Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Real Estate Investors Go On Offense

Investors Go On Offense
"The exclusive National Real Estate Investor/Marcus & Millichap Investor Sentiment Index shows that investor confidence has taken a major step forward in the past year. After bottoming out in 2009 with an index rating of 91, investor sentiment rose to 113 in the first quarter and 119 in the third quarter of this year."
 
I read this headline from market experts Marcus and Millichap with great interest.  For some time now, I and my associates have been telling our friends who are standing on the sidelines holding fearfully onto their money that this is the ideal time to invest in real estate.  It seems the big money agrees with me and is moving ahead.
 
Meanwhile those who could be working with folks like me to buy some of the cheapest real estate deals they will see in their lifetime continue to wait until everyone acknowledges the trend and has jumped on the bandwagon, thereby assuring that they will be victims of the buy high and sell low phenomenon that always wipes out those who follow the crowd.
 
You can trust me on this; when everyone in the media starts talking about how great the real estate market is doing, I and my associates will be selling and maximizing our gains while getting ready for the next down cycle that will inevitably follow the craze.
 
Is it too late to get in now?  No, but it will be soon if the gurus at Marcus and Millichap are right.  By the middle of 2011 they predict investor confidence will be very strong and market activity will be significant.
 
There are still lots of deals out there to be had and even as little as $10,000 can be parlayed into significant returns for the savvy investor.

Tom Sheppard has been successfully investing in real estate since 2001 while working part time. In 2008 he left a six-figure job as an enterprise project manager with a major national bank to manage his real estate business full-time. His goal is to help 100,000 people find peace of mind by finding quality, affordable homes. Why pay retail when you can buy a home at below market prices? http://www.buybelowmarket.com/. He is currently looking to expand his network of partners who are helping him achieve this goal. If you would like to know more about how you can help, contact Tom at TSheppard@ADBProperties.com

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Tom S.

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