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7 Myths About Real Estate Investing That Are Costing
You Tens of Thousands of Dollars
By: Alex Nghiem
Did you know that real estate investing has created more millionaires
that ALL other industries combined? The question, then, is why are
more people not invested in real estate? Even with the increased
awareness in real estate investing, more people are still familiar
with other forms of investing such as stocks and mutual funds.
In this article,
I will discuss 7 myths that about real estate investing that are
costing you tens of thousands (maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars).
These myths persist because most people invest in real estate using
conventional financing, which often requires 5% or more as a down
payment. Assuming that $150,000 is average price of a house in your
area (in most cities, it's significantly more than that), you would
need $7,500 as a down payment (and this doesn't even include other
fees such closing costs). The purpose of this article is to share
techniques of creative real estate investing that debunk these common
myths about real estate investing.
1. Myth #1:
To create wealth, you have to invest stocks and mutual funds.
Fact: Real estate
investing has created more millionaires that ALL other industries
combined including Internet marketing, stock investing and mutual
fund investing. In fact, according to the CEO of FNMA, in the hottest
bull market in history, more people ended up creating wealth through
home ownership than through stock ownership.
2. Myth #2:
Real estate investing requires a lot of money.
Fact: Once you
learn how to buy undervalued properties, you can find all types
of people who will lend you their cash. You can find these people
at your local real estate investor association or by contacting
us. Additionally, you can use an option (typically $10 to $100 for
the option fee) to control the property and not even need to raise
any capital.
3. Myth #3:
Real estate investing requires good credit.
Fact: This is
related to Myth #1. Again, once you learn how to find undervalued
properties, you can find all types of people who will lend you their
credit, especially if the property has significant equity. Additionally,
you can also use an option to control the property and this technique
doesn't require that you have good credit.
4. Myth #4:
Real estate investing requires you to do major rehabs in dangerous
neighborhoods.
Fact: While
you can indeed make good money doing rehabbing, you can make even
more money working with "pretty houses", houses in suburban
areas that need little renovation. In actuality, you can make $20,000
or more per $100,000 of property (thus, in a high priced market
such as Florida, the average profit would be $40,000 or more per
property).
5. Myth #4:
Real estate investing requires dealing with tenants, repairs or
house payments.
Fact: Again,
while you can do that, you can also make money in real estate investing
without ever having to deal with tenants, repairs or house payments
through the use of options. One of our clients recently made $9,800
in 4 days on his last option deal.
6. Myth #5:
You can only make money in hot markets.
Fact: You may
believe that you can only make money by investing in hot markets
such as Las Vegas and Florida. The reality is that once you learn
how to buy undervalued properties, you can make money regardless
of what the local or national market is doing.
7. Myth #6:
You have to take huge risks when investing in real estate investing.
Fact: You actualy
have more control when buying real estate than when you buy stocks
and bonds. You can determine the value of the house by using the
multiple listing service (MLS) and commercial databases and as long
you can the properties under value, you have a significant safety
margin.
These myths
about real estate investing are probably preventing you from real
estate investing and therefore costing you tens of thousands of
dollars. By using options and other forms of creative real estate
investing, you can overcome these myths and make money in real estate
investing without dealing with tenants, repairs and holding costs
or needing a lot of cash or good credit.
About the Author: To get a free real estate course on how you can
make $10,000 in 90 days...without dealing with tenants, repairs
and holding costs, visit http://www.wealthautopilot.com/course
Source: www.isnare.com
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