{"id":924,"date":"2007-01-22T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2007-01-22T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=924"},"modified":"2007-01-29T07:04:06","modified_gmt":"2007-01-29T14:04:06","slug":"the-right-time-to-buy-an-investor-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/924\/the-right-time-to-buy-an-investor-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Time to Buy: An Investor Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we considered when to restart Cook Squared Enterprises, one question we had to ask ourselves was if it was the right time to buy. With interest rates creeping up and home values creeping down, is now the time to make a large purchase? Additionally, in my spare time I dabble in a little econometrics<\/a>. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, it is essentially taking a lot of past factors and trying to predict something in the future. In this case, I look at past real estate value indicators and trying to predict future trends in real estate. For those of you who think this is getting ready to get technical, don’t worry, it is definitely not (sorry to those of you who thought it was). I only do this to see if there are clear markets I should avoid, markets like Las Vegas and Florida that have shown obvious signs of over building and over investing.<\/p>\n

Back to the topic at hand, when should you enter the market? First and foremost, it is always a great time to start investing. There is always value in the market, though some times it is harder to find that value than other times. There is always a house or building that has not been taken care of properly, with motivated sellers. These are great properties to buy, just about anytime. More importantly, the real estate market is cyclical. Predicting cycles can some times be like predicting the weather. Since many of the greatest economists cannot seem to do either, it is not worth trying to jump in at the trough and get out at the peak. If anyone tells you differently, ask them if they have any swamp land they can sell you as well.<\/p>\n

Buy and hold investors almost always make money because of the nature of real estate price increases. Even if you get in at a peak and hold, real estate typically comes back to bail the hold investor out. Established investors who only work in certain markets have even more of an advantage because they have seen Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we considered when to restart Cook Squared Enterprises, one question we had to ask ourselves was if it was the right time to buy. With interest rates creeping up and home values creeping down, is now the time to make a large purchase? Additionally, in my spare time I dabble in a little econometrics. 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