Bolton Mansion

Investing in real estate is a major decision for every individual. Therefore, what you need is a real estate investing guide to help you choose the right deal, which is suitable for you and guarantees a positive result in future. Real estate investment is an opportunity for you to gain equity and generate cash flow in a rational investment method. Whether you want to opt for a long term or short-term investment depends on your intentions. You might want to purchase a property, repair or improve it for making a quick sale. Decide whether you want to keep the property for other purposes such as rent or go in for a long-term investment. Long-term real estate investment has always exhibited a consistent growth in value even while other investment choices were less or not as stable. A helpful tip from the real estate investing guide would be an added help to ensure an appreciation in your property value. All you have to do is increase your equity in the property and you can add it to your net worth. A good real estate investing guide helps .. more

We’ve been discussing the process of assembling groups of investors for the purpose of acquiring income producing commercial real estate. The first part of this article can be found at www.InvesmentPropertyInsider.com/?p=97. We’ll assume for the purposes of this article that you’ve selected your target investment property. Now you need to get it into escrow, but with a purchase structure that favors your group investment strategy. The ideal time period for a group investment purchase is 120 days. This time period breaks down as follows: Days 1 to 30: Focus on completing your Due Diligence (investigation) on the property, clearing contingencies, and verifying everything stated by the seller. Day 31 to 45: Here is where you create the Investment Circular and form the LLC that will own the property, by filing the Articles of Organization and the Operating Agreement. Days 46 to 90: Now you can solicit interest from potential investors. Your goal will be to get completed subscription agreements and monetary contributions from the new members of the LLC by the end of this period. Days 91 to 120: This is basically .. more

Any kind of business involves certain amount of inherent risks and so does real estate. One should be alert and attentive while starting a business. A beginner should especially keep these factors in mind as it works as a key to the success. There are few basic knowledge in real estate investing for beginners, that one should always follow in order to be sure about where to invest and how much to invest. #1 Tip for real estate investing for beginner - Financing optionsHaving an obvious idea and learning about the various financing options is highly necessary in real estate investing for beginner. Sometimes people plan to finance their real estate business by loans. In such case it is important to understand the terms and conditions of the loans. Without this kind of knowledge one runs the risk of ending up with less or nor profit.#2 Tip for real estate investing for beginner – Buying and selling processesAny kind of business involves buying and selling processes and to have a clear and precise idea how it works is like putting one step forward. Regarding real estate .. more

Hong Kong is an amazing place. It’s so clean, modern, busy and efficient. I am here this week visiting clients and potential customers with our Asia regional team. As we share information on common clients we service, it’s amazing to see how small this world is and how many Hong Kong based investors own commercial real estate in Hawaii.The Hong Kong commercial real estate market has some similarities to our market. The global financial crisis has impacted their market, and investment sales are following the same downward trend as the Hawaii market. Cap rates are up and rents are expected to ease off in the coming months. That’s where the similarities end. Rates of return in the first year of ownership (Cap rates) have gone from 3.5% last year to 5.0% this year. Borrowing costs are hovering around 6%, so investors for these top quality properties are willing to accept negative leverage, which is different from our market. With the mighty China adjacent, they feel a strong future to come even if there is a slight blip on the immediate horizon. The discussions here this week .. more