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Article #194: Buying houses at discount prices

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Buying a house is the best way you can owner would not sell for the right offer.
create immediate equity. Gaining equity Although chances of finding someone to
through buying a house is something which sell there house through this method
is very easy to do, as long as you follow aren't very high, you can find great
these guidelines. deals by making offers that a home owner
If you are seeking to buy a house under might just take.
discount value you must have the right If you've been to auctions or looked at
mindset: properties which have not sold in a while
"The deal of a decade comes along about and are being no longer advertised,
once a week" follow up on them. After so much hassle
- Dolf De Roos, Real estate investor. of advertising the house and no sale, the
Houses being sold below market value are vender may be tempted to sell at a
out there, its just a matter of knowing discount.
where to look and the buying strategies Buying strategies:
you use. Instead of looking for properties to
So where can I find houses being sold for purchase, let the properties come to you.
a discount? Get your own add in your local Newspaper
Find motivated sellers. Some examples of saying something like," Serious property
these sellers are people who have buyer, wants to buy houses from motivated
experienced death, divorce, bankruptcy, sellers quickly". You'll be surprised at
the less intelligent, people who have the number of calls you'll receive.
deadlines, and are developers. Don't reveal all your cards, as in try
Bankruptcy/Foreclosure: not to say why you want the property or
When bankrupt an individual will have the how quickly you want to buy. Never make
option of selling their house to a third the first offer, let the seller make it.
party, most likely at a cheaper price Once the seller states their price tag,
than market value because they need the say you want twice the discount you want
money fast. If an Individual is bankrupt off their price. So for example, the
and the bank is the creditor, the bank seller says they will sell it for
will take the asset (the house) and have $100,000 and you want a 5% discount, (5%
a foreclosure sale. You will often find a of 100,000 = 5,000. 5,000*2 =10,000)
cheap price there as well. offer $90,000 and counter offer up from
Death: there.
Although this may seem like profiting of Staple a check for the deposit payment to
someone else's misery, its not really. If your next offer. If the seller
the house is not included in the persons countersigns the contract and banks the
will, it must be sold, someone has to buy check they have accepted the deal. The
it. If the deeds to the property are psychological impact of this tactic is
transferred to someone else there is amazing. This tactic shows the seller
often a good chance they will not want to that you are deadly serious about
hold onto it and want to sell it quickly. purchasing the property quickly. It is
Divorce: also very tempting to just bank the check
When couple breaks up things often get right now even though they will be
nasty and they both want to be separated selling the property at a discount.
as soon as possible. They will often Don't put emotions into the picture. Even
settle on selling their house for a lower if you are purchasing a house that will
price but quickly. be your home, just because you think a
Less intelligent: bathroom looks 'adorable' you must not be
Sometimes people are selling properties willing to pay any more than its worth!
with out the help of a real estate agent This especially applies at auctions where
and will not know the exact value of the atmosphere makes it very hard to not
their house. They will usually price bid.
their houses too high because of Can I loose the equity that I have
emotional attachment to it. On the flip created:
side they might be ignorant of the real Yes, but not likely. If you are savvy
market value and sell it for less than about it you can time your purchased
its worth. property to gain even more equity from
Deadlines: appreciation of the housing market in
Often the best place to find deals. addition to creating immediate equity.
People with deadlines need to sell their Increase of real estate value by
property quickly. They may be going percentage in Australian Districts
overseas or need the money fast. Almost As we can see from the graph, housing
all people with deadlines will sell their prices eventually all go up due to
houses at a discount. increasing demand.
Developers: (Picture found here)
In some circumstances property developers The only time you can loose money is if
may have over extended themselves on a you sell. If you never sell you will
project and need to cut their loses. You never loose money. You may loose equity
can pick up discount houses from their when the market goes into recession, but
mistakes. eventually as population and demand for
Always ask why the house is being sold so housing increases the property you have
you can determine whether the seller is purchased will appreciate. If you are
motivated or not. looking to continuously gain equity you
Other sources must purchase in high capital gain areas.
Great places to look are under the When the market is booming try to
classified section in the newspaper, look purchase properties for a 5%-10%
for things like "Urgent" or "Heavily discount.
reduced". What I love about ads under the When the market is flat try to purchase
classified section is that real estate properties for a 10%-15% discount.
agents are not often involved. This is When the market is in recession try to
good because real estate agents will purchase properties for a 15%-30%
often try to push up the price of a discount.
property so it is above market value. Now that you've purchased your house or
People without real estate agents often home for a discount and gained equity,
do not know the true market value of you should consider using the equity
their property. you've created. After all its just
Just because there isn't a "For Sale" sitting in your home doing nothing unless
sign on a house does not mean the home you use it!






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