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at the right price with the right financing is our goal.

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• Education
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Whether you need advisement on refinancing, buying properties, leveraging your equity to purchase more properties or putting your entire investment plan together, we can help.
 
We teach a variety of classes on real estate investing and development and regularly meet with clients to discuss and plan their financial futures. Education is key to successful investment!

We share our knowledge of the market, know-how, mortgage expertise and vast resources to give our clients the edge in the competitive world of real estate. So many people have jumped into real estate without the proper knowledge and awareness of the market and have failed. Set yourself apart by assembling a knowledgeable group of advisors to guide you and support your goals.  

Everywhere you look you are bombarded with doom and gloom reports about Real Estate. Essentially, the media, the economists, the politicians all say we’re screwed.

Here is some information on why now is a Great Time to Be an Investor.

Keep in mind though, that in the Seattle area we are somewhat insulated from all of this, which we will discuss in a moment. Also keep in mind that perception is reality, whether it is true or not. Perception is what people act on, whether it is reality or not.

We create our own reality. And if you create a reality of doom and gloom you are likely to miss out on one of the best opportunities for buying real estate you may see for a long time.

1. It is a buyer’s market making many properties affordable, both in price and terms.

2. With the majority of people focusing on doom and gloom, here’s your chance get a berth on the ship (buying) while everyone else is jumping off (selling or sitting on the sidelines). When the lemmings are going one direction make sure you are going in the opposite.

3. We have historically low interest rates. Albeit the qualifications have tightened up for buyers that are on the fringe financially.

4. Locally, we have HIGH employment rates and we have something like 1.2 million people projected to move here by 2012 (I’m not sure of the exact number being projected). People have to live somewhere.

5. People have little if any confidence in their 401ks, IRAs, stocks, bonds and other financial instruments. Real Estate offers more safety over time.

6. The sub-prime lending is gone, which has eliminated approximately 25% of “wanna be” home buyers. Home buyers that can’t buy homes turn into renters.

7. The increase in renters causes rents to go up. Hmmmmm, wish I had some rental properties. Kiro7 news reported a few weeks ago that rents in Seattle went up 10.3% in 2007.

8. New construction projects (mostly in single family homes, condo conversions, new condos) that were getting ready to start are shutting down. Although not felt immediately, this will contribute to a housing shortage in due time. Additionally, there are now a lot of contractors out of work, so labor costs are down (do you have a property that needs rehabbing?).

So, while everyone else is jumping off the ship,just maybe you should consider the local economic and market conditions - and get out their and lock up some good real estate deals

Using a great investment oriented Realtor to assist you with your investment goals will pay off for you quite handsomely.

Give me a call and we can talk about your real estate investing goals. Now is the time to buy real estate.

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2. County Assessor Offices
3. Analyzing Commercial Investments
4. 100 Foreclosure Sites
5. Top 10 Most Important Steps to Real Estate Investing
6. 10 "No Money Down" Ways to Purchase Your First Home

Thanks for Joining us - Mark

 Mark V Schwartz
RE/MAX Realty Professionals
All About Washington Real Estate Blog

800-881-6694
mvs1@msn.com