Following The Builder (Real Estate)
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
When the real estate market is cooling, it’s only natural that home ownership profit potential will also decrease. Well here’s a certain strategy called “follow the builder”.
It is relatively easy to make a profit when you sell your home if the market is rising sharply like it has been in most of the country for the last three years. It becomes more difficult when a hot market slows down. You won’t be able to make a great profit if home prices are falling.
Can there be a guarantee that you’ll make money when you sell your home? Actually, there is, but it’s under the most negative market conditions.
Follow The Builder
There are lots of builders that build numerous houses within 50 miles of each other. The builders can build whole communities or can be among three to five builders who build communities around large employment centers. You should jump at an opportunity like this.
New Community
Builders will typically sell first phases of communities for significantly less than later phases. For one thing, they need to get the cash flow moving. And it’ll be harder to sell at a high price because the community is nowhere near finished yet. Put the hands together and you have a great profit opportunity.
What you must do is buy a home at the first phase. You will purchase the home at a discount, which gives you built in equity. Once the community is done, sell your home at a higher price, and you can make a great profit. You must keep tabs on the projects of builders so you’ll have a chance to do this again and again.
So you’d be living in each house for about a year, and you’ll make money along the way. The only disadvantage here is having to move a lot.
What Taxes Must You Pay?
Of course, tax consequences are part of making profits this way. You need to discuss your plans (including projected timing and profit potential) with your tax professional so that you are prepared to deal with any tax consequences.
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