Archive for May, 2006

Real Estate Guide to Buy or Rent Whangarei Northland and Coastal Property in New Zealand

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Real Estate Investment in Whangarei New Zealand

Real estate business may be focused in so many aspects as an investment and as a method to earn money from. You can be a real estate agent and enjoy earning money while on the other hand, there are those who have the capital to earn being an investor in the buy and sell arena for a real estate business. In Whangarei New Zealand, however, there is a lot of available real estate business investment that you can get in to if you want to earn a significant amount of income from it.

Whangarei Real Estate Agent Marketing Tips

A Whangarei real estate agent in New Zealand may earn through real estate business by selling real estate property in so many ways and methods but so far, there are a few tips that I would like to give you to be able to earn good in this business. To be able to market a real estate property, you have to know where you can make such move or where to post your for sale property using the internet because we all know that the internet is the best medium there is if you are selling anything today. A few good ways to seek refuge for your product are forums and classifieds. Today there are a lot of free classifieds that you can post your for sale product. Forums can also be a good way to sell real estate. You can also try to market your real estate property using social media sites where you can post to multiple people who might just be interested to buy a real estate property in Whangarei. So far these are just a few ways and I know that there are a lot out there.

Different Real Estate Property Investment and Sale

In a real estate investment, there are a lot of different types that you can sell for interest of those who might be looking for the perfect type of property. Different people have different preferences for a real estate property that they wan to buy or rent or even lease for a period of time so to be able to allow your target clients to get a glimpse of what is there in the real estate industry in Whangarei Nez Zealand, you must have access to the different types of real estate properties being sold in the market today and make a list of them all. This is for the purpose of having each type under your profile just in case you have to present a client the different types of real estate property that you sell for choosing.

To get you an idea of what is in store if you are looking to sell real estate these are a few types. Coastal real estate, farmland real estate, northland real estate, beach real estate, resort real estate, ridge real estate and more. So far these are just a few but always feel free to make it more appealing and diverse for your clients. We all know that selling a real estate property either if it is for rent, lease or total sale depends on the choices that you can offer for your clients.

The Importance Of Commercial Real Estate Professionals

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Commercial real estate is a highly profitable industry where many people dedicate their lives. Like the many divisions of a Fortune 500 company, the commercial real estate industry has many opportunities for those with professional educations and interests. Some professional interests may include legal counsel, accounting, finance, development, building and investing. When it comes to the commercial real estate industry, these professionals are highly specialized in their knowledge and perform amazingly well within their boundaries.

These highly specialized professionals are often grouped together in teams by commercial real estate investors. A savvy investor surrounds him or herself with competent professionals to make sure that every deal that is made yields the highest most profitable results, with little to no problematic factors.

If you look at the residential investor, however, he or she usually does not have a huge team surrounding him or her and can usually invest in a few homes at a time with ease.

Why is it that the residential investor does not need a full time team to look watch over and consult every deal prior to purchase? Beyond the obvious reason that residential real estate does not involve nearly the millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions and even billions of dollar price tags and profits that commercial real estate is known for, there is another very important attribute of commercial real estate that separates it from residential real estate.

This attribute is characterized by a term known as “buyer beware.”

We all know that with most residential real estate, the buyer must be disclosed of every aspect of the property- good or bad. For example, if the roof was leaking in a home, but it was summer so the purchaser may not necessarily find out until rainy season, then the owner or agent must disclose this fact to the purchaser. It is illegal for the owner or agent to withhold any information from the purchaser. This law greatly decreases the risk on the purchaser’s behalf and if a problem arises that was not fully disclosed at the time of purchase, then the purchaser could receive his or her deposit back and the owner and agent could suffer penalties.

In residential real estate, the buyer does not need to beware (in this sense) because every detail must be disclosed so he or she has the absolute facts on a property before deciding to part with a down payment or take out a mortgage to purchase the property.

The opposite is true in the commercial real estate industry. The owner or agent does not need to disclose any information about the property to the purchaser. In fact, if the new owner discovers that the land he or she purchased is toxic, and the previous owner or agent said nothing, it is the new owner’s responsibility to have the land cleaned. The new owner must pay all legal and cleaning bills that come along with toxic property.

This may seem rather unfair. Why should the residential real estate industry have full disclosures while the commercial real estate industry does not? In commercial real estate, you have a certain amount of time prior to purchase to perform due diligence, or a complete analysis of the property. This may include building inspections, soil tests, infrastructure analysis, financial analysis etc. The buyer is completely responsible for retrieving the facts on a property.

