The Perfect Storm for Investing - Part 1

by Mike Watson on October 29, 2008

This past Monday, I shared a great experience with over 175 of my students and investors. I hosted a question and answer call, and took Seller Financing questions for almost two hours. We covered a LOT of Seller Financing techniques. If you weren’t there, you missed out.

I wanted to share one of the highlights from that call…. the “Perfect Storm”.

Our current real estate market and economy have created a “Perfect Storm” for investing! Here are just a few of the reasons why you should be buying income-producing properties NOW. I didn’t say buy them “next week”, or buy them “soon”, I said buy them NOW.

Here are the first 4 factors in our economy and real estate market that are creating this rare opportunity for educated investors: (I’ll share the other 4 factors tomorrow)

  1. Prices are falling
    This is no secret. We all know that residential housing has taken a hit, and is still dropping. But, no one is talking about how income-producing properties are also falling in price! Commercial and multi-family properties are also being foreclosed on at alarming rates. Smart investors know how to find these properties.
  2. Interest rates are low and could go lower.
  3. Great terms and Seller Financing opportunities are abundant.
    In addition to banks now offering Seller Financing, many property owners are more open to Seller Financing than ever before.
  4. Income is rising.
    By “income” I mean rents and income from income-producing properties. Not as many people can afford housing and/or get financed, and this is creating an increase in the number of renters looking for housing.

I’ll share factors 5,6,7, and 8 tomorrow. Stay tuned!

We discussed a lot more on that Q&A call, and I’ll try and share more of the questions in upcoming blog posts. Our market is changing daily, and so are the investing and Seller Financing opportunities. Due to these constant changes, we’ve really ramped up the number of training events we’re offering at MWI. We’ve got Training Calls, Webinars, and live events that are all addressing how you can create big profits right now. Many of them are free. You have NO excuse!

I have another Seller Financing Webinar THIS Friday at 12:00pm MT. Don’t miss it!

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