Investing in Real Estate is Easier than You Think!

Investing in Real Estate is Easier than You Think!

Today I wanted to talk to you about investing in real estate. I am personally a real estate investor and found my way into the real estate business this way. I was an attorney for twelve years and on the side I began investing in real estate. My passion for real estate investing led me into selling real estate, but I remain dedicated to growing my own wealth through real estate investing and helping others to do so also.

There are many ways to invest in real estate but there is one very simple way I prefer because it does not involve many people. All you need is one buyer, one loan and one property; this is single family properties. I previously invested in multi-unit properties and dreams of owning massive buildings (I would still love to), but that comes with an amount of complexity to it that makes it difficult to do on the side. I’m not making a living off of my real estate investments, but it’s something I do on the side just as I invest in my retirement fund and other investment vehicles to slowly accrue wealth. There are enough people in the D.C. area with disposable income that should be considering this possibility. However, this can be very easy to over think and over complicate.

At this moment, there is a marriage of two great things happening: you can obtain a quality single family home and receive a rent that’s relative to its price. It’s always been simple to do this, but it hasn’t always been so lucrative. Right now we have great interest rates and a number of neighborhoods where renters are willing to pay top dollar rent for properties even though you don’t have to pay top dollar to buy into those areas.

I highly encourage you to consider this strategy. It is not like winning the lottery by any means, but is very fixed and determinable. I hope you are as excited as we are about investing in D.C. properties. Thanks and have a great day!

How to Stage Your Home Properly

How to Stage Your Home Properly

Today I wanted to speak with you about the art of selling property. Where we begin is looking at the property itself and how it’s priced. We work with our clients to stage their property, thin out what you have and make the property more comfortable and easier to move around by de-cluttering. We also offer marketing and staging services.

We are among the top realtors in the country when it comes to continuously reinventing our marketing approach by dedicating entire staffs to working out agreements with our marketing partners for better distribution. With de-cluttering, we are ensuring that our professional photographers have something beautiful to capture.

With our marketing strategy, we provide something called “Command Central.” Command Central is a tool that tracks inquiries from yard signs and online search engines. More and more, the industry is moving towards online marketing which changes your pricing strategy in how you present your price online.

When you look to hire a realtor, I urge you to hire one that is savvy and is constantly looking for new approaches; this means finding a realtor who has a robust marketing budget and is willing to spend money to make money. Utilizing websites like Trulia and Zillow are the norm for us and we are constantly revaluating our marketing strategy. We are someone of the biggest budgeted amongst realtors and running ourselves as leaders and holding ourselves to higher level.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you around the way.