Is Now a Good Time to Invest in Real Estate? A Houston Investor's Honest Answer

Ask anyone on the street whether now is a good time to invest in real estate and they'll find a reason to say no. Buyers market? No buyers. Sellers market? No deals. Interest rates up? Too expensive. Rates down? Too competitive. I've been investing long enough to watch this cycle repeat itself several times over, and here's what I know for certain: it's always a good time to buy real estate if you know what you're doing.

Round and round, and at the end of the day; Its always a good time to buy as an investor. You have to be willing to duck and dive, swerve and move with what is happening around you.

I don't advertise that I buy houses, other than to every person I meet. I don't bother with internet ads or bandit signs. That stuff leads to work, and I am an investor not a go-for. I set myself up a system so deals come to me. Its not in MASS so I am not looking through 3-5 deals a day searching. I maybe look at 3-4 deals a week. Out of those I usually will pick up 1 or 2 a month, at the most. But keep in mind, these deals are fantastic;

(recent deal *close tomorrow)

Here's What a Good Houston Real Estate Deal Actually Looks Like

4-2-2 on a Houston corner lot, with detached 3 car and 1-1-with a sleeping loft.

75k purchase

25k rehab (pier and beam raised 6" for future maintenance and updates like paint and countertops)

180k ARV

1550.00 per month rent main house

750.00  per month on detached apartment

2300.00 Gross income

This is one I am going to add to my portfolio instead of flip, but is typical of the type of income (hold or flip) that I do. Houston home values continue to grow.

(recent deal *close the 29th)

3-2

60k purchase

10k make ready

125k ARV

1400.00 per month rent

This one is a Houston Texas flip. The numbers on a hold would make sense, but its in an area that I don't want to drive to; again...I only do the deals the way I want. 

It takes time, its frustrating, and the more demanding of a deal the longer/harder it will be. But its worth it. The deals are out there. And one good deal is worth 10 okay ones, and for me I would rather have the free time that enticed me into being an investor in the first place.

Good deals exist in every market. The difference between investors who find them and investors who don't isn't timing, it's knowledge, relationships, and knowing exactly what you're looking for before you ever look at a number. That's what I help serious investors build.

If you're ready to stop waiting for the perfect market and start finding deals that actually work; let's talk.

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