Friday, January 20, 2012

US RE Investors Better "Wake Up & Smell The Damn Coffee"

I decided to write a this post today out of a somewhat emotional state of anger. I am so sick of wanna be investors looking at Real Estate as a hustle to buy, fix and flip. If you are looking at the market from this stand point you are missing the whole point of where the value is in Real Estate. The irony is that our folks across the pond "Get It". If you are a so called Real Estate Investor then invest in our Real Estate. Stop looking at the market as a way to get rich over night. These real estate gurus are doing people a great disservice as well. Telling tales of their systems to make money in Real Estate. Don't get me wrong there are situations that warrant a good buy, and flip scenario but that is not the normal everyday way of dealing with real estate as an investor. In my opinion for what is worth, the game is quite simple: When Rents get out of control meaning too high, people start buying. When Home sales are too high, people start renting. In this market tons of  American people no longer qualify for a home loan, for a few reasons: 1. Credit issues (meaning they do not qualify for a traditional loan). 2. Home price that they can afford is not within the banks minimum loan amount (most banks won't lend under $50k). This is the whole point of this post! Many American need affordable housing and the best way to cure the foreclosure and vacant housing issues are to Buy, Fix, Rent. Yes, I said it if you are looking to make money in real estate, invest in it don't flip it. Take a look at what is happening right here in your own backyard and tell me what you think. I encourage your comments

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

U.S. Multifamily Real Estate Best Option For Foreign Investors

I say it time and time again! If you really want to be on deck for the next hottest trend in Real Estate you have to pay attention to Multifamily investments. There is no greater way in my opinion to be involved in the business. If you are not looking at Multifamily you are missing the wave.
U.S. remains the best option for capital investors as they get high return of investment (ROI). As per the survey conducted by Wisconsin School of Business, the percentage has gone down to 42.2 percent compared to previous year. The survey conducted included investors who have more than $874 billion global investments in real estate sector out of which $338 billion in U.S.




 “Foreign real estate investors have made clear there is considerable pent-up demand for U.S. real estate awaiting better real estate fundamentals and relief from FIRPTA regulations,” said James A. Fetgatter, chief executive officer of AFIRE. “If the investing environment improves, the U.S. is poised to return to its ‘safe haven’ status.” Stated in AFIRE’s press release. (Read Entire Article)