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Plans for retirement are important to start thinking about during your career. There are many ways to plan for retirement by investing your money. You can invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or real estate. In recent years, more investors have been reaching for the real estate industry. Investors purchase homes and rent them to tenants, creating a stable form of income with little expenses. Real estate isn’t always easy to invest in, but it is more stable. Stocks have the tendencies to rise and fall with investment trends over the course of a year; however, a rental property with a locked in lease generates predictable and stable income. This is ideal for risk adverse investors, or investors who are getting a later start in building their portfolio. There are many opportunities to invest in real estate. The first of which being crowdfunding . This new concept is to split up the cost of a venture (or in our case, property) into sections and having different investors purc...

Home prices and exchange rates play a huge role in the number of Canadian's who own homes in Florida. Over a half million Canadians call Florida home and that number is continually growing. Follow the link for more details.  SI Real Estate offers highly personalized, multilingual, full-spectrum real estate purchase and sales services . We are a boutique for sophisticated investors , select owners or renters who may be upgrading locally, or those making traditional relocations . We also provide turnkey landlord and tenant management. Blending comprehensive insight into the Tampa Bay area with international perspectives for a worldwide clientele, we like to think that “SI Real Estate is Global Real Estate in Every Way!”  http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?id=289951  

• Long term Investment According to Realty Times ,” An average appreciation rate during normal times is around 6.5 percent a year. That means if you buy a home for $100,000, in just ten years you will have a home that could feasibly sell for around $174,000” • Personal and Community Stability Owning a property creates a sense of community and accomplishment. People take better care of property; have higher graduation rates and lower crime rates in more stable communities with large percentages of homeowners. • Tax-Breaks Tax benefits are a huge asset to many Americans, you can deduct mortgage interest, and there are tax credits and money back for making energy efficient upgrades. These breaks might not seem like a lot at first but for middle income families they can add up fast. • Benefit to Economy and Job Growth According to Houselogic , “For every two homes sold, one job is created in the U.S.” Each housing purchase is estimated to generate $60,000 towards economic act...

Although U.S. real estate prices have taken a hit during the troubled economic conditions, there are reasons to cheer if you are looking for diversity in your investment portfolio. While the discounted prices may not be good for short-term investors who wish to purchase real estate in a booming economy and then immediately resell it for a profit, investors with a long-term vision see bigger opportunities. With the ever changing conditions of the U.S. real estate market, right now appears to be the best time for bargain hunters to grab cheap properties that will grow in value over time. According to “Three reasons for cheer for the overseas property investors” published by Assetz Property News Services, “whenever the recovery may come, be it in the next few months, not until the end of the year or even well into 2010, the acquisition of something for a low price now may look like a very good deal in 2014 or 2015.” With evidence of U.S. market conditions turning around, investment decisi...

Student housing makes up the majority of costs when sending a child off to school. Instead of giving more of your money to the University or landlords, why not invest in Tampa real estate market and produce an income? SI Real Estate can assist you in locating a real estate property for your eager student that will provide safe, affordable housing, while at the same time contributing to your family’s investment portfolio and build your student’s credit while they are still in school. Now is an excellent time to take advantage of the real estate market’s drastically reduced prices and our historically low interest rates. An investment in a condo or townhome now could prove to be a valuable asset four, five, or six years in the future, after the degree is earned. Make graduation not only a joyous occasion, but also a lucrative one! Why not join the savvy investor minded families who are enjoying real estate investment properties? After graduation, rent your property or sell in for profit...

When the real estate market started to take a downturn a couple of years ago, foreign investors started to shy away from investing in the United States. All of that has changed in the last year with the rise of bank-owned homes and properties on the market at unbelievable prices sparking interest from local and international real estate buyers. This coupled with the weakened U.S. dollar against the strength of the Canadian dollar, the Euro, and the pound which makes foreign investors' money stretch farther than it ever has before in today’s buyer's market. Tampa, Florida has always had active, powerful interest from international real estate investors, visitors and buyers. Right now, many are ready to take advantage of the foreclosure prices to buy a second home for vacation, for a child to attend the University of Tampa or the University of South Florida, or even for the abundant buyer opportunities that are available in the Tampa Bay area. “Much of Tampa Bay’s international p...

