be good investments for a few years.  NOI divided by the value or your purchase price equals the cap rate.  In most parts of the country, a cap rate of 10% would be considered in the normal range for rentals.  In California, it is closer to 5%.  In a down market like this, you would be wise to be sure your property cash flows so that you can ride out any price declines without having to fund the property every month.
Jan 04, 2008 10:57 AM