With Cyclone Vince off the West Australian coast, the city of Brisbane is bracing for rising floods, while nearly one million people have been affected and 18 killed by flooding from torrential rain in Sri Lanka.
U.S. oil prices jumped two percent to top $91 a barrel on Tuesday “as the shutdown of two North Sea oilfields stoked supply concerns for markets already on edge from the closure of Alaska’s main crude pipeline.”
“At least 56 senators — just four short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster — will most likely support measures to hamstring climate rules, and an additional eight votes may be in play this Congress,” a POLITICO analysis shows.
Real estate investors have spent years trying to figure out where the bottom of the market is. According to Gregory Beran of Performance Property Management in Denver, Colorado, we are a few steps up from bottom in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado.
According to Beran, the two ingredients that make residential properties attractive to buyers are low prices and high rents. Beran, a long time property manager and investor in the Denver metroplex, says those conditions exist right now. He says competition is heating up for his rental units and vacancy rates have plummeted.
“We don’t have any single family homes available” the lanky investor told me during an exclusive interview. “They don’t stay for rent longer than a week or so.”
When asked about two bedroom apartments Beran was only able to offer one prospect for a fast move.
“It is the trickle down effect,” Beran said during our discussion in his nicely appointed office on South Broadway Boulevard in Denver. Unlike “trickle down economics” in which wealth trickles down from the super rich to the middle class as promised by the Bush administration, the trickle down effect Beran is talking about is from those transitioning from home owners to small house and apartment renters after losing their homes in foreclosure.
“The banks aren’t letting people stay in their homes any more,” Beran explained. “So people are moving from large houses into anything we have.” The same is true for apartments, as people face a substantial lower standard of living after losing their homes and condos and being forced to accept significantly less.
Even though a person has a foreclosure or bankruptcy on their record Beran may still work with the tenant.
“I like to work with people to see if we can help them. If I am convinced they will pay the rent then we overlook a lot,” he told me.
Beran qualifies the tenant by checking their criminal and civil background. He is looking for serious criminal charges as well as prior evictions. Assuming the person has stable employment, the Denver leasing agent tries to put them into something they can presently afford.
All of this is good news for landlords trying to hang onto their properties and for new investors. Sales prices still remain competitive in Denver. There are scores of fixer uppers on the market. An investor who is able to buy right can lease the property for positive cash flow. One bedroom units rent for $550 to $595 in lower income complexes, which are favored by investors. Two bedroom units go for $650 to $750.
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With Cyclone Vince off the West Australian coast, the city of Brisbane is bracing for rising floods, while nearly one million people have been affected and 18 killed by flooding from torrential rain in Sri Lanka.
U.S. oil prices jumped two percent to top $91 a barrel on Tuesday “as the shutdown of two North Sea oilfields stoked supply concerns for markets already on edge from the closure of Alaska’s main crude pipeline.”
“At least 56 senators — just four short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster — will most likely support measures to hamstring climate rules, and an additional eight votes may be in play this Congress,” a POLITICO analysis shows.
Real estate investors have spent years trying to figure out where the bottom of the market is. According to Gregory Beran of Performance Property Management in Denver, Colorado, we are a few steps up from bottom in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado.
According to Beran, the two ingredients that make residential properties attractive to buyers are low prices and high rents. Beran, a long time property manager and investor in the Denver metroplex, says those conditions exist right now. He says competition is heating up for his rental units and vacancy rates have plummeted.
“We don’t have any single family homes available” the lanky investor told me during an exclusive interview. “They don’t stay for rent longer than a week or so.”
When asked about two bedroom apartments Beran was only able to offer one prospect for a fast move.
“It is the trickle down effect,” Beran said during our discussion in his nicely appointed office on South Broadway Boulevard in Denver. Unlike “trickle down economics” in which wealth trickles down from the super rich to the middle class as promised by the Bush administration, the trickle down effect Beran is talking about is from those transitioning from home owners to small house and apartment renters after losing their homes in foreclosure.
“The banks aren’t letting people stay in their homes any more,” Beran explained. “So people are moving from large houses into anything we have.” The same is true for apartments, as people face a substantial lower standard of living after losing their homes and condos and being forced to accept significantly less.
Even though a person has a foreclosure or bankruptcy on their record Beran may still work with the tenant.
“I like to work with people to see if we can help them. If I am convinced they will pay the rent then we overlook a lot,” he told me.
Beran qualifies the tenant by checking their criminal and civil background. He is looking for serious criminal charges as well as prior evictions. Assuming the person has stable employment, the Denver leasing agent tries to put them into something they can presently afford.
