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Choosing the Right Target Market Part 1

When investors approach me about where they should look for houses they are looking for me to tell them a general rule of thumb in distance from their house. I remember when I first decided to become a real estate investor I was looking for the same answer. I read Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad and was looking for the magic bullet. He said to look for properties that were within an easy drive from your house when starting. You know 30 – 60 minutes or less than 30 miles. That made my decision even tougher because there were so many different types of areas in that range. I could go to one of the highest valued neighborhoods in the country or go somewhere where I could buy drugs easier that finding a house. That really didn’t help narrow down my choices at all. Choosing the Right Target Market I have since gone to many different boot camps by many educators and each one said something similar. Others at least specified demographics as well as geographic areas. That helped somewhat, but really not enough. It was still a large area with nothing that was really helping me choose the best area to farm. I dug in my heals and decided to do my home work. First based upon the type of investing I was doing I knew that I needed motivated sellers, someone who would sell me their house creatively. That narrowed it down somewhat. I knew that I wanted to be able to sell my house quickly once I was ready so I new that it would have to be in that sweet spot of price. I new that I would have to buy it for less that median price and so that helped me choose an area had a preponderance of houses in that price range. I know that I didn’t want to do a major renovation so I knew that I wanted pretty neighborhoods with newer houses rather than a house that was 50 years old and badly outdated. I wanted people who were more inclined to me motivated to sell creatively so I decided to target people who were behind in payments or about to be behind. I knew that with the sub-prime meltdown the people who had mortgages that had adjustable rates were more likely to be in need of selling my house quickly.
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Economic Recovery in a Pigs Eye

If you turn on your television, pick up your paper or listen to the radio you will see mixed headlines. One person says that the recession is over. The TV talking head says that the worst is yet to come. You listen to the politicians and depending upon which party you hear they are making the same types of predictions. Just which way is up? The problem is as a person that has some money in your retirement account and maybe some savings waiting to figure out what you can do with the money? You can put it into the rollercoaster that is the stock market and panic everyday that you see what the market is doing. You can buy T-Bills or government bonds because they are safe, oh wait a minute what about the downgrade from Wall Street? selling home | selling house Right now what are you earning on your savings? Wherever it is I would say that unless you are a stock market genius you are not earning much if anything at all when you take into account inflation. What is a person to do? I can tell you that for people like you there is always a way to make money. There are programs available where you can earn good rates of return on your capital no matter whether it is in your retirement account like an IRA, or just sitting in the back bedroom under the mattress. We will sometimes use private capital that is a loan secured by real estate that for the right person could earn a rate of return that will allow you to retire the way that you want to. If you rely on social security you will be in trouble. The same can be true if you rely on your 401K that just a couple of years ago turned into a 201K. You need to look at all your options and consider putting your money into something that earns a better rate of return than most of its counterparts. We always close with professionals and always purchase property under market value as well as where we can put in sweat equity to increase the value in this down market. We always ensure that you the investor is in a strong position. Private investing with us allows you to take worry free, hands off approach to investing in real estate. Take a look at some of our case studies so you can see how private lending may work for you. If you turn on your television, pick up your paper or listen to the radio you will see mixed headlines. One person says that the recession is over. The TV talking head says that the worst is yet to come. You listen to the politicians and depending upon which party you hear they are making the same types of predictions. Just which way is up? The problem is as a person that has some money in your retirement account and maybe some savings waiting to figure out what you can do with the money? You can put it into the rollercoaster that is the stock market and panic everyday that you see what the market is doing. You can buy T-Bills or government bonds because they are safe, oh wait a minute what about the downgrade from Wall Street? Right now what are you earning on your savings? Wherever it is I would say that unless you are a stock market genius you are not earning much if anything at all when you take into account inflation. What is a person to do? I can tell you that for people like you there is always a way to make money. There are programs available where you can earn good rates of return on your capital no matter whether it is in your retirement account like an IRA, or just sitting in the back bedroom under the mattress. We will sometimes use private capital that is a loan secured by real estate that for the right person could earn a rate of return that will allow you to retire the way that you want to. If you rely on social security you will be in trouble. The same can be true if you rely on your 401K that just a couple of years ago turned into a 201K. You need to look at all your options and consider putting your money into something that earns a better rate of return than most of its counterparts. We always close with professionals and always purchase property under market value as well as where we can put in sweat equity to increase the value in this down market. We always ensure that you the investor is in a strong position. How to get a good return on your money? Private investing with us allows you to take worry free, hands off approach to investing in real estate. Take a look at some of our case studies so you can see how private lending may work for you.
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The Best Way to De Stress a Distressed Homeowner

What could possibly more stressful? Imagine that you are behind in your mortgage as well as some of your other bills. As a matter of fact you are only so far behind in your other bills because you put paying your mortgage first over everything else. Creditors are calling. Your mail box is full of late notices. Your mind is working overtime trying to figure out what you could do get out of the situation you find yourself in. Nothing comes to mind… Of course this is stressful. It’s embarrassing and you feel like you want to just crawl into a hole and pull it in after you just like that coyote in the cartoons. You’re stressed when you go home and you’re stressed at work (if you have work). You’re stressed when you get up in the morning and when you go to bed at night. They money problems are also causing issues with your relationships. Life Sucks… The Best Way to De-Stress a Distressed Homeowner What can you do? Just walking away will only get you so far. There are always consequences. The nice thing is in the Bay Area there is a way that you can get rid of your house with no fuss or muss. Selling a home? Calling us at Ascent Property Solutions will meet your need of a hassle free sale. We buy houses and properties no matter the condition, mortgage and location. It’s easy as pie. We will make an appointment and come to you. We have many ways that we can help you. We have done everything from buying properties with cash, to negotiating with the bank all the way to going out and getting a mortgage ourselves. Many times the only thing you have to do is to come to the closing attorney’s office and sign the paperwork and then it is over. At least that part of your stressful life will be taken care of. You can count on Ascent Property Solutions to be the resolution to your property stresses. It doesn’t matter if you live in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo and all other counties around the San Francisco Bay Area. Don’t just list your house with a real estate agent hoping that it will sell my house. Call us so that we can buy your house so you can walk away from your troubles so that you can get on with your life and get cash for houses.