Selasa, 15 November 2011

Is It A Good Idea To Own A Home For The Short Term?

By Ron Darby


If you're a new home buyer, you may be confused about the process of buying a home. While it's common to hear real estate professionals recommend buying a home only if you plan to live there for the next 4 to 5 years, it's important to consider the downside of waiting to purchase a property. Sure, if your home doesn't increase much in value when it comes time to sell, you might lose money by not being able to recoup your initial closing costs and commissions.

However, let's explore the disadvantages of delaying the purchase of your home. Each year you delay buying a property, you lose thousands of dollars in tax deductions. Plus, if home prices, loan rates, or both increase significantly, you won't be able to afford entering the home market. As months pass by, you could be missing out on the ability to build tens of thousands in home equity. While there's always a risk to purchasing property for the short term. The ramifications of throwing away thousands of dollars in lost equity overshadow the risks of buying a home short term.

If your future life goals include relocating within four years, try working on a short term ownership plan. Some savvy homebuyers can flip through several properties within a short time and earn substantial profits along the way. It's important to understand you can't go wrong purchasing a house-assuming you approach the process intelligently. Although the real estate market and loan interest rates oscillate up and down, you'll always find smart investors earning considerable equity through short term ownership.

Some home buyers are wise enough to profit from homes in need of repair. If you possess fundamental remodeling skills or at least willing to learn some basic skills, you can remodel and redecorate a property to earn thousands of dollars in increased equity when it comes time to sell.

Investing in fixer uppers aren't the only way to profit from the real estate market. Many homebuyers have utilized other creative means to build their profits. Some examples of profitable short term ownership strategies include locating sellers desperate to sell, probate sales, foreclosure sales, and REOs (real estate owned) when the mortgage bank takes back property after the home owner fails to make their agreed upon payments.

For some homebuyers, one of the best short term buying strategies is a lease option. If you take advantage of renting with the option of purchase a property, you can build your credit, save cash toward a down payment with your rent credits, and lock in the purchase price against future inflation of housing prices.

One important feature of lease options overlooked by many homebuyers is the ability to not exercise their purchase option should the real estate market spiral upward-but find another interested homebuyer to pay them for the option. The new buyer would reap the benefits of any accrued rent credits and have the chance to buy a home below existing market price.




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