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Real Estate Investors & Developers often ask the question will re zoning my real estate investment add value. This question has been asked since the enabling statutes were first passed in the State. The answer to the real estate investors  question is not straightforward and is dependent upon a number of variables such as (a) the timing of the real estate market, (b) the true value of the land, (c) the population demographics in the immediate and surrounding areas, and (d) the job market.
 Other important considerations include what is represented in the …

 
By: Luke Bujarski
New York City Local Law 86 is setting yet another aggressive standard for the green real estate investment market.  On May 1st, privately owned buildings larger than 50,000 square feet will be required to submit annual benchmark reports on building energy and water usage.  Since the law will eventually require public disclosure of this information, property owners and investors could see a big shift in focus toward building energy performance when buying and selling. These and other local initiatives are springing up in different cities and regions across …

By: Skyler Moore

The Denver real estate market has started to slowly show signs of life compared to extreme bubble markets such as Phoenix, Las Vegas or Florida.  Price to rent ratios and price per square foot on distressed properties are starting to make sense and cash on cash returns are often in the low double digits.  Knowing how to conduct the proper due diligence on a property is an important part of real estate investing, as is finding the best area where income property is for sale.
There are several areas of …

Most of  the artciles on Buyers Utopia are sepcific to real estate and real estate investment but the recent tax cuts effects do effect the bottom of line of all real estate investors so we would like to discuss some of the spefics.  As you probably know Congress has passed and President Obama signed on December 16, 2010 the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. The legislation extends the Bush income tax cuts for 2011 and 2012 for all taxpayers. That means the 35% maximum …

If you read ” How to Predict the Best Real Estate Markets” then you probably have a big question.  How and where did this technical analysis for evaluating real estate markets come from and how can it really be used to predict market cycles?
Well, the founder of this specific real estate market prediction system is Ken Wade.  Ken Wade is both a CPA and Harvard MBA graduate.  Ken has been a real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur for over 3 decades, who has spent most of  his life developing and perfecting this system.
Ken …

The big question for both home buyers and real estate investors is;  What is the 2011 real estate market outlook ? Many predictions are being thrown about, butboth home buyers and investors need to consider the sources of these predictions before taking them too seriously. Remember the national media in 2005-6 was still bullish on the real estate market.  In fact when they where writing those positive predictions the real estate bubble had already burst. 
One thing for sure opportunities will be abundant  for savvy buyers as supplies of homes continues to outpace demand in …

Non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts are public companies, but their shares are not listed on any stock exchange. This makes non-traded REITs a very private market with less liquidity but also less volatility than there public counterparts.. When investigating non traded Real Estate Investment Trusts investors need to be careful that the non traded REIT are not paying dividends from borrowings and capital as opposed to funds from operations like they should be.
Non-traded public REITs are proving to be a popular new source of investment capital for the commercial real …

Many real estate investors are realizing Triple Net Lease Real Estate Investments offer a more consistent return and a truly turn key investment property opportunity.  Investors have to ask themselves why invest in a vacation home or residential investment with potential low returns and high maintenance?
Triple Net Lease Real Estate Investment can be anything from a Walgreens Pharmacy to a Starbucks Coffee Shop to a Dollar General Store or even a large a Best Buy Retail site.  Net Leased real estate investment opportunities are usually standing buildings that are leased …

Welcome… I assume you are looking for real estate related back links. You probably read somewhere that if you type in a Google Search for “Real Estate Add URL” or “Real Estate Submit URL” that you will find real estate directories to submit your real estate site to for free.  I hate to burst your bubble but you are wasting your time with directories, that strategy was so 2004 and over before the real estate bubble.
Maybe you read that you can also find real estate blogs that fit your niche and all …

By: Skyler Moore
How would you like to walk to the mailbox and collect a check every month from real estate that you owned? Depending on the type of property and financial position, it could be a few hundred dollars, to thousands of dollars per month. The Denver real estate market has begun a slow recovery since the decline in housing values that started in mid 2000 for the Denver metro area. The Notice of Election in Demand (NED) list has shown signs of improvement of the past few years.
The NED …