homes Tax Lien Investing, in our new year of 2010, has never been, a better time for ordinary folk, like you and I, to buy homes for 1% to 5% of their market values.
Our economic “downturn” has sadly, made many consumers unable to pay their property taxes, and has SO heavily overburdened banks with foreclosure inventory at its highest peaks that we haven’t seen in years.
This is where you the investor, comes in and purchases a tax lien certificate, you basically pay anywhere from a few hundred to just a few thousand dollars, which allows you to become the note holder of the property, if the property is habituated (meaning occupied) then they will have a chance within a certain period of time to make good on the taxes PLUS interest legally obligated to you, which can be anywhere from, as low as 12% up to 30%+ depending which county and state you have the tax lien certificate within.
juegos carreras One that thing that stands though among buyers in these counties is that they most often go for real estate that are in good condition and always preferring the ones in better condition. This is a trend in the buyers’ tendencies in these places that makes our business of buying, renovating and renting out or reselling as quite a successful venture. It is our sincerest hope that you see the great opportunity to profit investing in USA Real Estate and we hope that you see us to be worthy as investment partners.
In case you were wondering about the counties of Loudoun, Prince William and Fairfax, I will write below some details on these that would hopefully give you a clearer image of what these counties are.
real estate investing Now sadly, but fortunately fast forward to the present in 2010, and those figures have changed from the 90% as was the case, to a WHOPPING 50% redemption rate, in certain markets, the housing crunch being the culprit.
Now what this interprets too, as the investor, is; you stand a good chance of taking possession and ownership of at least half of the houses that you have tax liens on!
TRULY AMAZING!
Now as is evident, not only are we profiting from other tax liens, where you will recoup your investment and the interest owed, but it also broadens other horizons, of you having a diversified way of owning 50% of those homes, where you can;
1. Sell to either other new buyers of a home.
2. Sell to a Bank, Lending Companies, Investors
3, Rent to Own
Lets talk about Rent To Own:
The “magical way” due to the “down turn” of the economy, where you can immediately regain the down payment you put down on the house, and also offer a service to other home buyers, where they can actually avoid having to go through a Bank, as you being the note holder, is not only powerful but in demand! And remember creative financing in private circles has never been more in demand, due to the Banks not lending money as they used to. Now worst case scenario is, the “Tenant” that has rented the property does not make good on paying of the note you hold, you end up evicting them, as most of the time is the case, the down payment you received has most likely covered the investment you have made in order to being the note holder, so the situation in this event still remains profitable to you, and naturally many are waiting to step in and take over the role of becoming a new Tenant!
Appraiser – You need to know before you buy a property what it is going to appraise for when the rehab is completed. The Realtor/Wholesaler will have a good idea, but you need to be as accurate as possible. Remember, the goal is to not be out of pocket any money. If when you go to refinance and you thought the property was worth $100,000, but the appraisal comes in at $90,000, you probably will have to go to closing with money. It’s a good idea, to get a verbal appraisal before you buy. Also, since you already have a lender on your TEAM, find out which appraiser they use. You can then contact them and ask if they will do a verbal appraisal on a property you are considering. If you tell them that you will ask the lender to use them for the appraisal, they usually will do a verbal for free. Even if you have to pay them something, it’s better to know the value on the front end, not after you have bought it. I do want to mention that even if you get a verbal appraisal, if it takes you 3 months or longer to get your property rehabbed and refinanced, then the appraisal may be off. Appraisers are limited as to the age of the comparables they use. So if it takes a long time to get the rehab completed and then you have to start shopping for a lender, instead of already working with someone, then the comps the appraiser used in the verbal appraisal may no longer be any good.
Accountant – Preferably, your accountant will be a CPA who has experience with real estate investments. Not only will they benefit you at tax time when it comes to write-offs, but also throughout the year in setting up your business correctly and reducing your capital gains tax if you sell a property.
These are your core TEAM members. Remember, to become a successful Real Estate Investor, you have to build a TEAM!!! You can be published without charge. You can to republish this article in your website or blog. Please provide links Active.
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