Want To Secure Your Financial Future? Buy Houses In A Down Market

So I’m sure everyone is fully aware of what is going on in the media right now, and yes, obviously things are a bit messy. The problem with this is that sometimes you have look at the smaller picture. I am being completely honest when I tell you that everything going on in the financial industries has not affected me or my business in the slightest bit. If you have watched the news lately you may be thinking that I am crazy. Here me out for a second. As I am typing this on a nice October afternoon, the only thing falling around me and in my backyard are leaves (and they are harmless, for the most part. Other than having to pick them up.) Many companies that operate on a corporate and national level are highly concerned right now with the state of our economy. Being a small operation involving buying and selling real estate, my business is prospering.

In fact, this is one of my best years to date ever. There is more opportunity right now than I have ever seen since I started investing. You can nearly invest with a blind fold on right now. People are complaining that values are dropping? Yes, in fact they are, but you know what? So are the prices of the investment properties you are going to be purchasing. It’s an even trade. I am buying them for less and therefore I can afford to sell them for less and make the same profits. Nothing has changed for me. For real estate investors who are capable of putting in some ear plugs, there is some serious opportunity within their reach. Stay positive and you will notice positive results in your business.

I have not let the national statistics phase me. I am continuing my business as if the market is booming. In the current state of the market, my work load has actually decreased and my profits are growing. For the first time in my investing career, there are more deals out there than I can even handle. Bank owned properties are flooding the market. These are deals that cost me zero dollars to find. In fact, they are finding me. I would have to say that in my local market this is the first time in five years that you can pick up a house off the market, renovate it, and resell it and make a substantial profit. This is new found opportunity for many investors.

I have always strived to find the deals before the bank forecloses (I still do of course) but this has created an entirely new division in my business. We are purchasing bank owned houses (REO’s) left and right and flipping them for nice profits. There is no secret here. Anyone can do this! So yes we are facing tough times right now but don’t let it completely scare you out of the real estate market. This is a time of amazing opportunity.

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About the Author:
Brian Ducharme is a full time real estate investor. He started investing in real estate at the young age of eighteen years old and has currently been investing in real estate for five years. He is an experienced investor within all aspects of real estate including rehabs, short sales, "subject-to", and wholesales. For more information you can view his website at http://www.learntofliprealestate.com/ and you can receive a free miniature investing e-course just for visiting!