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Beginner's Guide To Real Estate Investing Strategies
by: Jeanette Joy Fisher
If you're thinking about investing in real estate to make money, you need to
first determine your financial goals. Do you need to make money quickly, invest
for your children's college fund, or build wealth for your retirement? Once you
determine your financial goals, you need to decide which type of investing
strategy works for you.
Make Money in Real Estate - Fast Cash Strategy
If you're low on cash, get started by finding a bargain house and selling the
contract to another real estate investor. Join a real estate investing club to
find investors willing to pay you for finding good deals.
Make Money in Real Estate - Income Property Strategy
If you want to increase your monthly income, look for income property that
returns a positive net income from month to month. Start with single family
house. Look for a bargain below market value. Fix up the house to generate top
rental income. Find houses that will rent for more than your mortgage payment.
You may need to go out from your home area to a location that supports this type
of return on your money. You can't pay $300,000 for a home with a mortgage of
$1,500 that only rents for $1,000. You might start with a home for around
$300,000 that rents for $1,750. You will need good credit to get a loan with
good interest rates. In a few years, your rental income should go up. Many real
estate investors enjoy thousands of dollars each month generated by income
property.
However, some investors don't like dealing with tenants and prefer to make money in other real estate ventures.
Make Money
in Real Estate - Investment Property Strategy
If you want to make money focusing on profits, investment property offers a
different strategy. Instead of worrying about rental income, look for property
that you can transform and sell or property that will appreciate significantly
over time. Besides fixing a house up, you can transform a property by changing
it. For instance, some investors buy apartment buildings and turn them into
condominiums. Many investors speculate in land and make money by holding the
land until new development in the area increases the value.
Examine your financial situation along with your long term goals. You can get
started by flipping properties, move onto income properties, and then make
larger profits with investment properties. You might end up using a combination
of all three strategies to make money investing in real estate.
About the author:
Jeanette Fisher teaches how to find, finance, fix and sell. Free e-books "Credit
Tips"
http://worryfreecredit.com/ "Flipping
Houses" at
http://doghousetodollhousefordollars.com/
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Fisher
