A Secret to Real Estate Profits - Follow The Builder by:Raynor James
As the real estate market cools, the profit potential of home ownership has cooled as well
. Here's a strategy called "follow the builder."It is relatively easy to make a profit when you sell your home if the market is rising sharply like it has been in most of the country for the last three years. It becomes more difficult when a hot market slows down. It's very difficult to make a profit on the sale of your home when prices are falling.
Is there a way to be relatively sure you'll make a profit when you sell your home? There is under all but the most negative market conditions. In fact, I've seen young, energetic couples use this maneuver multiple times when they don't even need to move.
Follow That Builder
In many areas of the country, there are builders who build hundreds of houses each year within a fifty mile radius of each other. They build entire communities or are one of three to five builders who build entire communities around big employment centers. This present you with an important opportunity.
New Community
Builders will typically sell first phases of communities for significantly less than later phases. On one hand, they need to get the cash flow moving. On the other, it is harder to sell at high prices because the community typically consists of dirt lots and construction equipment. Put the hands together and you have a great profit opportunity.
The idea is to get in on the first phase of the build out. You will purchase the home at a discount, which gives you built in equity. As the community is built up, you sell the home for a profit at a higher price. While you're doing this, you keep tabs on the builders projects and find another location where you can do the same thing.
You'll end up living in each house for a year or more and picking up nice profits along the way. The only real downside is you have to move repeatedly.
Tax Consequences
I've seen this work well for a number of people who have done it more than once. However, you need to be aware that generating profit this way can have tax consequences. You need to discuss your plans (including projected timing and profit potential) with your tax professional so that you are prepared to deal with any tax consequences.
About the author
Raynor James is with the FSBO site -http://www.fsboamerica.org - FSBO homes for sale by owner. Visit our home buying page - http://www.fsboamerica.org/buyer.cfm - to view and buy homes, houses, condos, land and real estate. Rental Property Investment - Finding The Properties by:Steve Gillman Following A Builder for Profits - An Example by:Raynor James Real Estate Team - Building One by:Steve Gillman Categories of Real Estate Investment by:Steve Gillman Refinancing Real Estate Investments by:Steve Gillman A Real Estate Formula by:Steve Gillman Nothing Down by:Steve Gillman Sell Your House Fast by:Raynor James Property Management Company - Hiring One by:Steve Gillman What To Consider When Coming Up With A Franchise Idea by:Steve Gargin FSBO Real Estate by:Steve Gillman Reducing "Desk Rage" in Your Organization by:Laura M. Stack, MBA, CSP The Ten Key Competencies of Personal Productivity by:Laura M. Stack, MBA, CSP