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What Insurance Should I Have For My Rental Property In Roanoke? An Investor’s Checklist

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Investing in real estate is different than investing in Wall Street stocks. Stocks are speculative, and they’re also a “paper asset.” The stocks might go up and down but there isn’t much that can happen to the “financial instrument” itself (especially since they’re stored electronically instead of as stock certificates now). Real estate on the … Continued

Choosing The Best Investment Property In Roanoke VA

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We’re going to let you in on a little secret about real estate investing: there is no “best investment” overall, in any market. What makes a “best investment” for one investor would make a terrible investment for another investor. The truth is, there are many factors to choosing the best investment property in Roanoke VA. … Continued

Property Investment Market In Roanoke – Focus On Cash Deals

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There are many opportunities in the real estate investment market in Roanoke VA. From changing financial regulations and interest rates to an economic future that still has a lot of question marks about its direction, home buyers and home sellers are not sure how to proceed. One smart strategy that buyers and sellers are exploring is … Continued

How to find good investment property in Roanoke

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Lots of investors are looking to get started, and as active real estate experts in Roanoke VA, we get asked to share our secrets quite a bit. Fortunately, we love to share 🙂 One of the biggest questions we get from local investors is ” How to find good investment property in Roanoke VA?” With the flood … Continued

Real estate investing Resources in Roanoke

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So you wanna get started investing in Roanoke and you’re checking things out, eh? Good for you. Always do your homework and you won’t get schooled. Here’s some great tools that we’ve found and we use from time to time and great real estate investing resources in Roanoke for investors here locally to tap into … Continued

How to find foreclosures in Roanoke VA

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There’s a lot of competition to find great deals on local Roanoke VA foreclosure properties. Finding them is only one part of the process – you also need to know how to capture them. Here are a few secrets from the pros that we’ve used with great success on how to find great foreclosure deals in Roanoke. … Continued

How to bid on a short sale property

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Short sale properties can be a great source of income for investors, and a great deal for home buyers. It’s important to keep in mind that a short sale is one where the bank has approved a loss on a current loan. They’re losing money, so they want to unload. Generally the current owner is in a rough … Continued

Investment Property Tax Deductions List for Roanoke

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Uncle Sam gives, and Uncle Sam takes away. But in the case of buying local Roanoke investment properties… you can earn investment property tax deductions for your Roanoke properties. For real estate investors, the United States provides the opportunity to earn a living purchasing investment properties… and holding those properties as investments, and of course the … Continued

Tips on Buying Roanoke Real Estate with your IRA

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While most people understand that real estate is an investment, many people are taking advantage of the qualified retirement accounts to purchase real estate as an appreciating or revenue-generating instrument like IRAs. It’s really important to understand the tax implications, legal ramifications, and various other intricacies of purchasing Roanoke real estate within your IRA. So, lets dive into … Continued