Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing: Tax Perks and Savings
If you’re considering a buy and hold real estate investing strategy, 2014 is definitely the year to try it out. A number of factors are aligning to make this year an excellent one for buy and hold real estate. Home prices are on the rise, but so are rents, and more people are looking to […]
February Featured Investor Profile
This month our featured investor is Frank Ortiz of FraMar Realty, Inc. Frank has been thriving in the housing industry since 1979. He started his career as an architect, and since moving into property investment, he has put his architectural skills to work on fix and flip projects. Frank is a licensed real estate broker […]
5 Reasons Buy and Hold Real Estate will be Lucrative in 2014
2013 was the year of the house flipper, but a number of significant changes to the housing market will make 2014 more amenable to buy and hold investors. While rehabbers will still be able to enjoy excellent profits, these five factors will make rental real estate investment the superior choice in 2014. 1. Home prices […]
ZINC Offering Rates as Low as 7.49% on Buy & Hold Programs
With our newly redesigned Buy & Hold loan program, ZINC Financial is now offering loans at rates as low as 7.49%. Our loans allow savvy investors to take advantage of this ideal climate for buy and hold real estate investment. With rental real estate financing from ZINC, investors can receive loans of up to 80% […]
Scottsdale, Arizona Real Estate Highlight
If you’re feeling like the California cities you’re combing for fix and flip properties are getting a bit dry, you might want to consider turning your attention to Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale is a growing city with low home prices that are only going up. In fact, Forbes named Scottsdale one of the top 20 cities […]
January Featured Investor Profile
This month, our featured investor is Christopher Wolfe, founder of Vector Holdings, LLC. Christopher has been working successfully in the banking and real estate industry since 2002. He has worked with ZINC Financial numerous times, building his portfolio and creating a booming real estate business focused in Central California. Christopher has been acquiring investment properties […]
Predictions for the 2014 Real Estate Market
In 2013, home prices around the country surged nearly 11% according to information gathered by Clear Capital. The firm found that home prices increased in 225 of the 276 tracked cities, raising the average home price across the United States by $30,000. But what should real estate investors expect in 2014? Several months ago, experts […]
Rehab Financing for Condos
Over the last few months, home prices in California have hit a bit of a plateau. While the numbers are still up dramatically from 2012 and expected to climb again in 2014, ZINC Financial understands that some of our clients may be looking for other types of property investments to fill out their portfolios. With […]
Your 2013 Market Summary
Like 2012, 2013 has been an excellent year for house flipping and for the housing market in general. The economy’s recovery has been markedly slow over all, but that hasn’t been the case in the housing industry during 2013. Around the country markets are bouncing back from their low points to post ever-higher numbers. California […]
December Featured Investor Profile
Our client CKT Properties has been successfully rehabbing houses in Northern California since 2008. The company is run by the dynamic father and son duo of Thomas and Kristian. When Kristian was 21, he convinced his father to become his business partner, and together the two have conquered a variety of business ventures, including two […]