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Don't Overpay When You Invest

By: Douglas Christian
Submitted: 01:39PM on Wednesday 03 December 2008

How many can truly be honest and realize that after they completed a deal that they overspent for the property. Many have a problem with negotiating. Never feel like you are doing the seller a favor when you go to negotiate a purchase price.

Especially if the property is owned out right free and clear. If there is a mortgage on the property and there is some equity you can pay them that at the end of the sale.

Object is I have 25k and what can I get or how can I stretched this money so that I can get the most use out of it. Now everyone is saying real estate is CHEAP and now is the time to buy. If you use the same template then it was cheap 5yr or 10 yrs ago because you were looking for the same kind of deals.

I love real estate, but the fact of the matter is we the people have made it what it is whether that be good or bad.

If you suspect that a property is over priced then get with a seasoned investor after you have done as much of the due diligence as you can do. If it is a property of interest then make sure that you have it under contract and you have exit clauses that will help you such as: Finding any structual damage or termite damage or the property does not appraise for near what the seller is asking.

There is art to buying real estate everyone does not understand that. They think it is just going and finding a vacant house and putting a certain price on the property. House prices will continue to drop so my question is: It is easy for everyone now what happens when it stops being easy..

LEARN THE RIGHT WAY AND YOU WILL SURVIVE.