Making Profits in Real Estate in Slow States

August 20, 2009 by  

Where the location is stagnant you will have to realize up front that acquiring a house for wholesale real estate investing will take some smarts. You will not want to be forced to restrict yourself to obtaining a property that you can live in. For example, that means you buy a home and occupy it until you turn it. In such a location you will need to get ahead on the competition. You won’t be able to turn it for more than what the market brings. Therefore, you need to tie it up at a big discount to retain a good profit if you are attempting this the old way.

In this instance flippers will start by researching prices in the current markets. With the current real estate areas and the number of motivated sellers, investors who are flipping real estate are profiting very well. No matter what you plan on doing, when all is said and done, you have to determine what you can make against the amount of effort that was involved getting the house successfully turned. Therefore easier low risk strategies like real estate wholesaling are preferred.

As always, remember to educate yourself about flipping homes and/or talk with an experienced colleague before you plan any new real estate business and investment pursuits.

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29 Responses to “Making Profits in Real Estate in Slow States”

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  9. Jeremy S.Collins on October 31st, 2010 6:47 pm

    Good overview here.
    I have been looking for a good real estate play for quite some time. I have been down the live-in-it and flip-it road and care not to go through remodeling a home that I live in ever again!
    I do admit you can not beat the tax-free profits (After 2 years).
    So I looked at Tax Liens and REITS, but they are just chickenfeed compared to flipping. Though flipping is much more involved and the others were more passive. I then realized that that is what I wanted: Ownership profits in a passive investment.
    I know that if I set my mind on it, it will appear. I did find some brokers who offer a above average “interest” payment, but again I wanted 50-100% ROI in one year or so.
    A few weeks later I came to meet a group who like REITs take investors money and put into new developments, BUT unlike REITs they return real ownership-like profits. Soon, I believe this model of paying the investor his/her fair share will be more commonly valued. What to call it? Bulk real estate investing? Wholesale real estate investing? I am not sure, but I just call it the best real estate investment I know. Keep your eyes open for new strategies!

    To your best,

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