Monday, May 23, 2011

How to flip a house using loan

"Flipping" a house consists of buying a run-down property below market price, increasing its value somehow, and rapidly re-selling it for a quick profit. This is different from development investing, in which the buyer purchases a property under development, then sells or rents the unit when it's ready for occupancy. If you play your cards right, you can make 5.000 - 20.000 € per flip, and do it in under 90 days.

1) Familiarize yourself with how to buy a home or condo. If you've already done that, then you already know the process and it's second nature. If you have not ever purchased a home, then consult with a Realtor. There are a few steps involved when purchasing a home so you need understand that process, such as: placing an offer, getting a mortgage, removing conditions and taking possession.

2) Educate yourself about the real estate market in which you're investing. Read magazines that often have articles about real estate. The housing market is like the stock market. It has both "bull" and "bear" cycles. The difference is that the housing market can take years and years to switch from one cycle to another. All that simply means is real estate might either be in "high demand" or "low demand". After talking to at least 3 realtors and doing some investigation, if you find that the market is in low demand and everyone and their dog seems to be trying to liquidate their homes, these kinds of market conditions would make it more challenging to flip a home. Wait to buy until there's a fairly bearish real estate market.

3) Obtain a loan for at least several thousand dollars more than the price of the property you wish to flip. You'll need this money for repairs and improvements. Negotiate a purchase of the property, and buy. In the offer be sure to have multiple ways out of the contract. Have multiple ways out of the contract. The most common is simply "subject to financing by x date". If you can't make the financing by then ask for an extension on the condition date.
  • A home with room for improvement might have a run-down yard, old carpet, a good spot for a carport, or other things that can be fixed with a little money and some hard labor. These types of fixes often provide an excellent ROI when flipping a home.
  • Some people look for distressed properties. Those are ones that the seller is "desperate to sell" for reasons such as: divorce, bankruptcy, death, poor condition of the property, late on payments or other.
4) Work on the house to quickly and cheaply improve it. Repaint, tear out old carpet, touch up old fixtures. The key is to make improvements, often merely cosmetic ones, that make the house look much better but won't cost you too much.
  • Typically cleaning, paint and plants are the cheapest way to boost the value of a home. A deck also raises the value more than the price of the deck. Remodeling kitchens and baths typically do not raise the value of the home enough because owners tend to pay too much for the remodel. Replacing electrical and plumbing fixtures and fixing anything broken is also a cheap way to get a good boost in home value.
  • Seek out the cheapest labor you can find (college kids, or even yourself) and have the property immaculately cleaned up and repaired.
5) Sell a home for a higher price than the one at which you purchased the property. Any annoyances or expenses with the property are now the buyer's problem, not yours. Pay off the loan, deposit your profit, and take a vacation.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Real estate tips part I


Yes the waters are rocky, the mortgages may be harder to come by, but particularly if you're interested in buying rental properties with an eye toward becoming a bit of a mogul yourself, now is as good a time as any.

Get your credit in shape
True, you can probably purchase a property with a middle of the road credit score. But do you want to? A low credit score means a high interest rate on your mortgage, and that increased expense is going to cut into your overhead pretty dramatically.

So, take the next 12 months to improve your credit score before diving in. Pay your bills on time, turn down offers of new credit and reduce your outstanding balances. Based on prediction, you'll still have time to get in while the getting is good.

Study up
Jumping in without knowing the basics is the wrong move. Before you sign on any dotted lines, take the time to read a few solid (and up-to-date) books on real-estate investing. Once you feel you have a pretty good — albeit broad — handle on the subject, you can start scoping out the market where you plan to buy.

"You need to go out and see the area for yourself. Look at a lot of properties, get a handle on what they are renting for, and how much insurance and property taxes will be so you don't have any surprises," advises Thomas Lucier, an investor in Florida and author of "The No-Nonsense Real Estate Investor's Kit," (Wiley, 2006). Do it in person, but also check out the classified sections of your local newspapers to get a feel for the rents.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Real estates and properties


Welcome, my friend, to the world of real estate investing. When done the right way, investing in real estate can create for you an inflation-proof cash flow that will take care of you and your family forever.

Before I begin, I want to make one thing abundantly clear — this is going to take work. If you think you can just get started with your investing and wake up tomorrow morning a multimillionaire, you need to think again.

