Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a company or a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that owns or in most cases finances income producing real estate properties. Much like the mutual funds, REIT provides investors with regular income and diversification. A… Read more
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Types of Real Estate Investors
Types of Real Estate Investors Real Estate markets are extremely complicated. The price movements in this market are usually slow and difficult to come by. A major factor behind this is the type of investors who put their money in… Read more
Real Estate Investing Myths
Real Estate Investing Myths Amongst all investment options available, real estate is the one that buyers tend to get emotionally attached with. For this reason, people rationalize their emotional decisions with the help of many myths about real estate investing…. Read more
Real Estate Investments: As Safe as Houses ?
Real Estate Investments: As Safe as Houses ? Investors usually refer to an extremely safe investment with the phrase “As Safe as Houses”. This shows the traditional mentality that real estate is one of the safest investment options. The old… Read more
Basic Ratio Analysis of Real Estate Investing
Basic Ratio Analysis of Real Estate Investing Real estate investing is a sophisticated business. There are sophisticated techniques that are used by many diligent investors to carry out their due diligence. One such sophisticated technique is called ratio analysis. This… Read more
Transaction Costs in the Real Estate Market
Transaction Costs in the Real Estate Market Flipping properties may sound like a good idea to the novice real estate investor. However, anyone who has even engaged in real estate transactions even once or twice knows that there are significant… Read more
The True Cost of Owning a Property
The True Cost of Owning a Property Home ownership is often considered by the layman as being a single expense i.e. the purchase price of the property. However, if we were to truly analyze the situation, home ownership consists of… Read more
Behavioral Aspects: Real Estate Investing
Behavioral Aspects: Real Estate Investing Investments are supposed to be financial decisions. When we take finance classes, we are taught models to evaluate investments and base our decisions on. However, in real life, people take investment decisions emotionally. This is… Read more
Advantages to Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts
Advantages to Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts In the previous article we studies about what Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are. We also understood that they have become remarkably popular in a very short span of time and that… Read more
Why Properties Sell for Less Than Their Worth ?
Why Properties Sell for Less Than Their Worth ? If the words of Warren Buffet are to be believed, investing is all about buying dollar bills that are selling for 10 cents in the market. In essence, he talks about… Read more