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There’s no doubt about it. Technology has totally revolutionized how real estate agents conduct their businesses. Remember back just a few years ago when agents had to rely on just the telephone and postal service to communicate with customers? And where our best form of exposure was the local newspaper or yellow pages?

Real Estate investors are flooding back to the market, buying residential pre-foreclosures at a 20-30% discount. Single family homes are the focus of most investor portfolios and residential properties seem to get all the media attention. Naturally, investors feel more comfortable buying what they know and avoid seemingly different or more complicated products. Fortunately for savvy investors, apartment buildings don’t get the press they deserve and common misconceptions scare main-stream investors away from these cash-flow monsters. Here are 6 of the most common misconceptions people have about investing in apartment buildings and the money-making truth.

If you have come across recent real estate market predictions and are contemplating whether you should venture in to it, then think again. You must know that the real estate market keeps on fluctuating constantly and there is no time of the year when you cannot find great properties for investing your money. There are few useful tips that you can follow for increasing your chances of success in the real estate market.

Financial management rate of return (or FMMR) is a return that was conceived (I do believe) by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (CIREI) and is taught to students seeking the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation. So I’ll give the CIREI the credit for the financial management rate of return with the reservation that I might be mistaken and it originated elsewhere. Fair enough.

With all things that are done intentionally as a real estate investor your education comes first. A real estate investing education is primary to your success in business, and in all circumstances there is an identifiable pattern of learning that leads from thought to action. When experiencing something new, first you hear about it or learn of its existence. Next you learn what it is. Then you learn how it works. And finally, you practice it, which is where experiential learning begins. This article is intended to discuss education, separate from experiential learning (but a little more on that below).

Here are some tips to help you budget when you build your own home.