Income Property Articles

1). Obtaining an Income Property Loan By : Michael Southard
With your decision to acquire an income property, you have also likely considered what you want to accomplish, and over what period of time. The same criteria that are used in any sound investment strategy or financial plan also applies to income properties. Property managers typically charge a percentage of gross income. This usually varies from 5% to 10% of gross income, often with an additional charge for new leases.
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2). Rental Properties: 10 Ways To Increase Income By : Steve Gillman
What if you want better cash flow from your rental properties? You can't just raise the rents arbitrarily. If tenants leave, income goes down, not up. There are other ways, though, including the ones listed below. 1. Install coin-operated washing machines. Even if you don't have the money to do this yourself, you can find a company that will do it for you, and share the income with you.
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3). Rental Property Income - How To Increase It By : Steve Gillman
You may think that to raise your rental property income you can just raise rents. However, you can't just raise the rents arbitrarily, because if tenants leave, income goes down, not up. Fortunately, there are other ways, including the ones listed below. 1. Consider raising the rent. We did dismiss ARBITRARY rent hikes as a cash-flow solution, but check on the rates for similar units.
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4). Buying Rental Property - Avoid Seller's Tricks By : Steve Gillman
Be careful when buying rental property. We stayed at a motel for a week one winter. The bill showed twice what it should have, but since I already paid the correct amount in cash, I thought nothing of it. When we noticed that the lobby and swimming pool were unheated, we thought it was frugality. Only a year later, when I read a news story about a new owner struggling to make the motel work, did I realize what was going on.
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5). Hiring the Right Property Manager for Your Rental / Income Property By : Joshua Dorkin
I'm often asked what to look for when picking a property manager. Its a great question, and I’ll try to cover a few important points. Although they can sometimes be expensive, they can also save you from many headaches that go along with being a landlord. I’m going to ask more questions then I’ll answer, but these are questions you’ll want to keep in mind when interviewing managers.
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6). Sell Your Income Property For More By : Steve Gillman
Selling income property isn't like selling a house. You can paint a house, and get a little more because it looks nice. Rental property is different, because it's bought by investors, who look at income more than new paint. Raise income, and you increase value. Let's assume investors in your area expect a capitalization rate of .08. That means that they want a net return (before loan payments and taxes) of 8% on the purchase price.
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7). Buying Investment Property By : Steve Gillman
First a little story about buying investment property. My wife and I stayed at a motel in Tucson for a week one winter. Our bill was for twice what it should have been, but since I already paid the correct amount in cash, I thought nothing of it. During our stay, we noticed that the lobby and swimming pool were unheated, and passed it off as frugality.
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8). The Real Estate Syndicate Boom Explained By : Jimmy Cox
The real estate syndicate is a pooling of resources of many investors to buy a building or long-term lease-hold. When you buy an interest or participation in a real estate syndicate, you buy a part of a building or the lease-hold.
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9). How to Earn Money from A Real Estate Syndicate By : Jimmy Cox
The real estate syndicate is a pooling of resources of many investors to buy a building or long-term leaseholds.
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10). Earning Money From A Real Estate Investment By : Jimmy Cox
The real estate syndicate is a pooling of resources of many investors to buy a building or long-term lease-hold. This article will help you to understand the basics of a smart investment.
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11). Make One Dollar Do The Work Of Ten By : Jimmy Cox
A lever is one of the oldest tools known to man. You want to move a heavy stone which you could not budge with your bare hands. A lever applied in the right place will enable you to do the job for which otherwise several men would be required. Investment leverage works the same way. A dollar strategically placed can do the work of several dollars.
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12). Real Estate Syndicate: Dream or Reality? By : Jimmy Cox
Every brochure issued pertaining to a real estate syndicate contains estimates or projections of distributions and of income which shall be used to make such distributions. Are those projections fair and realistic, or are they starry eyed hopes of the man trying to sell you a unit?
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