Does Having A "market Rent" Property Sound Good

I am analyzing a market place here in Texas. Out of 80 listings for sale, I only found 2 that had market rents. Most were $200 a month below market rents.



As a good investor would market rent property be a good choice for a property or NOT?



The two who had market rent have stayed on the market for way over a year even though they were price correctly.

Comments(13)

  • finniganps1st December, 2009

    Based on what you wrote, market rent has dropped $200...a place sitting for 1 year is not charging market rent any more. Market rents have dropped in my area too.

  • smithj22nd December, 2009

    Exactly what the above two posters stated. a property is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

    One can state all day long that a 1500SF 3BR house should rent for $1,000. But if every other 1500SF 3BR house in that particular market is renting for $600, then market rent is now $600 for that size house.

    A unit on the market for over a year is not priced correctly for the current market conditions.

    JS.

  • maverickstar3rd December, 2009

    My client investor is looking as market rents as a superb quality to finding the right investment property. I do not have that same idea.

    This is why I am asking what other investors feel about property.

    My client investor use to be a commercial underwriter for the lenders and he is using their concepts when buying deals.

  • ITBInvestor30th July, 2009

    What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

  • cjmazur30th July, 2009

    Tons of info out there

    city clerk
    usually track debt due to the town for trash, building violations, not renewing licenses

    building inspector
    Code enforcement
    Is it o.k. to do this (e.g. do I need conduit for this outside security lamp)
    my neighbor is hammering at 3AM and on Sundays
    city planner
    what can I do w/ this land
    can I make this a duplex
    what setback is required

    recorder
    recorded liens
    judgments
    foreclosure records
    [ Edited by cjmazur on Date 07/30/2009 ]

  • guyrelax31st July, 2009

    Quote:
    On 2009-07-30 23:05, cjmazur wrote:
    Tons of info out there

    city clerk
    usually track debt due to the town for trash, building violations, not renewing licenses

    building inspector
    Code enforcement ???
    Is it o.k. to do this (e.g. do I need conduit for this outside security lamp) ???
    my neighbor is hammering at 3AM and on Sundays
    city planner
    what can I do w/ this land
    can I make this a duplex
    what setback is required ???

    recorder
    recorded liens
    judgments
    foreclosure records


    <font size=-1>[ Edited by cjmazur on Date 07/30/2009 ]</font>


    wow thanks for the info...

    would you mind elaborating on the places where I put ???

  • real_estate_now31st July, 2009

    township and county assessors - info on valuation of the property for tax purposes, parcel maps (tax maps), addresses & names of taxpayer(s), addresses and names of properties, legal description (or portion thereof), recent sale amounts, recent recorder document numbers, parcel numbers, history of property valuation

    recorder - grantor, grantees, date of document, date document recorded, legal description (subdivision, block, lot), parcel number, address, type of document (e.g. mortgage, release, warr. deed, etc.), consideration amount

    treasurer - amount of taxes, date when tax due, tapayer of record, parcel number, address of property, date when installment was paid

    circuit clerk - indexes by name, type of case, date case started, history of case (e.g. motions, orders,), images of documents

    county clerk - handles various county paperwork - elections, past due taxes, extensions, etc

    or a subset thereof.

  • cjmazur31st July, 2009

    What do you mean elaborate?

  • d_random25th August, 2009

    Welcome dg0427-

    What part of real estate are you most interested in? What do you see yourself doing?

  • d_random25th August, 2009

    What kind of full time real estate?
    Buy and hold, rehab and flip, something else?

  • commercialking25th August, 2009

    And do you have any construction experience for the fix-up part of the fix-and-flip?

  • biskwit067th October, 2009

    Sometimes the simple approach is effective - many successful investors advise that you can do worse than simply drive around respectable neighborhoods and look for slightly run down houses that are for sale.
    Many people who are trying to locate wholesale properties make the understandable mistake of concentrating on the cheapest properties in their area. In fact, a profit can be made from wholesaling more expensive homes as there are usually homeowners who are desperate to sell their more expensive home, too.
    Wholesaling has been around for a while, but in recent years it has become more widespread and acceptable – and contrary to what some people believe, it is perfectly legal. And with the right knowledge, foresight and connections it can be a profitable venture.

  • rei10103rd January, 2010

    Congratulations on starting. Sounds like you started birddogging.

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