ON E OF A R I ZON A’ S N AT U R A L R E S O U R C E S
January 2011
Nate Martinez Team
Think Real Estate Investing is out of reach for you? Last month two of my licensed associates, Dan Caparros and Jesse Abarca and myself completed a specialized training course to become Certified Investor Agent Specialists (CIAS). The grueling 2days provided extensive training to better understand the different real estate investor types, and the investment opportunities, financing options and calculations needed to provide solutions for each. We are among a few select Realtors in Arizona to have earned this prestigious designation. I believe in the power of education and I am constantly looking for ways to be a better real estate agent so I can provide the best service to you, the people you know and those in our community – the CIAS designation is exactly that. Over the past 12 months, investment and second-home
properties comprised more than $300 billion in sales, representing approximately 27 percent of all residential real estate transactions. In addition, in market conditions affected by mortgage industry challenges, 48 percent of investors made all-cash purchases. For decades, investing in real estate has proven to be a consistent and stable way for individuals to build wealth. Real estate investment supports a number of industries, including construction, retail and professional services, and is a strong way to energize and increase investment in our local economy. There is no better time then now to find homes that cash flow. As markets face the challenges of distressed properties and a difficult economy, real estate investors have the opportu-
nity to find productive deals while helping communities stabilize, investors provide much needed liquidity to the market, decrease vacancy rates, improve neighborhoods, and present solutions for homeowners who need to sell. Today, millions of homeowners are either delinquent on their mortgages or in the foreclosure process. One potential solution for homeowners in this situation is a short sale, in which the lien holder accepts a sale price of the home that is less than the mortgage amount owed. Increasingly, real estate investors are facilitating this solution. When it comes to properties that actually end up in foreclosure, up to 30 percent of them can’t close conventionally. Investors are often the only ones who can buy them.
are plenty of opportunities out there for financing and creative ways to leverage yourself so you can open the door to the investment world – and I want to help you learn how. On January 22nd at 9:00am I will be hosting an online investor webinar – free of charge – to anyone interested in learning more about how to use home purchases as a wealth building tool. There has never been a better time to buy real estate in the Valley of the Sun – let my team and I help you start the New Year off with a real estate investment! - NATE & TEAM There are five real estate investor types: • First-Time Investors • Move-Up Investors • Portfolio Investors • Performance Investors • Rehab and Resell Investors
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