Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Investing In Luxury Real Estate | Real Estate Investing

<b>Investing</b> In Luxury <b>Real Estate</b> | Real Estate Investing

<b>Investing</b> In Luxury <b>Real Estate</b>

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:48 AM PDT

Destin Luxury Real EstateInvesting in luxury real estate can be a lucrative venture for investors. Buying real assets is a larger market, and it seems to be growing. High end buyers want their luxury homes to be access to things like world class shopping, dining, arts, and other luxury homes.

That is why the Destin & 30a areas are perfect for investors looking to buy luxury homes. The number of resorts in this area is perfect for those investors looking for resort style living and rental properties. With our sugar white beaches, emerald waters, world class shopping & dining – the Emerald Coast has something for everyone.

Here is an excerpt from an article about investing in luxury real estate:

"Many high net worth individuals are buying homes as a hard asset," says Jay Belson, the CEO of SRE Investing, a full service luxury real estate investing firm based in Beverly Hills, Calif.  And with the wealth of the world's richest people at an all-time high this year, according to Forbes, the potential market for luxury properties is larger than ever. Major cities worldwide, including San Francisco, New York and London, saw double-digit increases in luxury residential property sales in 2013. If you want to get in on the action and can afford the steep price tag, here are several options for doing so.

Defining "Luxury Property"

It's important to understand what features characterize a luxury property before you invest, because a high price tag alone won't put a property in this category. "It has to be unique and exclusive, in a good way in a desirable way. People who are wealthy will pay a premium for something that's perceived to be superior," says Randy Char, senior vice president of operations at One Queensridge Place, a luxury high-rise located just minutes from the Las Vegas strip.

High-end buyers want access to luxury activities like high-end shopping, dining and the arts, as well as proximity to other luxury homes. A trophy address, like Park Avenue in New York City, adds value. Having a storied history – Robert Redford used to live here! – doesn't hurt, either. Many luxury buyers seek the natural beauty of a waterfront location, or at least views of a river, ocean or lake. Others want countryside or mountainside views.

High-end buyers want many of the same features that all buyers want, but on a grander scale. They want privacy and security, sometimes to the point of seclusion. They want beauty inside and out, and can afford custom architecture, custom design, over-the-top attention to detail and opulent finishes. They also want amenities on top of amenities: a chef's kitchen, luxury pool, expansive master suite and outdoor living space, not to mention home automation, motion detectors, car lifts and temperature-controlled wine cellars. They also want space. In Malibu, Calif., for example, the average luxury home has more than 4,000 square feet (and a $6 million-plus price tag).

, a destination marketing service for luxury properties worldwide.  "You can't change the path of the sun, the location of the ocean or the fact that there is a flight path for large airplanes over your head. Ugly wallpaper in the bathroom is far less important than the weather," he says.

Credits: Investing In Luxury Real Estate – Investopedia


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<b>Real Estate Investing</b> for Beginners | Andrew Cordle

Posted: 09 Oct 2014 10:22 PM PDT

Real Estate Investing for Beginners

I absolutely love teaching real estate investing for beginners! Obviously, that's a very general and open-ended subject and I could spend hours explaining real estate investing for beginners…but we don't always have that much time!

Are you just starting out in real estate investing? Real estate investing for beginners can be intimidating and overwhelming. It's easy to get lost in all of all the blogs, books, and television gurus with their golden tongues and power-ties! To help wade through the muck that's out there, I've created a video series that will help teach you entry-level real estate investing. Of course this isn't going to teach you everything one needs to know, but I at least hope these free educational videos will help point you in the right direction.

It seems like yesterday that I was learning about real estate investing for beginners, yet it was over a decade ago. And ironically, today I have become the teacher and have been blessed with hundreds of student investors that I mentor or have mentored in the past. It is such a broad subject and is not easy to know where to begin. With this is mind, I have developed a free, online video library with hours of education.

A real estate investing for beginners program can consume large amounts of your time and depending on the educational "guru," large amounts of your hard earned money too! But I want to take some of this out of the equation for now. I can recall the anxiety when I first started flipping homes. I searched all over for a program that teaches entry-level real estate investing. I wasted time and money with a few different programs and most of what I learned was learned the hard way – by trial and error!

I'd love for new investors to be able to avoid many of those tough lessons I learned the hard way! And that's why I have developed several online video series teaching real estate investing for beginners. The best part is that it's free to learn! I have taken the time and done most of the legwork for you. I've made the mistakes for you. All you have to do now is dedicate some time and effort every week to learn.

There's no better time than today, so press "play" and start learning!

Why You Should Consider <b>Real Estate Investing</b> In Your Twenties <b>...</b>

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 11:13 AM PDT

The best time to start investing in real estate is in your 20s.Buying rental properties can be a great investment if you take the time to educate yourself about the process and the best ways to get great returns. However, most people who are interested in buying rental properties or real estate as an investment never do so. People who don't take the time to learn about investing in rental properties are missing out on a great opportunity. I own 11 rental properties that bring in approximately $5,000 a month in cash flow after all my expenses, including mortgage payments.

One thing I would have done differently is invest in rental properties much sooner. I bought my first rental property when I was 31 and I am now 35. The great thing about rentals is the longer you own them, the better investment they become. Plus, when you are young you have more flexibility in life, less commitments, and can take more risk. If you wait too long to start investing, family, work, and life make it hard to learn about and buy rental properties.

