Investing in Real Estate - Facts, Stats, and Inspiration

Invest in Real Estate FACTS, STATS, AND INSPIRATION

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AMERICA’S NUMBER ONE CHOICE FOR INVESTING IS

REAL ESTATE - BANKRATE.COM

IN FACT… YOU CAN BUY AN ACRE OF LAND ON THE MOON FOR

$29.99! - LUNARLAND.COM

IN 1867, RUSSIA SOLD ALASKA TO THE UNITED STATES FOR JUST $7.2 MILLION!

THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN

$37 BILLION TODAY! - INVESTOPEDIA

IN 1626, THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN WAS PURCHASED FOR

$24! - WIKIPEDIA

IN 2006, THE NYC GOOGLE BUILDING HAD THE HIGHEST MARKET VALUE AT

$1.8 BILLION! - WIKIPEDIA

IN 2014, MANHATTAN’S ICONIC SAKS FIFTH AVENUE WAS VALUED

AT A WHOPPING

- BLOOMBERG $3.7 Billion!

MORE THAN 7 IN 10 AMERICANS SEE OWNING A HOME AS A SAFE

INVESTMENT. YET… 36% OF US HOUSEHOLDS ARE

RENTER-OCCUPIED.

93% OF MILLENNIALS SAY THAT BOTH DISTRUST OF MARKETS AND LACK OF INVESTING KNOWLEDGE MAKE THEM LESS CONFIDENT ABOUT INVESTING.

- CNN MONEY

THE AVERAGE INVESTOR MORE CLOSELY

RESEMBLES YOUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR OR

COLLEAGUE AT WORK

THAN DONALD TRUMP

MOST INVESTORS ARE BEGINNERS…

ONLY 1/3 OF THOSE WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS INVESTORS HAVE

DONE MORE THAN ONE DEAL. - EQUIFAX

NEARLY 8 OUT OF 10 REAL ESTATE INVESTORS WISH THEY

HAD STARTED

(WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?) SOONER

TWO THIRDS OF INVESTORS SURVEYED SAY THEY’RE INVESTING FOR THE LONG TERM AND DON’T REALLY CARE ABOUT A SIX-MONTH HORIZON. - EQUIFAX

IN 2012, 1.2 MILLION US PROPERTIES WERE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT

PURPOSES. - REALTYTRAC

IN 2013-2023 THE NUMBER OF RENTER HOUSEHOLDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE BY

BETWEEN

4 - 4.7 MILLION - JCHS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY

DO YOU WANT YOUR CUT OF THAT ACTION?

THE AVERAGE INTEREST RATE FOR A 30-YEAR FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE HIT 3.31%....

THE LOWEST RATE ON RECORD – EVER.

- YAHOO

EVEN IF RATES PUSH PAST 5%, THAT’S STILL

EXTREMELY LOW HISTORICALLY.

WHILE MOST PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL AFTER THEY’VE BOUGHT THEIR FIRST OR

SECOND HOME TO BEGIN INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE…

...YOU COULD START MUCH SOONER THAN YOU THINK!

FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? I’D LOVE TO CHAT WITH YOU!

Theresa Bradley-Banta Award-winning real estate investment consultant. www.theresabradleybanta.com @tbradleybanta