Rent prices have been on the rise for the last few years, and they’re not showing any sign of slowing down. According to The Los Angeles Times, rent in Los Angeles County was up 2.4% in the first quarter of this year compared to the…
In the current housing market, there is space for both house flippers and buy and hold investors. Given the fact that homeownership is at its lowest point in the last ten years and rent prices are on the rise across the country, you would think…
We hope you’ve been keeping good receipts this year, because tax season is upon us. While paying taxes is no one’s favorite thing to do, buy and hold real estate investors have reason to celebrate this season, because the US government offers a variety of…
A few years ago, a survey completed by RealtyTrac discovered a preference for buy and hold investing over fix and flip investing amongst serious property investors. The survey group was comprised mostly of investors who had purchased between two and seven properties that year. While…
If you’re looking for a new location to focus your fix & flip investing efforts this year, we highly suggest you check out San Francisco, California. The Bay Area has been at the top of the heap when it comes to gross profits per flip,…
As rents and home prices continue to rise, many investors are turning to rental real estate investing. Holding a property, generally for four to six years, and renting it in the meantime is a simple way to earn passive monthly income and build your net…
While the house flipping craze has died down this year, rehab investors are still making excellent profits in certain areas of California. Markets like San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, and San Diego have been a treasure trove of undervalued homes in up and…
Investors.com recently shared the findings of a new study performed by real estate data firm RealtyTrac. The study focused on the rental market in the United States, and found that returns are still quite high in rental real estate investing. The report looked at three…
If you’re flipping houses, California is the place to be. Redfin recently released data on the average gain from a flipped house in 2013. The data was broken down by metropolitan area, and of the ten areas with the highest per-flip gain, seven were in…
This time last year, house flipping was at its highest level in years. Prices were soaring and smart investors were snapping up the dwindling number of foreclosed properties left on the market in hot markets like California. This year, it’s a different story entirely —…