Lexington KY Real Estate Talk

We covered the basics in the last last episode, Why Consider Property Investment, How to Find Suitable Properties, Financing, Selection of the Specific Property, and Getting Started. Also the 5 Big Ticket items you should look for in every property and how to evaluate them quicky, now its time for the next step - getting Beyond the Basics. What to do once you have done all of this. From Making offer, to where to start, and how to control cost. Specifically prioritization, and traps to avoid when buying you first investment property or even your 100th. The basics are the same.

We covered the basics in the last last episode, Why Consider Property Investment, How to Find Suitable Properties, Financing, Selection of the Specific Property, and Getting Started. Also the 5 Big Ticket items you should look for in every property and how to evaluate them quicky, now its time for the next step - getting Beyond the Basics. What to do once you have done all of this. From Making offer, to where to start, and how to control cost. Specifically prioritization, and traps to avoid when buying you first investment property or even your 100th. The basics are the same.

With today's real estate market there are options for investment everywhere. For the old seasoned investor with many properties, to the first time home buyer (afterall your home is an investment). Maybe you own a home and want to take advantage of the market and buy a rental property, or perhaps you watch a lot of the TV shows and want to flip a house like a pro for cheap. Well you need to know the basics first, what are they? I will layout the 5 most important things to consider, and give you some tips. Step 1 - Where to Start......

Interesting thought about real estate in the Bluegrass State, or Commonwealth of KY, are we or can we be a real Golden Triangle with Lexington, Louisville and Northern KY /Cincy? Or are we simply 3 separate markets that happen to be close to each other? What do we each think of each other? Can we work together? Where will it be in 5-10 Years? Second Topic Real Estate with mortgages at 3.6% today Also where are we going in the next 5-10 years?

I HATE national real estate numbers reported on the nightly news. Real Estate is local! But does this mean those numbers are not imortant to you? More importatnly how can you use those numbers to your advantage if you are a home buyer or seller? We will break down the real estate numbers in simple terms, and help you decide if the numbers you see on the Talking Head shows matter to you. Also we will get other local real estate professionals to give us thier take on these numbers.  http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/05/case-shiller-house-prices-fall-to-new.html

Why? Why work in real estate? Why use a real estate professional to sell? Why use one to Buy? Why to national real estate numbers may or may not matter to you? Why buy now? Why sell now? Why not? These plus any other Why's we can think of. Plus some tips, tricks and ideas for buyers sellers and anyone considering this business for a career, or ideas for those that already have.  Real Estate Talk is hosted by Ty Brown the Broker/Owner of Weichert Realtors® - Bluegrass Living and based in Lexingotn KY.