The eighty-twenty rule, for decades, was the only method to purchase a home. That meant that you would make a twenty percent down payment, and borrow the other eighty percent with a mortgage loan. Certainly, there have been plenty of purchasers who made an even greater percentage down payment, but twenty percent was regarded as the bare minimum. Luckily for you and me, times are different now. Nowadays you can go as low as zero percent down, and in some instances it’s possible to get money back at closing.

At present, there are at the least a dozen or more ways to finance a home purchase, Read more

Buying a property for the first time, whether as a home or purely an investment, is exciting and risky - and one because of the other. You read or hear about rapidly rising prices and think ‘I gotta get me some of that!’ Excellent idea - if you keep in mind, too, that there are risks. Here are some suggestions about how to keep the excitement, profit from the opportunity, and minimize the risks.

Before investing in your first property, do some homework. You don’t have to get a PhD in Real Estate, Finance, or Law, but you need to get a good chunk of information and think about your own Read more

It’s often been claimed that Real Estate investing is one of the easiest ways to make money. In one way, that’s true. With a modest financial investment and a fair amount of sweat equity, a property can be bought and sold for a healthy profit and the future still looks pretty good.

But easier is not the same thing as easy.

The biggest barrier to success in real estate investing for those starting out is the steep learning curve. Real Estate investing, no matter where you live, is a complicated business and Read more

Property investing may not be everyone’s passion, but certain people who have already undertaken in property discovered that it can be fruitful. Real estate investing experts say there are certain details to making substantial profits in home investing dealings. And once the dealings are lucrative, you will certainly be well on your way to success.

For real estate investing beginners, don’t be afraid of the oppositions and pitfalls you could run across in your travels. There are definitely lots to know, but in the end once you have gained some skill, you’ll be converted into an authority Read more

With all the stories of people making tremendous amounts of money in real estate it’s no wonder why so many are looking at real estate as an investment vehicle. It offers more security than the stock market, provides great potential returns, offers tax benefits and let’s not forget; it sounds cool to be ‘in real estate’. Everybody can buy and sell stocks from their phone or computer these days. But real estate, now that’s something else.



One of the challenges that many are faced with is putting up Read more