Why rental properties are a great investment

I love comparing rental properties to the stock market, because the stock market is the investment vehicle we are all taught to use. Whether it is individual stocks, mutual funds, index funds, or REITs, we are told the best way to save and invest is to put our money in the market. The problem with investing in the stock market is we are depending solely on stocks to increase in value. Retirement calculators are based on the stock market. They make us guess when we will die to determine how much we should save. We run out of money if we live too long or save too much money if we die to soon.

Some people invest in real estate for appreciation, but smart investors invest for cash flow.

Cash flow is the money you make from rental properties every month after all expenses are paid. The great thing about cash flow is it increases over time without ever eating away at your principle investment. It is like a stock where the dividend is so high that you never have to worry about the stock increasing in value to make great returns.

Cash flow will also increase over time because rents will go up with inflation while your mortgage payments stay the same. Eventually you will pay off your loan and your cash flow will increase significantly.

On my rentals I am seeing 20 percent cash on cash returns, which is not always easy to do, but possible depending on your location and amount of money you have to invest. Those returns do not include the tax advantages of rentals, equity pay down and possible appreciation which all increase your ROI. Here is a great article on how to calculate cash flow properly.

Buying rental properties with little money down is easier when you are younger

Most banks will require an investor to put at least 20 percent down on a rental property.

That is a lot of money to most people, especially when you consider a property may need repairs, you have to pay closing costs and you want to have money in reserve in case something goes wrong. It can easily take 30 percent or more of the purchase price in cash to comfortably purchase a rental property.

If you buy a home as an owner occupant you can put no money down with certain loans (USDA, VA) and almost certainly buy a home with 5 percent down. You can't rent out a home that you buy as an owner occupant right away, but you can rent it out after you have lived in the home a certain amount of time (usually one year).

There are some things to know about buying a multi-family property that you plan to live in. Most lenders require an owner occupant to live in a house for 12 months to satisfy the owner occupancy requirement. That means you can buy a rental property as an owner occupant, live there for 12 months and then rent the home out. If you are ambitious you can keep repeating this process every year although you will most likely only be able to use the no money down option once.

You can also buy a multifamily property that is between one and four units and live in one of the units to qualify as an owner occupant. After you have lived in the unit for 12 months, you can rent out the entire building and repeat the process.

When you are younger, it is much easier to move into a house that you want to make a rental property. When you have a family it is tough convincing your spouse and kids that you need to move every year and into a house that may not be up to their standards.

It takes time to get a great deal on rental properties that cash flow

It is not easy to find rental properties that will generate the returns I get, but I am not an aberration either. Many investors get higher returns than I do, but they have put in a lot of time and effort learning their market, learning about real estate and learning about rental properties. The older you get, the less time you have with more job commitments, more family commitments and more hobbies you discover. There is less time to learn about real estate, your market and how to make money in this business the older you get (unless you get to retirement age).

I also fix and flip about 10-15 homes every year so I specialize in getting great deals on real estate. I buy most of my deals off the MLS even with rising prices and a lot of competition.

Here are a few tips on getting great deals:

  • I am a real estate agent, which helps me get great deals and lets me act very fast. I am not saying all investors should be agents, but it sure helps!
  • If you aren't an agent spend a lot of time finding a great agent that will act fast for you and find you deals.
  • Spend time researching prices in your market and rental rates so you know what a good deal is.
  • Do not depend solely on a real estate agent to find you good deals. Many agents are not investors and won't know what you are looking for.
  • Join a real estate investing club in your area to meet other investors and learn what they are buying and how.
  • Check out auction sites like Hubzu, Auction.com, Homesearch.com and more.

The risks involved with buying rental property

There are definitely some risks and work involved with owning rental properties. The biggest mistake I see investors make is buying for appreciation with negative cash flow. It is great if my houses appreciate, but I love the cash flow. With cash flow I have money in my pocket that I can use to buy more properties, invest somewhere else, or spend on something fun. If you have negative cash flow, there is a great chance things will end badly for the investor.

The problem with negative cash flow is most investors underestimate the money they will have to spend on their rental properties. There is also no guarantee prices will rise or when they will rise. Given enough time real estate will probably appreciate, but it could also go down in value before that happens. How long can you continue to pay money into a property every month? Eventually people run out of money and are forced to sell, sometimes for less than they bought a property for. If you have positive cash flow, you won't have to sell and you won't want to sell, because it is putting money in your pocket.

Another issue that people forget about is maintenance. You have to budget for maintenance items every month. I figure 10 to 20 percent of my monthly rents will go to maintenance, depending on the age and condition of a property. If you don't account for maintenance you may not make any money on your rentals.

On my rentals my average mortgage payments range from $400 to $600 including taxes and insurance and my rents range from $1,100 to $1,500 a month. After accounting for possible maintenance and vacancies my cash flow is about $500 a month.

It takes time to manage a rental property as well. You will have to find tenants, create a lease, account for expenses and income properly and make sure everyone pays on time. You could also hire a property manager to do all this for you for about 8 to 10 percent of the monthly rents, but you have to budget for that expense as well.

Conclusion

Rental properties can be an awesome investment that allow you to retire early. It is not a get rich quick scheme and it is not easy to do. Real estate investing takes time, flexibility and ambition to make it work well. The sooner you get started, the easier it will be and the better off you will be later in life.

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