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Turn Your Second Home into Positive Cash Flow
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 at 11:57pm. 2913 Views, 0 Comments.
With the state of the current housing market, it may prove to be a good investment to keep your current house rather than selling it when you buy the next one. A second home can be a source of revenue if you are smart about how you manage it.
If your current house has a mortgage, you can rent it out to continue paying the mortgage, build equity, and eventually pay it off. Once paid off, it can become a great source of monthly income, netting positive cash flow after the typical expenses of maintainence, insurance and taxes.
If your second home is a vacation house, short-term rentals are a good way to generate income. Vacation homes can make good money being rented during peak seasons, especially if it is located in a desirable destination such as the beach…
Houston Homes: To Sell or Lease?
Monday, October 18th, 2010 at 10:57am. 1378 Views, 1 Comments.
At the end of August 2010, there were approximately 55,000 houses for sale in Houston.
At the same time last year, there were approximately 32,000.
Furthermore, according to House Almanac, the median house value in Houston in 2008 was slightly more than $122,000. In 2009, the median house value in Houston was $115,900 – a drop of nearly five percent.
The same Web site reports that 19 percent of homes are leased to renters.
Is there a trend towards leasing instead of selling?
Certainly sellers aren't too keen on the idea of a short sale, never mind foreclosure.
Realtor Judy Bell of The Bell Team – Keller Williams Realty in The Woodlands said there are several reasons why someone would opt to be a landlord rather than a seller.
Maybe it's because the homeowner is…
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