Found 153 blog entries tagged as Alaska Realtors.

 

In my last article, I cast a broad net and talked about the five most common real estate investments:

1. Flipping

2. REITS

3. Small deals (1-4 Units)

4. Big Deals (5+ Units)

5. Syndication

Today, we are talking about flipping real estate, the benefits and drawbacks that are associated with it, and a brief overview of what it entails.

 

Flipping

Simply put, house flipping is the act of buying a home and selling it at a higher price. This is typically done by finding a foreclosure, or a fixer-upper home that is in disrepair and needs a lot of improvements. It is then purchased, updated and fixed, then sold for a higher price than what was invested into it.  

 As TV shows like HGTV’s Property Brothers, Flip or Flop, or…

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Did you know that you can buy a duplex, triplex or fourplex with some of the most common residential mortgage loans available? You can purchase your first multi-family real estate investment, up to four units, with as little as 0% down with a VA loan, or 3.5% down with an FHA loan. Now, rates are changing every day -- and I’m a real estate agent and not a loan originator -- so, make sure to seek a loan originator out to get specifics.

I hear it every day, “Buy a fourplex and live for free!”

The idea behind it is that you can buy a fourplex, a four unit multi-family investment, have three tenants pay the mortgage and you can live in one for free. I've even heard people say that two units will pay the mortgage, one unit is profit and you…

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Doesn't it seem like everyone will you give you advice when it comes to real estate? Whether it's your parents, grandparents, friends or neighbor, everybody has a piece of “wisdom” they’d like to share. We’ve all been guilty of taking advice from the wrong source. Usually, the truth is they think they are helping! But, when it comes to investments, it's important to get help from the right sources.

In order to analyze the advice given to you and guarantee its validity, make sure you consider the following:

1. Are they experts in their field?

2. Do they heed their own advice?

3. What are their results?

4. Have you found supporting research and facts?

First, we must ask if the advice is…

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