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As I keep giving some strategies to the real estate investing business I want to refresh the ones that were already went over. Strategy # 1 was to hold properties on a land contract. To hold and sit while you can make a good return on your money through the interest earned on the land contract. Strategy # 2 was to wholesale or quick flip properties to other investors. This is a great strategy that can be used if you need to put money in your pocket you can make this process happen pretty quickly if you get the right deal. You may even be able to sell it to me? Let’s move on to strategy number three which might be the most rewarding.

Renovating and flipping (Rehabbing) is the strategy and I really like it because you get to see the properties get fixed up and put a family into the home that is satisfied with your product. Also you are making a difference in the community by fixing up a property that was an eye sore and vacant in the community. I got into the business to utilize this strategy. It’s my favorite because I like to make a difference in every area of life and this is just one more avenue to do it. Wholesaling is fun and you do also get the properties in the hands of somebody else that will rehab it but I love to see the properties become what they are intended to be. At the same time opposed to a land contract you can do more of them. There are bigger profit margins there as well than wholesaling of course you are taking a bigger risk as well. There are so many factors that you need to consider while rehabbing that I am not going to get into in this article but you really need to know what to expect when doing it. The most important thing is the deal you rehab, that the numbers work in the market you are working in.

            I work in the Macomb Real Estate market and really enjoy exercising this strategy. It gives you more volume to do. At the same time you need to have a lot of things in order one being a good system including contractors or the time to do the work. If you are an investor or looking to begin investing I hope that you are gather an idea of what you want to do out of some of the strategies that I have been writing about. Never lose faith and always continue striving forward to achieve the goal that is set before you.

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    I have learned a lot about Real Estate Investing this year. I know I have learned from success, mistakes, and  trial and error. I figured I would end the year with a few tips that I have learned so far this year. Lately as a investor I have seen that you can make money in a market that is down as long as you buy right. I am never ashamed to make low offers on properties because if they go through then I got a deal. There are so many foreclosures in Macomb County that I have set my main focus this year on buying foreclosures and auctions. I have tried the probate market a little bit but have not managed any real success there I believe for the sole fact that we are paying such low prices that you really have to find the motivated seller to be able to get the good deal from a home owner.

    The investor tip that I have for the end of this year is finding the right people to work with. When I first got into the business I know I had not much of an idea of the market. Then the market ended up taking me on that investment. There are people in the business that know what the market is doing and it is important that you find the ones working the market that you are working in whether it is the Macomb County Real Estate market or Chicago “Know your market”. I believe that you need to find the business minded people in real estate as well and spend your time around them or on the phone with them to get an idea of what they are doing in the business (or work a deal with them). People who are working real estate as a business on the investor end are people who think about there clients long term not just for one sale. Very important to find these people they won’t be easy to find but they are out there.

    Another thing I have noticed this year being tip number two would be the importance of knowing contractors in the business. Also like the tip stated about knowing the business minded people being investors focus on finding contractors that work with investors in the area. They will be focused on the key things that you need your investments to prosper. First being quality work. This would be for rehabbing/rentals/and land contracts of course not wholesaling. Quality work will determine the ability to move the property and get it being an asset. Second price. they will understand how to get the materials that you need for the job at a good price because you need to be able to find quality product for a good price to keep the investments sound. Third the contractor will be focused on time because time is always in the essence 45 days is plenty of time for a contractor to flip a home. People who wholesale real estate contractors will be real important so you know what the home can do for the investors you sell it to. How much it will cost to fix up is important to know and being able to supply the investor with a estimate is a bonus to get that sale.

    I remember starting of in investing and they give you all of these courses and tell you make 30k in 5 days and you know what there is more to it than that. It’s possible to get a deal and make that in 5 days but there is so much more to it than that. I think the cover robs people of things. Real Estate investing is a business and it takes time to build business’s. You need to develop contacts, establish all the paper work, raise that capitol if you don’t already have it. There is a lot to do including marketing. It’s very important to get your marketing system in place as well so you can sell the properties quick. So my advice if you are in Macomb County or California is to know your market decide your niche weather it’s short sales, foreclosures, or probates choose your focus. Then get your contacts, then the most important thing have faith and come with the goal of making a difference in a community one house at a time!

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    With the cash available there is a big chance to make some money as investors seasoned or not. If you look at it the prices are lower in this market and it actually allows you to do a couple more deals then before or hold a couple more properties as rentals whatever your strategy may be. Property is being purchased at 50% market value with a market value lower than we have seen it in a long time. Advantage  investors let me tell you why.

    As investors we always want to buy low which is easily done at an abundance right now.  There is no bad deal right now. The market is going up as well because of the first time home buyer incentives put out by President Obama. So buying at 50% off a market that is down means you are buying some great deals. The Macomb County Real Estate Market gives opportunity to many investors and home buyers even if the home buyer is buying at the market value at 100% they are getting the great deals on property because it’s a down market. There will always be up’s and downs just look at the statistics of the world. Things go up things go down we have feast and we have famines. We were working on such a high market for years observations of that should have let us know where we were going to go. So we are in a down market which means to everybody leverage what you have and buy some property. All that you can afford get your hands on.

    In this market there are many strategies that you can use to make some money in Real Estate. You can buy low and wholesale to other people, renovate and flip, hold for rentals, hold on lease option. There are so many strategies that can be implemented in today’s market and they are still working as long as you buy right and get your network with other investors in the area that work the market. So get focused take this Macomb County Real Estate market and let it work for you and your family’s future.

