What cities are great for real estate investing and what areas in those cities?
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you can email me. I am in Alabama and my city just had a 8% new home startup permits. Plus we are about to get a new Automotive plant here. arrogant36804@yahoo.com
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Real Estate Investment.
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Most times there are local meetings for investors. Where I live there is a place called NW Real Estate Investors Group and they hold monthly meetings. I would check with your local Chamber of Commerce they are very helpful
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there are no mutual funds presently available to buy investing in Chinese real estate. the reasons are complex: tax, corporate structures, etc etc.  \n\nif you are thinking of investing, consider what you are looking to purchase and where. If it is an apartment in Shanghai, then my advice is to reconsider....if it is retail or an office block, then it may still be a good time.
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Buy real estate. Strongest investment if you don't have much time. I can help.
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I know that in my town, I belong to a Real Estate investors group. SOme of us do fixer uppers and some provide loan money. Look in your local newspaper for meetings or groups.\nIt is always a good idea to build a network of people that invest in Real Estate.\n\nMy lenders will only loan if there is a 50% equity position and the loans are for about 12%, but if you are flipping them, the rate is somewhat irrelevant within reason.
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Investing in Real Estates is as simple as it is complicated.\n\nInvesting in Real Estates is in its simplest form, similar to investing in anything else... stocks, gold etc...\n\nThe idea is always in trying to buy now hoping that prices will increase sometime in the future while making sure your returns from renting out that property (similar to collecting dividends in shares) makes you a significant yield.\n\nNow, some characteristics of good value real estates that all real estate investors like myself look for are :\n\n- Located in a state or area that has good potential of future growth. (example are states or places that are slated for some big time government development)\n\n- Located in a preferable lot in that state or area. If it is a residential real estate, you will want to make sure it is a conducive area for living in and has convenient traffic in and out of. If it is a commercial real estate, you will want to make sure that it has a good human traffic and located in a central area.\n\n- Selling at a significantly cheap price versus market price. There will always be someone throwing away good properties in good areas below market price. Find these properties and you will at least hedge yourself against any unexpected downturn in property prices and be able to make a higher profit when you sell it in future.\n\n- Yielding a good rental. Yes, if the rental value is high, then you are likely to recover your initial capital faster. Reasonable yields that full time professionals like me look for are at least 8 to 10%. Calculate yield by taking the annual rental return and divide it by the value of the property. To find out how fast you can recover your initial outlay, you need to find out its Internal Rate of Return which is simply calculated by dividing the net annual rental return (monthly rental minus monthly mortgage installment)  by your initial outlay. That will tell you how many years it will take for this property to be free. As a bottom line, you will want to make sure that the monthly rental at least covers your monthly mortgage payment.\n\nIf a property fulfills all of the above criteria, you would have assured yourself of a good monthly return and an eventual good profit on selling the property in future.\n\nAnother rule of thumb is that investing in many small units usually makes a much higher yield than putting all your money in one big unit and it diversifies your risk better.\n\nFor more ways of investing in both properties and other instruments, please see some of the books that I have read at http://www.bestoptiontradingbooks.com \n\n\nHope these helps and good luck.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n\n.
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Invest in what? Real estate is still a good investment but the boom is leveling out and prices are higher now. 10 years ago would have been a great time to invest there.\n It remains to be seen whether the new housing tracs in Coeur d' Alene will become slums in the future but the surrounding areas are still a great choice in my opinion.
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The real estate scene in pune is red hot. Partly contributed by the IT boom, it's the best time to invest over there.
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depends if your looking at high risk or long term , Bulgaria is a hot spot at the moment as property is as little as £7,000 but is slowly increasing as many people are buying there ..... the sector 17 in SW France is a sound investment as well as London in the UK ..canary wharf has large developments at the moment ... also northern Ireland is tipped to be the next place to rise in the new year hope this helps ... stay away from Spain prices are dropping
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Zillow is an Incredible Site especially if you are into real estate investing. It gives you the opportunity to see or track values for at least the ten previous years and gives you the ability to project in the future.
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Real estate market is great right now!  You can never do wrong with real estate, it's growing every day...so go for it if you can..
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Greetings,\n\nI may be able to assist you.  \n\nFYI: I have a Real Estate Website for Investors with thousands of Properties for Sale, e.g., HUD Homes, Tax Sale Properties, Bank Owned Properties, and Mortgaged Foreclosed Homes for Sale throughout the country. \n\nNote: I am not a Realtor or Real Estate Agent, but rather an Investor like you.\n\nCurrenlty, Access (to the HUD Homes Section on my website)is FREE. \n\nIf need you can Email at: bigiminc@yahoo.com\n\nThe Website is: http://www.delinquenttaxsales.com
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Have you heard of the book Rich Dad Poor Dad? The author, Robert Kiyosaki, has written many books on real estate investment as well as money management. \n\nHe advises looking for undervalued property that will bring in rent that is more than the cost of the mortgage, property tax, insurance, and maintenance costs (i.e. "positive cash flow"). Such properties have become increasingly difficult to find during the real estate mania of the past few years. Don't buy property that is cash-flow negative in hopes of appreciation - that is gambling, not investing. \n\nhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/07/22/carollloyd.DTL
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First pointer: Avoid the scam listed above.\nIts listed here also: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006012204009&r=w\n\nIf you are looking to start investing in the real estate market, be very cautious.  Many hot locations are expected to see a cool off in the next two years.
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You're looking for a REIT which is a real estate investment trust.  They invest in all kinds of real estate...not just commercial properties.  To remain a REIT, they are required by IRS rules to distribute a large percentage of their income every year to the owners.  This makes REITS a good source of income...if that's what you desire.  You also get the potential capital gains the company can gain upon sale of some of their properties.  REITS are a good way to invest in real estate...without having to get your hands dirty with cleaning and repairing a piece of property and without all the other landlord problems you could also have.  You buy REITs from a stockbroker just like any other stock.  Make sure you get some diversification across geography and real estate types.  eg invest in some residential, commercial and office properties.  Try to get some of the hot markets like Las Vegas or California...if you can.  Also try to find one with investments in several different parts of the country.
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Real estate...beneficial all the time!