Ron Shepherd's (ronshepherd) Blog

The homebuyer tax credits can apply to investors in some circumstances.  If an investor will be residing in the newly purchased property, they can take a tax credit in proportion to the % of the building they will be using as their personal residence.  Great time to invest!

For all of you who deal with investors, I hope you realize that we are in a buy and hold market.  There are great opportunities for those with the ability to hold properties for an extended period of time by renting them out or putting them up for lease-purchase.

What a great time for investors.  More homes than buyers, some very motivated buyers with lots of equity.  The only thing holding some investors back is access to financing.  Be creative, there are lots of ways to buy homes with little to no money down, even if you have bad credit. Just beware yo...

With all the negative press about the real estate market, a lot of buyers are sitting on the sidelines waiting for a green flag to tell them when it's time to buy again.  Inventory is up, interest rates are down and sellers are getting nervous.  It's time to put those dreams of owning real estate...