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Becoming a Successful Real Estate Investor

Becoming a successful real estate investor requires being able to find good real estate investment deals and put them together. Your job is not to become an closing attorney, a management expert, or a repair person.

You must learn how to appraise and find the true value of real estate. This information will help you make better investment decisions. Do your research, then do it again, and again.

compra imovel portugal real estate homes casa imoveis compra vendaRealtors, appraisers, and banks determine what a property is worth by looking at comparable sales usually three to five sales of similar property that has recently sold in the same neighborhood. You must be able to do the same and almost make an evaluation in your head.

Getting a list of comparable prices of properties bought or sold (and when it sold) for the neighborhood you need information about, and asking active real estate investors in your area what the market is like will be helpful and making a better investment decision.
What is the ideal market for investing?

There is no such thing as an ideal real estate market for investing. It tends to be more difficult to find bargains in rising markets if the market keeps rising the probability of selling the property quickly for a large profit increases. In contrast but when property values are falling more bargains become available.



Leverage is very important for investors because the less cash you put down on each property the more properties you can buy. If the properties go up in value your rate of return goes up. However if the properties go down in value and you have a lot of debt on the property this can result in negative cash flow.

Since real estate is generally cyclical negative cash flow is only a short-term problem and can be handled if you have other income or a cash reserves. This makes Zero down investing very helpful to protect against negative cash flow for high leverage investor.

Strategies to limit risk



Different markets

You can also spread your investments in different geographical markets. This will help reduce your risk and may in turn work out better in the long run. Have you thought about foreign markets? Places you might like to retire? Or markets that you can rent out to foreigners like Porto or Lisbon?

Exit strategies


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