Is it possible to invest in real estate, even if you don't have a real estate license?
The answer may surprise you.
The answer may surprise you.
If you have heard about real estate investing, but don’t know where to begin, consider yourself lucky for two reasons.
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1. Anyone can invest in real estate.
I’m going to tell you the truth about real estate investing, that anyone can do it. I’m a college dropout and the class that kept me from graduating was College Algebra. If I can invest in real estate, you can, too.
My journey as a real estate investor
In 2005, I started researching investment properties in the area of West Palm Beach, Florida. I soon discovered that real estate in South Florida was out of my price range. So, I decided to look elsewhere. I researched North Florida, using a technique that I had learned about in a real estate investing book.
The technique was this: Search online for the name of the town and state you want to research, then find out what the names of the local newspapers are. Find out if the local newspapers have a website. Then, go to that local newspapers website.
Although it took some time, the results were well worth it. I researched “Chiefland Florida newspaper”. On the first page of Google, a list of results appeared. One of these was the Chiefland Florida newspaper. I visited their website, viewed their classified ads, and found some properties for sale by owner, with owner-financing. I doubt these properties were listed anywhere else. These classified ads in local newspapers became a good resource for finding out what investment property was selling for, who was selling it, and what terms the seller was willing to accept.
2. Investing in real estate does not require using your own money.
You can use someone else’s money. What do you bring to the table? Your skills and knowledge. In exchange, you earn a percentage of the profit from the deal. Any risk can be ameliorated (lessened) by your research into the deal. In real estate terms, this research is called “due diligence”.
How I Became a Real Estate Investor Using Other People’s Money
I learned how to invest in Real Estate by researching the investment property, then finding an investor to “front the deal”, that is, to put up cash for the deal. On his end, the investor would be paid a greater Return On Investment (ROI) than bank interest or even the stock market. On my end, I would earn 50% of the profit above the investor’s profit. It was a win-win for both of us. I explain this technique in my ebook Make Big Profits Flipping Florida Land. Visit the site and sign up for the free course, as I explain the basics of how to do this—get others to front you the money—in that free course. For the full details, buy the ebook.
Are you excited? You’re about to find out how you can have your cash, or someone else’s cash, working for you, and earning higher interest (10% - 25% is average) than the bank, meaning your Return on Investment (R.O.I.) exceeds such risky strategies like the stock market or investing in the tech market.
Here is a ten step plan anyone can use to invest in real estate.
1. Find your market
Find your market (geographical area, location, close to your current address is preferred).
Finding your market means finding your target area, the geographical location, of where you want to purchase real estate. Ideally, it’s best if you purchase property within a 10-20 mile radius of your home. The closer you are to your investment property, whether it’s a house, mobile home, or vacant land, the better.
Choosing your market will be determined by the amount you can make, known as the Return On Investment (ROI), minus your expenses, when you sell or rent the property. And your ROI will be effected by a number of factors—current market values of the existing properties in this area, upcoming developments planned for the area, proximity to landmarks or bodies of water, crime rates for the area, employment opportunities for the area, and a lot more.
Visit the area at night. During the day, an area with a few abandoned houses or commercial buildings may appear like an opportunity. At night, however, these buildings may be a haven for criminal activity or a camp for homeless people. Talk to the people that live in the area to get a feel for what’s going on there.
2. Determine or choose your investment property type - house, mobile home, land, commercial
What kind of real estate property would you like to invest in? Buying a house? Buying a mobile home? Buying land? Buying commercial property?
How would you like to buy the investment property? Buy it outright, or put the down payment on it in order to secure the mortgage? Securing the mortgage of an investment property allows you to save money while, also, getting control of the property.
Okay, you’re probably wondering “but I don’t have the money to buy the property, what about the money?” We’ll get to that.
A fixer-upper house that I purchased in Macon, Georgia. Learn how to find, buy, and flip houses, mobile homes, and
vacant land in Florida, Georgia, or anywhere else. If I, a college dropout, can do this, so can you. I reveal the exact blueprint of how to make profits flipping properties in my ebook Make Big Profits Flipping Florida Land
3. Find 5 investment properties
Find (houses, mobile homes, land, commercial properties) investment properties to purchase, rent for profit, or flip for profit.
Research. Study the area where you plan to purchase a property. How? Follow these steps.
1. Search online for “___________ ________ tax assessor” and “_______ _____ tax clerk” and “______ ______ property appraiser”. Fill in the blank with the county in which the property is located. Fill in the second blank with the state.
For example, if you’re searching for an investment property in Gilchrist County, Florida, search for “Gilchrist County, Florida tax assessor” or “Gilchrist County, Florida tax clerk” or “Gilchrist County, Florida property appraiser”.
Research the area. Find out what properties are selling for, how long they’ve been on the market, annual taxes, appraised values, etc.
Study the area. Determine the comparable market values of real estate. Become an expert and this will enable you to forecast, or predict, trends so you’ll understand where to buy and when to buy and where to sell and when to sell.
4. Develop your strategy. Lay out a plan.
* Buy and rent for profit?
* Buy, fix up, resell for profit - buy and flip? You make money when you buy! You can find a buyer before hand by using Craig’s List and social media pages on Facebook and Twitter and even classified ads in local newspapers. Find out who’s willing to buy and what they are willing to pay before even making an offer on the property you want to buy.
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5. Establish a back-up plan.
Just what it says. Set up a plan in the event that everything goes wrong, in case of a situation in which everything goes south. Establish a contingency plan. You’ve made it this far, now make a backup plan. You can do it.
This—making a backup plan—will lessen any worries you have, enabling you to move forward, to take action, to make things happen. Action eliminates fear
6. Determine your exit strategy.
What’s your end goal? How do you plan to exit this RE deal with a handsome profit, and with all parties (buyers, sellers, investors) satisfied and happy?
7. Present your plan to investor or investors.
Read over your notes and reduce everything to a simple plan of action. Then, write down this plan of action and reduce it to numbered steps … 1, 2, 3 and so on. Set the dates of when you’re going to do what. Make copies of this, both PDF copies and hard copies.
Get everything in writing, signed, in the presence of a notary public.
8. Execute your plan. Take action. Action eliminates fear.
Start putting your plan into action by taking action.
Years ago, I took action by moving to North Florida and discovering 3 ways how to buy real estate at low prices that I could flip (sell for a higher price) for fun and profits. I wrote an ebook explaining exactly how I did this. You can do this in Florida or anywhere else in the United States. Find out more at http://www.FlipFloridaLand.com
Years ago, I took action by moving to North Florida and discovering 3 ways how to buy real estate at low prices that I could flip (sell for a higher price) for fun and profits. I wrote an ebook explaining exactly how I did this. You can do this in Florida or anywhere else in the United States. Find out more at http://www.FlipFloridaLand.com
9. Get people competing to rent or buy your property.
When selling or renting the investment property, gather a crowd by scheduling a specific time. If you want to rent or sell a property, set up a specific time frame in which to show the property, preferably on the weekend. Schedule an open house on Sunday, 2pm - 4pm, gather a big crowd. Get a mortgage broker at the place to, in order to set up mortgages for people who want the place.
10. Put your exit strategy into motion.
Collect rents. Sell the property. Keep records of everything (video, audio, paperwork, keep backup paperwork).
If you're interested to find out more about how to invest in Real Estate, in Florida or anywhere else, be sure to check out my ebook, at Make Big Profits Flipping Florida Land.
For more articles about real estate investing and also how to make money online, be sure to visit my website www.kriskemp.com
For more articles about real estate investing and also how to make money online, be sure to visit my website www.kriskemp.com
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