Is an Investment Property Right for You?
How are your investments doing lately? Did you dump the oil and dig for gold? Play the currency game, or hide in Bonds?
It's tricky to know what to go into and tempting to jump around for the best return. That's never really a good long-term plan. I'm not a financial advisor, so I'll leave that to them. But, have you been thinking about investing in Real Estate – beyond the family home type investment?
To start, 20%-25% down payment isn't easy. But when you have that, the question is: “Is Real Estate where you want to be?”.
It looks like Southern Alberta again is weathering the economic storm fairly well, overall anyway. Not to diminish the devastating effect many people have had to face. So Lethbridge and area is indeed a fairly solid and stable place to invest your money into Real Estate.
Dollars-wise: 20% down on a $250,000 up and down suited home gives an opportunity, theoretically, to have the tenants pay the expenses and mortgage on the property. In 20 years, one could forecast that the property will double in value. Here's where the risk perhaps is, as there's never a complete guarantee on that, but again, advantage Lethbridge with a stable market. So, a $50,000 investment becomes $500,000 in 20 years, a ten-fold increase which is clearly better than most investments available.
There is another important consideration: Are you ready to be a Landlord? Ah, not so fast there. It can truly be a royal pain. So there are options to help you with this. More options mean less profit, but I believe the right fit can be found for most anyone.
I would love to talk with you about it – give me a call!
“When Quality Matters.”
It's what I love to do! (403)393-5582 / rlagemaat@sutton.com
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