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Are you familiar in real estate issues? Can you help me understand this article. I'm kinda confused. Thanks!?

Just explain it to me in more understandable terms. I need it for a homework. Thanks. If possible, give me the summary so that I'll understand it better. Thanks a lot for your help.

This is the link:http://www.lasvegasrelocation.com/wordpress/invest...

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wow thanks a lot for the help. I really appreciate it!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Personally it isn't the greatest written article I have ever read.

    Basically it is telling you that Investor (those that have money to spend but do not plan on living in the homes) aer good for Las Vegas Real Estate. Mainly because they buy homes in poor condition that no one else would buy- fix them up and rent or sell them to someone else thereby taking the "eyesore" of the community out of the community and adding back the property value to the neighboring properties. Also by having investors in the Las Vegas Market it creates a sense of urgency to the market as they buy it appears that things are happening and other s start buying homes as well.

    That being said-- it is a bit misleading. Yes investors buy properties and fix them up to resell or rent- if they resell them then they are adding them back to a market that is already overflowing with properties to sell- so that really doesn't help the market. At this point there is more than 20 years of property actively listed for sale across the Nation.... 20 years- one to one hundred investors buying properties is not going to make that much difference- especially when they are going after the cheaper properties- fixing them up - and re- selling them for a profit....

    Source(s): 6 Yrs CAM and Real Estate
  • 1 decade ago

    This article is supporting investors that are buying up foreclosed properties for "cash" and sometimes outbidding first time home buyers who are not paying cash for all the good deals. The article is in support of these investors because they buy vacant homes that are in disrepair and renovate them and put them back on the market, thus improving the neighborhood.

    Source(s): 20 years in real estate investing. www.msmiproperties.com
  • daws
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    properties do no longer oftentimes depreciate - like autos. So, once you progression right into a 100K domicile, enable's say some years pass by technique of (like, 3, for using this state of affairs) - your place will rejoice with as much as (working example) 5 % - perhaps - that's hypethetical, techniques you. So, now, you're residing in a house that to procure for 100K, even nonetheless it fairly is well worth 105K some years later. you have additionally paid approximately 10% of the 30 twelve months own loan in 3 years to boot, so, enable's say you presently owe 90K, the home is well worth 105K. Your fairness interior the home is now 15K. you placed the domicile on the marketplace. once you do this, you go with to mark up the fee of the domicile to accomodate for a decrease bid on the domicile. you placed the domicile on the marketplace for 108K - assuming it fairly is in sturdy shape. After a month or so, a pair comes to a decision they might't stay devoid of your place, so they supply you 106,500 for the domicile. There, now you very own the monetary company 90K, you get 106,500 - you will desire to pay a realtor fee (in all likelihood) of as much as 3%, that's approximately 3K - you may make it so as that the customer will pay that (settlement), or you may come out approximately 12,500 forward. Now you have a sprint money to place down on the subsequent domicile. i wish that's sensible. hardly - till you have only gotten a variety of of undesirable suggestion, and have not any broking provider/realtor - will you're taking a loss on a house.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    it's just saying that investors are taking over the housing market from realtors and their clients(homebuyers)..investors are better b/c they have the money and drive-power to buy the "fixer upper" homes and put it back on the market..which no regular homebuyer would do..also usually they pay cash, a plus for banks, and their increasing the demand, which increases the values, which in turn increases the supply.

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