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When Market Matters in Long-Term Real Estate Investing

By: peter V

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I have always thought that one of the best things about long-term real estate investing was that for all intents and purposes, you can do it in any market. After all, if you track the value of real estate investments over time in just about any locale, you will find that in the long term, the value of the vast majority of real estate investments will increase. Period. It’s a known fact.

However, in today’s market, with all the new twists and turns that did not really have a place in your evaluation of long-term real estate investing previously, I am compelled to admit that in this day and age, market does matter in long-term real estate investing. However, the good thing is that you can still buy in a bad market for pennies on the dollar, and then sell later for a great deal of profit. You can also still generate wealth in the mean time. However, taking a few minutes to consider the market will serve you well.

When you are considering investing in real estate for the long term, you should still consider the short term market in an area in order to optimize your wealth in the interim period. Look for areas that are in demand. These will be places where homes are selling – even if they are going for a diminished amount – and that people still clearly want to live. This will help you should you decide to rent out the property or even try to market it using owner financing or lease option transactions at some point in the future.

I have found that in the past few years, local market is what really matters – far more than what the rest of the country is doing as a whole. When you are looking for long-term real estate in which to invest, you will want to do everything possible to chart the past ups and downs of the local market, and what caused them. For example, if the area experienced a serious wave of crime that appears to have influenced people’s willingness to buy in the area, then you will need to look around to see what actions have been taken to resolve the issue. A dramatic rise in crime often indicates a permanent depression on real estate values, even in the long term.

Once you have determined what property you want to buy, get even more specific. Check out what is selling in the area currently. For example, some of my colleagues are only buying 2 bedroom, 1 bath houses right now because that is what their market research indicates is selling quickly in this market, and they believe that potential buyers can finance these properties more reliably than larger options. If you are investing for the long term then what is selling now may not matter quite as much to you, but it will help you determine how quickly and if the property should appreciate – particularly if you are going for the short end of long-term real estate investing, 5 to 10 years.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1200 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management company. Peter currently works with clients all over the US helping them achieve riches in real estate investing. For more information please visit www.CoachingByPeter.com

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Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1200 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management company. Peter currently works with clients all over the US helping them achieve riches in real estate investing. For more information please visit www.CoachingByPeter.com

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