Superior Real Estate Trends

TOPIC: Improving conditions in Denver’s  marketThere are some signs of strengthening in our Denver market.  The metro area's inventory of available resale housing decreased 20% to 23,120 units in October from October 2007.  Some of this reduced inventory is attributed to homeowners taking their p...

Investing in Real Estate 9 – Scrapes, Pops and New ConstructionThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, scrapes, pops and new construction, in the Superior area.What this investment is:  Purchasing a small home in an expensive neighborhood that may or may not need work.  The home ...

Investing in Real Estate 8 – Condo ConversionsThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, fix and flips, in the Superior area. What this investment is:  A synthesis of the fix and flip and rental operations - purchasing an apartment building in a neighborhood dominated by owner occup...

Investing in Real Estate 7 – Fix and FlipsThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, fix and flips, in the Superior area.What this investment is:  Purchasing a home that needs work.  The scope can range from the basic "paint and carpet" to extensive overhauls to scraping a decrepit ...

Investing in Real Estate 6 – Lease OptionsThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, lease options, in Superior.What this investment is:  A lease option (L/O) is Acquiring control of a property (though not necessarily ownership), then leasing the property to a tenant.  The lease is ...

Investing in Real Estate 5 – Large (5+ unit) Apartment BuildingThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, large apartment buildings, in Superior.What this investment is:  Still targeting tenants for 6-12 months at a time, buildings with more than five units are considered "commercia...

Investing in Real Estate 4 – Small (2-4 units) Apartment BuildingThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, small apartment buildings, in Superior.What this investment is:  Purchase of duplex, triplex or quadplex to be rented to tenants, usually for 6-12 month terms.  Usually what t...

Investing in Real Estate 3 – Rental Condo or Rental HomeThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, rental condos or rental homes, in the Superior area.What this investment is:  Purchase of a residential property to be rented out to tenants, usually on a 6-12 month lease term.  This ...

Investing in Real Estate 2 – AssignmentsThis blog will discuss a type of real estate investment, assignments, in the Superior area.What this investment is:  An investor who is interested in Assignments gets a property under contract for an attractive price then assigns the contract to another buy...

 Topic:  Special considerations for Investor loans The talk around the water cooler these days is all about LOANS. Who can get them? At what price? What if I already have a few loans, do I still qualify?  A year or two ago the question was at what price do I get a loan (those were the days!).  To...