Realtor Sofia

The message that resonated most from book was how your view on life and money can result in you either leaving behind wealth for your loved ones or an enormous amount of debt. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Having bad debt for most of my life, this became the driving force behind my motivation to invest in RE. I love my family and I’d never wish to burden them with my poor life choices and so, my priorities shifted into building wealth. Fortunately, I stumbled upon real estate! And finally, I’m on the right path, baby! 💃🏻 What about you? Are you on the path of building a free future for you and yours?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

You might be familiar with the term "vacancy" from Motel signs, which indicates whether any rooms are available. In real estate, investors look at vacancy rates to determine rental market conditions in an area of interest. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If your market has high vacancy rates, it's a red flag as it may indicate that the area isn't appealing to renters. Conversely, you'd want to invest in areas with low vacancy rates which indicates a larger number of renters find the neighbourhood desirable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Local amenities play a significant role in low vacancy rates. You'd find that more renters want to live in areas that offer an abundance of conveniences - grocery, retail, university, transportation; all of these contribute to the value of your rental.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Debt can be a powerful wealth-building tool, but there are times when it is harmful, of course. So let's fully understand the basics of Debt. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In simple terms, there is good Debt and bad Debt.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you are using Debt to finance your lifestyle, i.e. new phone, dress, watch etc... You are in BAD Debt. Your primary focus should only be getting out of the highest interest debt at once.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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On the other hand, good Debt is when you are borrowing at a lower interest rate, a mortgage, as an example and re-investing it to generate higher returns; you are leveraging Debt to build wealth. You should be mindful not to over-leverage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

In my experience, about 90% of the time, home buyers' minimum requirements are either homes built less than 5- 10 years ago or newly renovated, but most of the sellers do not want to spend money on renovations. This leaves investors with a vast potential to swoop in and design beautiful homes for a profit.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You'll want to determine your niche first; you don't want to buy a property and renovate it to luxury when the ARV (after repair value) will not cover your profit - speak to your agent about your goals.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You will need to consider the demographic, the buyers' needs, and the average value of homes in the neighbourhood.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

House hacking is when you live in a part of the home and rent out the rest. It's a great way to increase your net worth!
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-live for 🆓
-cash flow 💰
-equity 📈
-leverage 🏘️

Working for your money, instead of having your money work for you! You work for money so you can buy things, then work harder and longer so you can buy even more things. It's a vicious cycle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
"If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." - Warren Buffet

Two common responses I heard from buyer’s who decided to hold off buying last year:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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1. prices are insane now I’ll wait till next year when things cool off⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. real estate is not the best asset to invest in stocks are on fire!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The house in this image was purchased for $750K LY in the mids of pandemic and sold for over $1.3M last month!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Show me a stock that could give me a return of over $550K on an investment of $75k (10% down) in one year!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

It's No Secret. Real Estate is powerful for wealth creation and cash flow.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you are hesitant about starting now, ask yourself: "If I had my own Real Estate business, what would my balance sheet look like 10 years from now?"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This exercise may stun you with how much money you are losing out on by not starting today! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Ask yourself, What would you do differently today? And How will it benefit you if you started today? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There are opportunities to invest even in this market! DM if you want to be part of our newsletter for all the "deal" alerts.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

1. ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ ʀᴀᴛᴇ: Look for a decline in crime rate over the past 10 years. Crime rates in the city can tell you a lot about delinquencies. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. ᴠᴀᴄᴀɴᴄʏ ʀᴀᴛᴇ: Low vacancy rates mean people want to live in a particular area, so your property will likely rent out quickly, while higher rates mean the opposite.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3. ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ: A population growth is a positive sign that there will be more demand for housing. This growth could be due to several factors such as affordability, job creation or more.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4. ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ: New jobs created will attract more renters in an area and likely result in high-quality tenants contributing to your monthly income. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
5. ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ: This is another excellent factor to watch out for as growth in income leads to higher quality tenants.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
6. ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: What have been the contributing factors of historical appreciation in the area? Factor in how much appreciation you are expecting over the next ten years. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
7. ʀᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ: A rent growth is a fantastic metric to assess for your investment property. Consistent rent growth indicates a constant demand for rental properties.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

When shopping for a rental property, it is essential to calculate the following three metrics to determine if your investment will be profitable.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#1 Cash Flow: Will the income from rent cover all of your monthly expenses? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#2 Appreciation: Is the property located in a prime area that will see a good appreciation in 10 years? Or however long you intend to keep the investment.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#3 Return on Investment: Some real estate investors are happy with a safe and predictable CoC return of 7% – 10%, while others will only consider a property a return of at least 15%.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