Best Investments to Make Now!

This year investors have experienced pandemonium in the financial markets but that doesn’t mean you should hang up your dollars and quit.  So what investment opportunities in 2008 still weathered the nation’s financial storms? Rental real estate property!!  From apartment buildings, to condominiums, to rental housing, investing in rental real estate properties has still proven to be lucrative, especially with the great discounts available in the real estate market now.

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According to the 2008 RERC/CCIM Investment Trends Quarterly (a national commercial real estate market report) for the fourth quarter, apartments still remain the high note of commercial property investing. Believe it or not, I had a client just 2 weeks ago, close on a rental property (4 bedrooms, 2 baths) for under $20,000 in a neighborhood that still has comps in the high $80,000!!  So not only can you profit from the income, but in this market, you can get the property at great deals, really never seen before!

But maybe you are frightened by the horror stories of some landlords, especially the inexperienced.  To help alleviate your concerns, check out the links and tips below on land-lording.  Happy Investing!

Landlord Investment Tips

screen tenants
require renter’s insurance
protect property from vandalism
have fair rental loss coverage
obtain adequate limits of liability

Source: Landlord Beware: Advice to Protect You and Your Investment, (Realty Times, July 18, 2005).

Trends

These Are the ‘Best of Times’ for Multifamily TIC Providers and Investors: Part II, (Realty Times, November 27, 2008).

These Are the ‘Best of Times’ for Multifamily TIC Providers and Investors, (Realty Times, November 13, 2008).

The Ever-Evolving Apartment, (Buildings, Aug. 2006). Q

Top 10 Multifamily Trends, (National Real Estate Investor, Jun. 2006). Q

Multifamily Demand Map, (Journal of Property Management, Jan/Feb 2005). Q

Multifamily Real Estate Acquisition Strategies: A One-On-One With Walter Helm, (Realty Times, May 30, 2008).

How To Make More Money with My Real Estate Investments, (Realty Times, August 7, 2007).

With Residential Home Sales Correcting, Builders Look to Growing Multifamily Market, (Realty Times, Oct. 26, 2006).

Apartment Market Rediscovery, (National Real Estate Investor, Sep. 2006). Q

Multifamily Market Divergence Spawns Condo Bargains, (Realty Times, Aug. 30, 2006).

Local Landlords Move Into Faraway Markets; As Many Hot Areas Cool Off, Real-Estate Investors Seek to Cash In on Rising Rents in Other States, (Wall Street Journal, Jun. 14, 2006). Q

Is the Apartment Market Back?, (Mortgage Banking, Apr. 2006). Q

Rents Rise, Vacancies Drop as Apartments Join the Boom, (Wall Street Journal, Nov. 30, 2005). Q

Apartments and Condo Operators Represent More Than a Billion-Dollar Market, (Rough Notes, Nov. 2005). Q

Peeking Into Multifamily Housing, (Community Banker, Feb. 2005). Q

Property Management is Crucial to the Value of the Property, (Realty Times, August 28, 2008).

Can’t Sell Anything? Try Property Management, (Realty Times, August 3, 2007).

Technology’s Impact on the Property Management Profession(al), (Buildings, June 2007). Q

Big Changes May Await Property Managers, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, Nov. 13, 2006).

Hi-Tech Rent Calculators, (National Real Estate Investor, Jun. 12, 2006).

Apartment Properties Offer Utility Programs, (Realty Times, Apr. 13, 2006).

When You Screen Tenants, Make Sure the Law is on Your Side, (Realty Times, Feb. 13, 2006).

More Apartment Landlords Are Likely to Face Disability-Access Suits, (Wall Street Journal, Nov. 16, 2005). Q

National Apartment Association, (www.naahq.org, 2008).

Multi-Housing News, (www.multi-housingnews.com, 2008).

Multifamily Housing, (KnowledgePlex, 2008).

Multifamily Financing, (FannieMae, Dec. 1, 2008).

Multifamily Housing, (HUD, Oct. 20, 2008).

Underwriter’s Toolbox, (Banks Channel Publishing LLC, 2007).

National Multi Housing Council, (www.nmhc.org, 2005).

Books, eBooks & Other Resources

eBooks.realtor.org

The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:

The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings (Adobe eReader)

The Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties: How to Analyze and Single-Family, Multifamily, or Commercial Property (Adobe eReader)

Every Landlord’s Legal Guide (Adobe eReader)

Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction Guide (Adobe eReader)

Happy About Apartment Management: 30 Years of Expert Tips and Advice on Multifamily Property Management (Adobe eReader)

What Every Landlord Needs to Know: Time and Money-Saving Solutions to Your Most Annoying Problems (Adobe eReader)

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