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Understanding the Due Diligence (Part I)

Like the Rubix Cube of the 80’s, Miami Vice of the 90’s, and the iPod of the early 2000’s, real estate is the current craze. All of us can probably name a family member or friend that is either flipping property, has become a landlord/investor, or is trying their hand at becoming a real estate agent.

Whatever the case, the booming real estate market has made just about everyone an “expert”. Most of these so-called experts think the real estate road to riches is just about over and, for most of them, they are right. Most real estate investors have been successful due to the thriving market, not because they have a great investment philosophy. Any investor can be successful in a hot market, but a true investor can be successful in any market. The key is adjusting your investment plan by understanding the due diligence process.


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Every landlord should be an investor, and every investor should understand the due diligence process that is associated with investing in rental property.

The due diligence process consist of two main steps:

-1st step is the (SEOTA) which stands for Strategic Evaluation Of Target Area.

-2nd step is the Property Analysis.

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The Strategic Evaluation Of Target Area will help to gain a clear picture of supply and demand in a specific region, and for a landlord/investor supply and demand will help determine what types of rentals to buy and whether or not those rentals will either be occupied or vacant.

The SEOTA will involve careful study of these key indicators.

Key indicators checklist:

-Building permits

-Employment

-Avg. house hold income & size (helps to determine proper unit mix)

-Demographics & psychographics

-Mortgage interest rates

-Market survey

-Occupancy rates

Understanding the basic fundamental laws of supply and demand is both informative and educational; knowing how to apply them is what makes you wealthy!

The ability for a landlord/investor to understand were to buy rental property and what type of rental property to buy, and determine who will rent form them and how much will that demographic type pay in rent depends a lot on how much effort or if any all goes into performing a proper due diligence.

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Useful links to help the landlord/investor perform the due diligence process (SEOTA).

Prudentialcresfl.com

Realtor.com

Martin Capital

Understanding the basic fundamentals of supply and demand is both informative and educational. Knowing how to apply them is what makes you wealthy.
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