Existing homes, condo sales improve in Tampa Bay (edit/delete) With the abundance of interesting press regarding the housing slump, there has been a significant increase in optimism and market conditions in the Tampa Bay real estate arena. SI Real Estate calls it our "Shimmer of Hope" for the Tampa Real Estate Market. The experts have been chiming in and we are listening. From the nationally respected Jim Cramer and Dave Ramsey, to all of our local real estate market experts here in Tampa Bay, the news is refreshing and could not have come at a better time. Jim Cramer states that the "The Florida market is the template for all of the recovering real estate markets, being a year ahead of the rest." He further says that Florida is in this position because Florida builders stopped construction 2 years ago, which allowed for an earlier bottom. The inventory has NOW begun to go pending and sold. Let's face it folks, we are headed for brighter days. In partic...

Greetings! Well it finally happened! The US dollar has finally slipped to a record low against the euro ($1.54/1€), breaking the $1.50 barrier that seems to have an emotional, as well as an economic, impact on the US. The US dollar is doing even worse against the British pound, which is up to about $2.00/1₤. The surge in foreign investment in the US real estate market shows how this currency change has not gone unnoticed abroad. Foreign investment in real estate has been flowing in from all over the globe, including a great deal from Candan, Europe, and Russia & South America. Foreign investors are seeing their buying power increase in the US and have started to capitalize. And when it comes to purchasing real estate in the US there is no place like Florida. The Sunshine State has attracted overseas real estate buyers who are looking for both investment properties, as well as buyers who want to purchase vacation homes for their own enjoyment, taking advantage of reduced prices and...

Whether you realize it or not, globalization is effecting nearly every aspect of our lives. The real estate market is no exception. With international boundaries becoming less and less constraining, the market that investors can participate in has become a great deal larger. With the recent decline in the value of the dollar, the US real estate market has become more attractive than ever for foreign investment. Here at SI Real Estate in Tampa, Florida, we have noticed a significant increase in the amount of interest from over-seas investors. The real estate experts here at SI Real Estate have the ability to work with domestic and foreign investors alike to facilitate solid investment property transactions that can lead to a more diversified and more profitable investment portfolio. The Tampa Bay area is filled with wonderful real estate investment opportunities, and nobody knows the Tampa Bay real estate market better than SI Real Estate! This article is just one example of how Europea...

Greetings! Here is a great article we came across written by Blanche Evans. We are passing it along to you because she did such a great job of stating important principles of real estate in very basic terms. This is knowledge we can all use to make smart home-buying decisions. Enjoy! Best Wishes, The Team at SI Real Estate Six Signs It's Time For Home Buyers To Buy If you're waiting for signs of a housing bottom, join the club. Nobody blows a whistle and say, "It's time to buy!" That's why market timing is an art, not a science, but you can improve your odds of buying wisely. First, stop paying attention to the national media. Fear has sidelined buyers even in good markets, and that's exactly when you need to take advantage -- before other buyers wise up. Second, be ready to pounce when you see the home you want. The time is right to buy when you see these signs in your marketplace: 1. Inventories start to decline. That means that the best buys are leavin...

From a buyer’s perspective, the Florida real estate market is in a great position to allow investors to get in on the ground floor of a wonderful real estate opportunity. With a wide selection of favorably priced homes to choose from, buyers have a great position of strength. Sellers are motivated !!! With the inevitable influx of baby boomers and other newly relocating families to Florida, the current real estate inventory will certainly turn over . Net result: home values start to increase in price and appreciate once again in value. It has also been our observation that many European investors are expressing great interest in our local market. We are getting the sense that foreign investors are able to make a more objective analysis of our market, without being influenced by all the negative media that swirls around the market’s downturn. The lesson here is when it comes to using one’s money to invest in any sort of market, it is necessary to be able to see the forest through the tr...