Today'ss real estate investment market - estimated at $300 billion - is full of opportunities for investors as properties are at all-time lows, rents are higher than ever and tighter lending conditions have placed an abundance of renters in the marketplace. InvestorLoft.com (http://www.investorloft.com), the first technology-driven real estate investment marketplace to effectively solve the challenges of identifying and analyzing investment opportunities, is committed to helping investors capitalize on this historic time.
Quality purchase decisions are fueled by qualified advice, states Walter Charnoff, CEO of InvestorLoft.com. Real estate investments are highly individualized decisions and InvestorLoft
allows investors to search on their terms and also connects them with qualified professionals to help them evaluate opportunities and complete transactions.
InvestorLoft was designed and built by financial, real estate investment and web development professionals to provide an easy-to-use technology. Although the selection process is highly
individualized, InvestorLoft has identified the key insights investors should consider before purchasing a property. Here are five criteria to consider when searching for real estate
investment properties - in addition to the 10 most-searched markets by InvestorLoft members during second quarter 2009.
5 KEY CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY
> Conditions - How much will it cost to turn the property or make it rentable
> Equity - Where is the property priced in comparison to market value
> Cash Flow 's38; Expenses - What is the estimated monthly cash flow once expenses (taxes, insurance, HOA, property management, etc.) are factored in
> Location - What is the location value Is there a high rental demand in the area Is the future economic outlook in the area stable What are historical vacancy
rates
> Appreciation - What is the area'ss growth rate Does the property have appreciation potential
TOP 10 MOST-SEARCHED STATES AND THEIR MOST-SEARCHED CITIES ON INVESTORLOFT.COM
> Arizona (Phoenix, Scottsdale)
> Colorado (Denver, Colorado Springs)
> Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, Miami)
> California (San Diego, Los Angeles)
> Virginia (Henrico, Alexandria)
> Maryland (Baltimore, Annapolis)
> Georgia (Atlanta, Marietta)
> Oregon (Portland, Beaverton)
> Missouri (St. Louis, Florissant)
Learn more about investment property in these cities and states (http://www.investorloft.com/investment-property).
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members to search for investment properties based on investor-centric criteria like cash flow, down payment and equity and then financially examines potential investment properties with
innovative analytics. To begin searching for a quality property today, log on to InvestorLoft.com (http://www.investorloft.com).