By: Joel Teo
Real Estate Investment has been with us for a long time but according to Forbes magazine, other than the tech wizards like Bill Gates, more people like the likes of Donald Trump have made more money in land than in any other area of business. Real estate has this endearing property that makes people willing to die to protect their turf and everyday there are new immigrants in the America and this represents a greater need for housing and more real estate demand.
Most people say that they missed the last housing boom or that the current housing bubble is going to burst. This article will address three ways to spot a good real estate investment to make you more money in real estate.
Trend #1- Migration
Inter state migration and cross border migration represent one key indicator of increasing demand for real estate in a particular area. Spend some time looking at the map of your district and determine where the people are migrating to. Often people migrate to where industrial development is. Thus new factories being built on some far part of town that has good road connectivity and utility access usually spell an increase in opportunity for you to get a real estate investment that should go up in price. Note that the particular type of real estate will also depend on the type of people migrating into town as different people like to stay in different types of homes.
Trend#2- Demographics
Older people tend to choose houses different from a young couple for instance, thus examining the demographics of the district that you are looking at investing may also play a key role. Have you ever wondered why some places have more young people than other areas? Spend some time looking at the neighbourhood and you will understand more about the people make up of the surrounding neighbourhood and you will understand better how you can make money from it, like what types of property to buy, whether to do it up or totally rebuild and resell. Thus if you spend some time talking to the real estate agents in you area and the residents and neighbours to learn more about the place it will pay off richly.
Trend #3- University effect
Real Estate Investment gurus will tell you that you must look for places where you expect better than average returns so that your rental returns from your real estate investments will be above average. University towns in this respect represent places where rental yields would be higher than average. The reason for this is that you have students from overseas and from other states all having to stay near campus. They have money to spend on rentals and they have no alternative accommodation possible. Thus you have a ready stream of potential tenants. Note that you have to stay near the property to collect the rental or you have to employ a good management company to watch your property for you.
In conclusion, real estate investment is a very interesting field to look at. Do not let people shake your faith in your own capabilities in real estate investing. Take the first step in real estate investing and you will start making more money and monthly cash flow then you ever imagined possible from your real estate investments.