The general wisdom that real estate is all about location, location, location is flat out wrong. In the real world of investing, real estate is first and foremost about the motivation of the seller; secondly, it’s about the price and terms with which you can acquire a property; and then and only then about the location of the property.

Monday, February 16, 2009

The begining

Loans and mortgages are great!

Why? Because they make you rich.

How is that?

I hope that, reading this blog, you will learn:

a) what is the difference between poor, mid and high class
b) why is essential to buy real estates
c) how to manage properly your real estates and how to get the right people into your real estates so you get steady income every month
d) how to "read" properly balance sheets and cash flow
e) why is so important to become investor
f) why it is so important to get financial education
g) how loans actually help you get rich
h) why is so important to keep the right mind set to become rich.

Be rich


BOTH POVERTY AND RICHES ARE THE OFFSPRING OF THOUGHT.

The very nature of real estate owned for income and pyramiding is that:

AS EACH DAY PASSES, YOU MAKE MONEY.

You do not have to DO anything to create the income. It just happens by itself. Not that I am implying for a moment that it is entirely work-free. It isn't, of course. But it goes on making money for you, day in, day out, month by month, year by year, by itself.

When we are offered a bargain in real estate we must never forget that we are not buying something we are going to consume, we are buying WHAT we are going to be offering to the public.

If we are to avoid the unenviable position of owning a thing for sale and being unable to find a customer for it, we must devote our best judgment to the points about the property that will most influence the acceptability of our product (shelter) when we offer it for sale. And the most important single feature of ALL property is LOCATION!

Friday, October 12, 2007

What to buy?


For adults, keep your expenses low, reduce your liabilities and diligently build a base of solid assets. For young people who have not yet left home, it is important for parents to teach them the difference between an asset and a liability. Get them to start building a solid asset column before they leave home, get married, buy a house, have kids and get stuck in a risky financial position, clinging to a job and buying everything on credit. I see so many young couples who get married and trap themselves into a lifestyle that will not let them get out of debt for most of their working years.

For most people, just as the last child leaves home, the parents realize they have not adequately prepared for retirement and they begin to scramble to put some money away. Then, their own parents become ill and they find themselves with new responsibilities.

So what kind of assets am I suggesting that you or your children acquire? In my world, real assets fall into several different categories:

1. Businesses that do not require my presence. I own them, but they are managed or run by other people. If I have to work there, it's not a business. It becomes my job.
2. Stocks.
3. Bonds.
4. Mutual funds.
5. Income-generating real estate.
6. Notes (lOUs).
7. Royalties from intellectual property such as music, scripts, patents.
8. And anything else that has value, produces income or appreciates and has a ready market.

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Mind Your Own Business

Remember this simple observation: The rich buy assets. The poor only have expenses. The middle class buys liabilities they think are assets.

So how do I start minding my own business? What is the answer? Listen to the founder of McDonald's.

Mind Your Own Business

In 1974, Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, was asked to speak to the MBA class at the University of Texas at Austin. After a powerful and inspiring talk, the class adjourned and the students asked Ray if he would join them at their favorite hangout to have a few beers. Ray graciously accepted.

"What business am I in?" Ray asked, once the group had all their beers in hand. "Everyone laughed," said Keith. "Most of the MBA students thought Ray was just fooling around." No one answered, so Ray asked the question again. "What business do you think I'm in?" The students laughed again, and finally one brave soul yelled out, "Ray, who in the world does not know that you're in the hamburger business." Ray chuckled. "That is what I thought you would say." He paused and then quickly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not in the hamburger business. My business is real estate."

Keith said that Ray spent a good amount of time explaining his viewpoint. In their business plan, Ray knew that the primary business focus was to sell hamburger franchises, but what he never lost sight of was the location of each franchise. He knew that the real estate and its location was the most significant factor in the success of each franchise. Basically, the person that bought the franchise was also paying for, buying, the land under the franchise for Ray Kroc's organization.
McDonald's today is the largest single owner of real estate in the world, owning even more than the Catholic Church. Today, McDonald's owns some of the most valuable intersections and street corners in America, as well as in other parts of the world.
Keith said it was one of the most important lessons in his life. Today, Keith owns car washes, but his business is the real estate under those car washes.

Most people work for everyone else but themselves. They work first for the owners of the company, then for the government through taxes, and finally for the bank that owns their mortgage.