Exit Strategy: Real estate investment that maximizes appeal to home owners
Friday, November 25
I have always believed in the simple principals of property investing: purchasing in the best location your money will get you, buying at the bottom rather than the top of the cycle, crunching the numbers properly and carefully understanding what due diligence is necessary and how to do it.Over t...
House prices in USA have fallen faster but also recovered faster
Thursday, June 16
The market crash in 2006-2007 resulted in the dramatic falls in property prices among many industrialised nations, but as the graph below illustrates, prices in the USA have both fallen further and stabilised for longer than other major nations.Property needs to be considered above all at micro ...
Many condo buyers, particularly in Orlando, are facing three tough options
Wednesday, June 15
I mostly sell in Orlando, and I´m finding that large numbers of our condo buyers, especially those of modest means, are now faced with three options. The first is that they continue trying to find good value properties in middle class areas in the $60,000 - $100,000 range. This is now extremely ...
Due diligence performed on a low income condo community in Orlando
Monday, June 06
Let me describe a lower income community that came across my desk recently. I did some basic due diligence and number crunching on it. On first glance it looked ok - an Orlando gated community with swimming pool, fitness center, children´s playground etc. Units ranged in price from $38,000 - $45,...
Ten common sense tips for purchasing real estate
Tuesday, May 17
I´ve written this article as a guideline to those considering a purchase in Florida. While property prices are at record lows and incredible bargains are available, it is just as easy to make the wrong purchase decision now as it was during the boom years.Many of these tips are universal and can ...
Orlando should provide the best risk/return ratios in 2011
Monday, December 27
I´ve had US housing numbers coming out my ears this year and I´m going try and ignore them for the next week. For those who don´t want to watch Harry Potter or Willy Wonka on television, there´s no shortage of housing statistics on the USA market available online. I´ll just give you two graphs in...