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Learning to maximize your money

    I think sometimes people have been disappointed in there return on investments as of the last couple years. I know many people have lost money in the stock market, saving accounts just aren’t doing much at  this time lets face it 2% on your money and inflation on our economic prices that 2% becomes a loss real quick. People have 401k’s that do not perform at all for them or they end up losing money. I guess unless you have a great stock expert that goes in and out and moves your money regularly then stocks can be an avenue for yourself to play.
    My question today is who has control over your money, what makes them qualified to handle your money, and are you gaining a fair advantage on interest earned on your investment money. As an investor to me any place where my money sits earning 2% or losing money I get real weary of what’s going on. Second of all I believe that money needs to be earning at least 10% interest on your money to be a assets to your future.
    The more and more I live the stronger I get convicted that many people need to find another avenue to place there money. I am also a person that walks strongly in the belief that if you are dissatisfied in your money then its time to overlook where that money is at and how exactly you can make a change to make more money on the dollars you have available to you.
    Do you have IRA’s, mutual funds, stocks, savings accounts, 401k’s or bonds that are not doing anything for your future. Meaning losing money or not pulling in more than 10% annual interest on your dollar then it’s time to change that. Personally as an owner of an investments company that deals strictly with buying and selling real estate I can not imagine a better door opened to the general public that can maximize your profit. Let me give you some cold hard facts that make me feel this way. One being working with an investment company such as Strength Management LLC your security lies in real estate. I’m sure this draws concern to many people when they hear real estate I’m not sure why though. Investing in markets that are down mean a lot of property available for a great price which gives the investors an advantage to buying and not buying at a price that is going to fall in the future. We are working at the bottom of the market right now and with as many investors that I know buying I don’t see any room for the market to fall because we want every deal we can get our hands on at this price. Stocks have no security real estate does. Advantage one. If a stock fails you then you lose your money or stay in and hope it comes back. If the real estate company fails you there is a property that you have bought at a low price and can get out and still make money. You say how can I still make money if the company lets me down? Well let’s look at what a successful investor is aiming to do. They buy low to fix and make a profit if there is no room for a profit then the investor has no mind for investing. This gives you comfort with working with the investment company you choose that they buy right and are moving property still in this market.
    Security to me is the greatest comfort. If I can actually see the investment (a house) rather than a imaginary piece of paper that is worth money I’m in. That gives me comfort. I am just going over a few concepts of what it means to work with an investments company that deals with real estate. I think this is an avenue that many people need to look at with an opened mind. Not because I do it. It’s because I do it for the reason this is where the opportunity is for the future. Watch and see jump in and get some information from us at http://www.macombinvestments.net we could be the company that you are looking for to secure your finances again check out the private lending tab watch some videos, get the documents of what lending is check out what we do by seeking through the rest of our page. Deal with integrity, knowledge, and wisdom and you will watch things change for the better. Grasp these concepts and you can have peace with your money again. Look for the areas of your money that don’t meet your needs and get the solution before it washes a way and you wish you have done something different when it’s no longer there for you to make that choice any more.

God Bless

Ryan Froelich
 

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I had to laugh the other day! I bought a property around $30,000 and I had a you tube video posted to sell the property. I got a response that in that area a person 4 years ago paid $130,000 for that same kind of home. Of course we know that the market has hit a rut and prices have dropped but that shows when the market comes back 80% that property would be worth $104,000. I encourage people with some kind of money make uses of it. I encourage people that are taking buy outs from Chrysler and all other car industries to down size and get a home cash. There is such an opportunity in these times we are going through in the Metro Detroit Area. There are a lot of downsides to what is happening. There are less jobs and less income coming in for family’s to live. I look at this situation and realize that many people were living way beyond there means because even during job lose many people should have not lost there homes. We have a responsibility with our money and it shows that many people were unaware of the situations that they were put in. So now we are in a market that is at the bottom. There is only one way to go when you hit the bottom. Real Estate is changing hands rapidly and moving to different hands and new generations of wealth are being created in this Macomb County Real Estate Market that we live in. People from out of the state and different countries are contacting me wondering of it is really true that you can buy a house for $30,000. I just reply with yes it is.

So when we hit this bottom of a market I believe there are many people that have lost hope in the communities thinking this is pretty bad. I look at the situation as there is going to be a big change in this city. That these times are going to make leaders really evaluate what is going on and take care of the roots of the problem opposed the band aids that they have placed over the cuts for years. The blood needs to become a scab and we need to dig deep as people and all take part of the healing process. First we need to figure out what is causing the cut to now scab. It’s not all about real estate that’s just the area that takes a hit when times become troublesome. The healing takes place when the root gets taken care of (the root of the problem). We have been a city ran greedily. People at tops of company’s are taking money beyond what is affordable and ultimately leading to downfalls that’s greed. Which hurts so many in the long run. There is such a demonic mind set in these times as well. I don’t see many family’s being true family’s. I see a lot of the younger generation being raised by TV, movies, video games, and music. The world makes divorce seem normal, pre marital sex is ok, and that pornography is acceptable, well its NOT. It shows me people like to give up and just go with the flow. There is no structure and now it seems like everything has fallen. Immorality is a word that comes to mind when you look at the whole overalle picture of a Nation, State, and City. There are no voices that will stand up and everyone thinks Hollywood is good for them when all the people’s lives in Hollywood are so messed up, yet we still want our kids and allow them to look up to them. Heck half of the adults do this them selves (idolatry). Till there is a transition there will just be more of a fall. I look at Sodom and Gomorrah in the bible and note that immorality ruined the whole entire city. Times like these need to make people take a look deep within and take inventory of what we are doing. I believe and know in my heart the Detroit and areas around it will be a place of enjoyment once again in years to come IF these issues are deal with.

My encouragement to the people this day is. We have a great opportunity to hit the bottom and come out on top with purchasing real estate. Weather its sacrificing a little now to give to our family’s later it can be a time to take self gratification out of the picture and think generational.

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