All of this is good news for landlords trying to hang onto their properties and for new investors. Sales prices still remain competitive in Denver. There are scores of fixer uppers on the market. An investor who is able to buy right can lease the property for positive cash flow. One bedroom units rent for $550 to $595 in lower income complexes, which are favored by investors. Two bedroom units go for $650 to $750.
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With Cyclone Vince off the West Australian coast, the city of Brisbane is bracing for rising floods, while nearly one million people have been affected and 18 killed by flooding from torrential rain in Sri Lanka.
U.S. oil prices jumped two percent to top $91 a barrel on Tuesday “as the shutdown of two North Sea oilfields stoked supply concerns for markets already on edge from the closure of Alaska’s main crude pipeline.”
“At least 56 senators — just four short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster — will most likely support measures to hamstring climate rules, and an additional eight votes may be in play this Congress,” a POLITICO analysis shows.
Real estate investors have spent years trying to figure out where the bottom of the market is. According to Gregory Beran of Performance Property Management in Denver, Colorado, we are a few steps up from bottom in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado.
According to Beran, the two ingredients that make residential properties attractive to buyers are low prices and high rents. Beran, a long time property manager and investor in the Denver metroplex, says those conditions exist right now. He says competition is heating up for his rental units and vacancy rates have plummeted.
“We don’t have any single family homes available” the lanky investor told me during an exclusive interview. “They don’t stay for rent longer than a week or so.”
When asked about two bedroom apartments Beran was only able to offer one prospect for a fast move.
“It is the trickle down effect,” Beran said during our discussion in his nicely appointed office on South Broadway Boulevard in Denver. Unlike “trickle down economics” in which wealth trickles down from the super rich to the middle class as promised by the Bush administration, the trickle down effect Beran is talking about is from those transitioning from home owners to small house and apartment renters after losing their homes in foreclosure.
“The banks aren’t letting people stay in their homes any more,” Beran explained. “So people are moving from large houses into anything we have.” The same is true for apartments, as people face a substantial lower standard of living after losing their homes and condos and being forced to accept significantly less.
Even though a person has a foreclosure or bankruptcy on their record Beran may still work with the tenant.
“I like to work with people to see if we can help them. If I am convinced they will pay the rent then we overlook a lot,” he told me.
Beran qualifies the tenant by checking their criminal and civil background. He is looking for serious criminal charges as well as prior evictions. Assuming the person has stable employment, the Denver leasing agent tries to put them into something they can presently afford.
All of this is good news for landlords trying to hang onto their properties and for new investors. Sales prices still remain competitive in Denver. There are scores of fixer uppers on the market. An investor who is able to buy right can lease the property for positive cash flow. One bedroom units rent for $550 to $595 in lower income complexes, which are favored by investors. Two bedroom units go for $650 to $750.
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While foreclosure investing can be lucrative, it is not to be leaped into blindly. While many people has gotten rich through flipping properties, if you don't know how to flip a house properly, you could wind up losing tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It pays to know a few things before embarking on your foreclosure investing enterprise.
Above All, Due Diligence
The first step you must absolutely take when it comes to flipping properties is to find out if it is even allowed in your community. Because of whining on the part of some individuals who were not clever enough to make good incomes, some municipalities have passed laws requiring a home buyer to remain in a house for six months to a year before s/he is allowed to sell it.
Now, if you are in the business of rehabbing houses in need of extensive repairs and renovations, this is not likely to be an issue - since you'll probably be spending at least that long doing the necessary work. Otherwise, it is worth your while to consult with a real estate lawyer beforehand and become familiar with the law.
Finding Opportunities
The next step in knowing how to flip a house is to know where to find those foreclosed properties. There are several good sources, both on the Internet and in the real world.
The first place you'll want to go to seek opportunities for flipping properties is in neighborhoods where many homes are up for sale. Keep an eye out for signs with words like "foreclosure," "bank-owned" or "repo." Call the realtor whose number appears on the sign.
Another place to look is at local and nationwide banks and lending institutions. These operations always keep listings of foreclosed properties and may be very anxious for some savvy investor to take them off their hands.
Finally, there are the real estate auctions. Keep in mind that you will be competing against bidders who are also flipping properties - and they can bid the price up very quickly.
About Rehabbing Houses
This is the most common way of how to flip a house, because damaged or run-down properties are usually the least expensive to obtain. Of course, you will want to do this as quickly and cheaply as possible if you are to make a profit on this type of foreclosure investing. You will also have to have a buyer lined up even before you attempt to secure financing, assuming you don't have cash on hand to do the make the purchase.
The key to successful foreclosure investing is to know what you're doing and to plan ahead.
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