Positive Cash Flow with Middle Class Homes

2010 is an exciting year for your investment portfolios. With the foreclosure crisis still yet to play out its course, more and more people are needing to rent. These families are not looking to rent apartments or small starter homes, but homes that give them the same comforts their previous homes once gave them.

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Large Wave of Home Foreclosures Still to Come February 25, 2010

New wave of foreclosures by end of 2010 is feared February 16, 2010

At Investor Nation, the wholesale division realizes just that. We aim to provide our investors with quality homes for middle class families. These homes are located in established neighborhoods and are generally all or partial brick, 3 bed/2 bath with a garage.

Be sure that your investment property portfolio includes this class of home. With rent ranges $700-$1200 a month, the positive cash flow is enough to entice any investor like yourself.

Check out Investor Nation's "Certified Investment Homes" today.

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Candace Gustine // 901-264-9872
Realtor® and Investment Property Sales
For All Things Real Estate www.realestate.candacegustine.com

FORECLOSURES --- sounds like a great deal right?!?

FORECLOSURES ---  sounds like a great deal right?!?  Well yes and no. Yes that generally you get much more of a house for a total price less than another house. No that not always is it better financially if you are concerned with out-of-pocket expense.

Many foreclosures are in such neglected condition that your out of pocket expense will be much greater. Many foreclosures are not FHA loan approved which would have let you put only 3.5% down as of this writing. You could go with a conventional loan, if you can get approved, but you'll have to put at least 5% down plus you'll need a way to pay for all the renovations. Now depending, you might be able to get a FHA 203k loan which will allow you to escrow in the repair cost but every loan and house is on a case by case basis. You'll need to work with a good loan officer that is very familiar with 203k loans as they are tedious and require a lot of specific guidelines to be followed.

In short, the realty of buying a foreclosure is not always what it seems. Work with a good Realtor® who is familiar with possible issues or pitfalls so if you do go this route, you end up in something you can work with and actually afford.

Candace Gustine // 901-264-9872
Realtor® and Investment Property Sales
www.realestate.candacegustine.com

The Face of an Investor Nation Realtor

This blog is about why the heck would a realty company pop up in the middle of this impossible housing era and why I chose to leave the comfort of a secure job/salary to make a career change to real estate (of all fields!) - on a commission basis - in the middle of the worst housing and economic crisis in my life time and my parents’ life time.

Bare with me as I throw out my outlandish questions, take you through my past, and show you how this all benefits you as a buyer or seller.

I must be crazy right? That’s what you are thinking – I can hear you through the computer. I’ve never been much of a sitter. I’m more of a doer and this gave me an opportunity to take more control of my career. Let’s go back to the beginning – college.

HISTORY LESSON STARTS HERE >>

This would be about 2002 I decided I wanted to be a real estate investor at some point in the next 5-10 years on a full time basis. At the time I was studying Graphic Design and I worked in the field about 6 years before this crazy career change. Being a designer gave me the financial stability and resources to buy my first investment property that I decided to stay in because it just so happened I bought it the month the housing market crashed but didn’t realize it at the time (how was I suppose to know at the time – hrmmm).

Fast forward two years, I stumbled into a job opportunity with Investor Nation to be a Realtor. Me? A realtor? Didn’t really seem to be a face that described me but what the heck! Why not! If it’ll jump start a new career, allow me to be around other entrepreneur minded people, and let me be closer to real estate and investing – I’m in!

BENEFITS TO YOU STARTS HERE >>

So here I am searching high and low for buyers to buy your properties and searching east to west for sellers to bring buyers to when there by all impressions seems to be little of either. But that’s not impossibly true. You just gotta know how to find them and at Investor Nation we know just how to do that.

At Investor Nation we take marketing and the internet by the horns.

For the seller, we provide more for your listing dollar than any other realty company in town. We get your property outsourced to more sites, more daily exposure on craiglist, on YouTube with a video tour and more.

For the buyer, we have access to all of the most current information on what is available. It takes a while for information to get updated on even the most popular real estate sites – many times that property you love so much is already sold and you don’t even know it. Working with a realtor insures you don’t miss out on that great home that’s available now.

I’m passionate about real estate no matter how it is packaged and I can’t wait to help you find or get a good deal. Please allow me and my team to partner with you for success. 

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For all things real estate  // Candace Gustine – Realtor and Investment Property Sales
Please call me today at 901-264-9872 – don’t forget to ask about our exclusive listing marketing package.
Or find me online for all things real estate at CandaceGustine.com

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Considerations in Buying a Home

 

 

Buying a home is a great and exciting thing.

 

 

 

 

 

There are lots of things to consider when buying a home:
                                    location, price, budget, and so much more...

Working with an experienced agent can be of great benefit especially if you are a first time home buyer. I can walk you through the process of getting a loan, deciding what is truely most important to you in a home, and what is most appropriate finacially for you. It's a big decision and one to not make lightly.

If you are not currently working with an agent and are looking to purchase a home for yourself or investment, please give me a call today and me how I can help you find and get a better deal.

 

 

Candace Gustine, Real Estate Agent
901.264.9872   candace@investornation.com
www.InvestorNation.com   www.CandaceGustine.com

SPECIALIZATIONS Foreclosures, HUD Homes, Investment Property, First Time Home Buyers

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