Thursday, March 5, 2009

Is the Stock Market a Secure Place to Be?

Online Real Estate Purchases Made Easy

If you are new to the world of investing, it may be quite the scary world to get into.

Let's start by looking at the media hype. Those who are new to investing generally only have a couple of sources for their information – the newspaper, TV and Internet. Reading any of the stories about investing lately is more like reading the obituary page than anything else, quite depressing. It may have you even thinking that you should just put your money in a piggy bank and avoid investing altogether.

But, there is another option. If you understand the investing market a little more, you would know that while many markets are struggling, some of them are in a situation where you should consider buying them to see great returns down the road. One of these markets is real estate.

So, now is the time to do your research and make sure you know what to buy and when to buy it. But where can you get that research? Well you could go all over the place putting together bits and pieces to try and get a full picture of the economic climate or save yourself a lot of hassle by going to one place, REITBuyer.com. REITBuyer.com is a website that specializes in the real estate market. Their name even has the term REIT in it, which stands for real estate investment trust, one of those real estate investment options you are going to be looking into.

Through their website you can start with the basics. It will explain the REITs and other real estate investment options on the market in the education area of the site. Once you have a better understanding of the options out there you can move on to the other areas.

One of the ones you will want to keep an eye on is the latest REIT news feed. This is a feed that will bring in the newest and latest information on the market. Instead of you having to hunt it all down, it's a one-stop shopping option for information.

Once you know what is going on in the market and how to invest, you can even make your real estate investment trust purchases on REITBuyer.com since they are a full service investing real estate broker.

Once the purchase has been made, kick back and watch, as they will also help you keep an eye on your portfolio and track its progress.

You can also take advantage of many of the other tools they have on the site. For example, they have a blog that gives you a little more insight from the inside of the industry into what types of things may be happening in the sessions and months ahead that you may want to keep your eyes open for. This is a great way to get a jump on trends and make sure you are buying in time to reap the rewards of a smart investment decision.

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REITs – Buy Now, Sell High

With so many people panicking after this past year's investment woes, there are some great deals to be had in the investment world. One of the best ones out there is in the real estate arena.

A lot of people are reluctant to put out any type of money into investments right now, thinking that since it's a bad time, things must be getting ready to get worse and worse. Well in real estate, this is not possible.

Think about this for a minute. Unless it is going to sink into the ocean or completely disappear into a black hole, the property behind a real estate investment will always be around. Sure, it can lose money and have a tough time, but it will be around and still have value.

Another thing to keep in mind is right now, as many other investors are doing what you are doing and worrying, those who move forward and make a buy will be the ones who have the most to gain as the market starts to rise again.

It's like Albert Einstein said, "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity". While he may have been talking about science, it also works for the world of economics and investments. Sure we are in the midst of a difficult economic time when it seems every stock, bond and mutual fund has dropped through the floor and that any investment is doomed to fail. But, what if you look at the opportunity side of that. If you look around, the real estate market has bottomed out for the most part. That means the current opportunity is in investing in more of it and seeing a return on that investment.

Now that I have you thinking of opportunity, you may be thinking there is no way you will be able to afford purchasing properties right now. No one said you had to buy properties outright. Instead, why not purchase shares of property? This can be accomplished through real estate investment trusts or REITs. Being a part of a REIT allows you to purchase shares of a real estate development or real estate management company and still be in on the market without having to buy a whole property yourself.

In a REIT when the management group profits (through leases, rent or mortgage interest) at least 90% of that profit must be passed on to the investors. This will come in the form of a dividend. In many cases you will see a 6-10% return on your investment every year, as that is the average. In some years you may even see your real estate out perform the stock market.

Investing in REITs is easy. They are publicly traded and you can go to a website like REITBuyer.com to research the REITs you are interested in, look at their past, possible futures and even make the purchase all in the same place, as they are an investing real estate broker.

We're at a point in the economic tide right now where it's either time to make a move or stay out of the game. Only those who play can win.