Step By Step Real Estate Investing

What Constitutes A Real Estate Property? 

According to oxford dictionary it is a property consisting of land or buildings.Investing in real estate means purchase, ownership, ownership, management, rent or sale of real estate for profit. Real estate development entails improving a real estate property to make it a more profitable investment.

Real estate investments and tips that can save you money because they can be capital intensive, which means they require large sums of money. The value of a purchased property depends on various factors like location, market scenario and others. 

  Like many other capital intensive investments, if these factors are not understood or managed properly, real estate becomes a risky investment. Real estate investment is also highly cash flow dependent. Also, compared to other investments, real estate has limited liquidity, i.e. relative difficulty in converting asset into cash and vice versa.

Despite all this, real estate investment has become immensely popular over the last fifty years. What makes it popular?Real estate is one of the few investments where using bank’s money is easier. It also provides attractive and stable income return in the form of rental income.

Real estate investments are more complicated than stocks. Real estate markets in most countries are not very organized. Hence the factors effecting volatility differs from nation to nation. Real estate investments are also very expensive when compared to stocks or bonds. Hence the investor has to be very careful while purchasing any kind of real estate property.  

Individual properties are unique from each other, hence present challenge to an investor in evaluating value of the property. This makes locating properties a tricky work and also increases competition among investors. But it also makes way for opportunities to obtain properties at bargain properties. Some sources to properties include:

·        Market listings

·        Real estate agents or real estate brokers

·        Banks

·        Public auction

·        Private sales

·        Government entities

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Though markets vary from country to country, the basic process of how one goes on about purchasing a property is almost same everywhere. Once a property is located, it is necessary to verify and investigate condition and status of the property. The acquisition process can be complex and must be executed properly since improperly executed transactions can be costly mistakes.

During this process, an investor typically makes a formal offer along with a payment of “earnest money” at the start, to reserve the investor’s rights to finish the transaction. This payment may or may not be refundable. The terms of the offer can also typically include contingency period which will allow the investor to verify the condition of the property, obtain the capital required. Within this period, the investor can cancel the offer if he discovers one of the five hidden costs when selling your property  without any penalty. Very rarely, investors pay entire amount of purchase price in cash. 

Usually, a large part of price is financed by a mortgage loan, which uses the property itself as collateral. While looking for an ideal property, location matters, and understanding tax benefits will definitely help. Real estate investing offers great benefits. But understanding the risk factors and managing them helps mitigate them.