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| 6/24/2009 | Real estate investors and first-time homebuyers face an uphill in a slow real estate market. When it comes to buying and selling properties, it is still possible to make money, but it won't be easy. However, avoiding some classic mistakes will help put you on the right track. | by Glenn Curtis |
| 6/24/2009 | Buying real estate is about more than just finding a place to call home. Investing in real estate has become increasingly popular over the last fifty years and has become a common investment vehicle. Although the real estate market has plenty of opportunities for making big gains, buying and owning real estate is a lot more complicated than investing in stocks and bonds. In this article, we'll go beyond buying a home and introduce you to real estate as an investment. | by Andrew Beattie |
| 6/24/2009 | Many excited real estate investors think they can get rich by using a bank loan to purchase and upgrade local fixer-uppers. While investment opportunities in real estate may be better than alternatives like the more homogeneous stock market because the existence of small, local real estate markets that create inefficiencies investors can exploit, you'll need to understand more than this to make money in residential real estate. To go from handyman to real estate tycoon, you must understand the market and the three key ingredients to strong real estate gains. | by Dan Mongoose |
| 6/24/2009 | Real estate investors must have basic valuation skills to make buy, sell, or hold decisions. Real estate investment companies have developed sophisticated valuation models to aid them in making investment decisions. However, by using spreadsheet tools an individual can produce an adequate valuation on most income-producing real estate. This would include residential real estate purchased as residential rental property. | by Robert Stammers, CFA |
| 6/24/2009 | From the first decision to invest in real estate to actually buying your first rental property, there is a lot of work to be done. This task may be daunting to the first-time investor. Owning property is a tough business and the field is peppered with land mines that can obliterate your returns. Here we'll take a look at the top 10 things you should consider when shopping for an income property. | by Andrew Beattie |