Back in Real Estate Investing 101, Part II, I briefly mentioned “Shifting Classes” after the Buy & Hold strategy. There are a few different ways to shift classes and uses that can build value for investors.
Residential to Commercial
One of the most common ways to increase value while shifting classes or use is to have a property
Real Estate Investing 301
Advanced strategies
In Real Estate Investing 101, Part I we covered buying a house to resell for a short term profit, while minimizing risk and making it happen fast. We delved further into flipping in Real Estate Investing 201. In Real Estate Investing 101, Part II we covered buying and holding property for long term appreciation and wealth building. We also touched on class shifting to increase value. Real Estate Investing 202 continued on the Buy and Hold theme and offered deeper insight into making it profitable. In Real Estate Investing 203, we looked at shifting property classes for “highest and best use,” while increasing property value and return.
This time, we are going to look at investing from a different perspective.
OK, the water is chest deep now. I started wading in here, and I just don’t know when to stop.
So, what do I see happening with interest rates? Overall, I see them going down. But, I think they’ll go up first. Was that vague enough that I can claim victory no matter what?
First, the case for rate rising. In the short term, I see
Boy, am I going to wade into it this time…
I was wandering through the FOXNews Real Estate section, and came across this feature story. Reading this, one would think we were seriously in trouble. “… from San Francisco to San Diego — is predicted to decline
Here is a look at the residential real estate market for Gwinnett County for the last two years as well as looking at overall trends that will affect investors and “move-up” buyers in the next few months.
Looking at the numbers up through June of 2007, there are a couple of trends that seem to be materializing. New listings are up year to date (YTD) about 15% over last year. May and June are up 11% and 9% respectively over the same period last year. The trend seems to be