It is considered an open and free market so, “buyer beware.” There is a lack of need to protect the buyer or seller by the law. Therefore, it is increasingly important to have commercial real estate professionals looking out for the commercial real estate investor at every turn.

Because the law does not protect the buyer, the buyer must protect his or herself. Legal counsel should be brought in to oversee every single deal. This includes conditional statements on a contract and performing the most in-depth due diligence one can possibly do. Commercial real estate is not something you can look at for a few weeks and then decide you want to purchase like a home. It can take 45, 60, 90 days and more to perform due diligence, depending on the purpose of the property and how complicated the property is.

Let’s look at an example. Purchaser A wants to purchase a property from Seller B. The property is raw land and is currently zoned R-1, or residential lots one lot per acre. According to the agent, there is a good possibility that the city needs additional commercial land to balance out the additional homes and apartments that were recently built near the subject property. For this reason, the city may be interested in rezoning the land from R-1 to commercial.

Purchaser A can see the profit potential of this rezone and wants to purchase the property. Purchaser A lets the owner know that he wants to purchase the currently zoned R-1 property. Purchaser A is acting in good faith that the property will be rezoned to commercial. But just in case, Purchaser A includes a conditional clause that states that if the property cannot be rezoned to commercial, then the contract is null and void. Purchaser A will no longer have a liability toward the property and owner.

This was an intelligent move Purchaser A made because in this case, the property could not be rezoned to commercial. Instead of sitting there with a much less valuable R-1 zoned property, Purchaser A was left with no property at all, but no financial or legal problems either. And that is far better than a worthless property and a legal battle to contend with.

Every commercial real estate deal is extremely different. Buyer and seller personalities, the quality of due diligence, the integrity of the buyer and purchaser, the financial needs, and skills of professionals such as the escrow company and commercial real estate owners all play a huge role in how each deal results. The best and most sound advice I can give you is never take what you hear for face value. Verify every fact and have your commercial real estate professionals available at every turn. The information they can conjure can save you a lot of money and legal headaches by simply getting the facts verified and inserting conditional clauses in the contract.

If you are new to the commercial real estate industry, realize the rules are a little different and a lot more is at risk than in the residential real estate industry. Keep the “buyer beware” mentality alive at all times and allow professionals to do their jobs. That is what they are there for. Surround yourself with the best and you will quickly become the best.

Now that you have had a chance to look at “buyer beware” and how it plays a specific role in both the commercial and residential real estate industries, you can greatly appreciate the additional risk in doing commercial real estate deals as well as the importance of solid commercial real estate professionals working in your best interest. Without them, there would be far more problematic deals- and that is exactly what you want to avoid.

Ways To Become A Successful real Estate Agent

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

In case a person wants to be a successful agent of real estate it is essential to be well trained. It is helpful to learn about real estate business. To become an agent one needs to have some time, skills to convince people, perform transactions and some knowledge about real estate business. For a person who is willing to work hard this venture of becoming an agent of real-estate is a great carrier. Training in real-estate helps in knowing all the ways to gain knowledge about the market and how to convince people.

The basic requirement of a real-estate-agent is a license. In case one wants to conduct business in real-estate it is an essential requirement. Having an internet connection is an essential requirement of being a real estate agent. There are several states that provide online training sessions that help in completing some requirements before having a license.

There are some rules that should be followed for applying to join the business of real-estate and to get a license. A person should be at least 19 years of age for applying to be an agent of real-estate. A diploma in high school or its equivalent, passing state exams and an approved course are some other necessities of an agent.

During training a prospective agent is trained to understand the guidelines and some basics of real estate venture. Training is provided on transfer of ownership, laws on real estate and math during the duration of the course. The tips and tricks of real-estate are taught during the course. In case a person wants to join a course that is approved by he state he/she should have a prior license of being a real estate.

It is possible to be successful after being trained in real-estate . A successful business is possible if only if the professional habits are great. A person should be enthusiastic to lean as much as possible about real-estate business and how transact business in real-estate. One should be a good salesman to be successful in the business of real estate.

Personal relation should be maintained with clients and references should be found out. Once a client comes to an agent, he should be satisfied with the services provided so that the client gives a good feedback to any prospective buyer or seller. A great amount of skill is required to be successful in real-estate-business.

There are some books that are related to real-estate business and it is possible to learn from these books about being a successful real-estate-business. There are several online courses that provide training to become a successful real-estate agent. There are many people that are making a lot of money by being an agent in the business of real-estate. The brokers of real estate should be knowledgeable, kind, trustworthy and efficient. The skills to attract more customers should be known. Some suggestions from experienced real estate agents help in furthering the business of real estate.