We all have a lot of options when it comes to investing. We can invest in stocks, bonds, currencies, futures and a lot of other things that all have one thing in common. They are just pieces of paper that we put our faith in. They are basically promises to pay later, made by a company or a country that we have faith in. But the last few years have shaken that faith pretty badly. About the only thing that these investments have that is good, as far as I can see, is that they are easy to buy and sell.
In the investment world, real estate is where the action is right now. Real estate values have plummeted so far that it’s hard not to find a good deal. We know that prices have plummeted and we also know that people still have to live in houses and apartments. They lost a lot of value, but we still have to have them. Look at Redlands, California for instance. As I write this, there are over 516 properties in Redlands that are in the foreclosure process. This is the time for investors to jump in.
Prices have gone down so far that it’s easy to find properties that are valued at 50% of the previous loan value. Looking at ForeclosureRadar today, I found a property on E. 19th St. that has $567,000 worth of loans on it and is currently valued at $186,000. That’s the price they expect to get for it at auction. there is another on South Shelton Street as a current value of 160,000, but it has loans on it for $511,000. These places are going to sell to the next buyer at a fraction of what the last buyer paid.
Real Estate has always been a primary investment. Everyone needs a roof over their heads of some type. Over the last few years, new home owners were forced into ridiculous mortgages that created un-affordable balloon payments within 6 to 10 years. This has all come crashing down now, and these unhappy homeowners are bailing out of their now un-affordable homes. This is causing a glut of homes on the market and reducing prices so that investors can now buy a California properties that they can now rent out for a positive cash flow.
Smart investors are finding that if they buy property for half what it cost just a few years ago, they easily find eager tenants who can easily afford the new rental payments.
Low interest rates are combining with the low prices to really help the investor out. (This rate probably won’t last long, but my sister just got a 30 year fixed rate loan for 4.62%. That was in Palm Desert, CA.) This really helps investors finance homes so that they can rent them out very profitably.
It’s easy to see that you can get a great deal on foreclosed property in Redlands, California right now. If you want to see how good of a deal, just use one of the free financial calculators on the Internet to crunch the numbers. You can find the estimated value for these foreclosed properties www.redlandsForeclosures.org.
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