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Land
The Forgotten Investment ...
I don't know
about you, but I live in Toronto (Canada) and growing up there used
to be a lot of vacant land. As some of this land became developed
my grandmother use to say ... "where are all these people coming
from?" I look at the way the city is growing "out" and kick myself
for NOT remembering that comment and as I started my career instead
of buying the nice cars, etc, decided to invest in even one or two
of those many land plots.
When we think
about "real estate" investing, our first thoughts go to buying some
form of income property. However, the "forgotten" investment for
a great many of us is LAND. Now I could see why that would be. We
want the quick turnaround where we flip a place and make a bit (well
hopefully make a bit) and pocket some cash. Nothing wrong with that
at all and of course it is the way we have been raised. Buy a house
add a little basement apartment and BINGO you not only have a house
worth x-amount of dollars, but you have turned it into quite an
interesting prospect where someone can get two rents for the cost
of one place. Many people like you and I do this and are making
a comfortable living at it.
Land isn't as
attractive to some, because all it does is sit there until you do
something to
it, or someone else decides they want to do something and are willing
to buy it off you. Many people think of land this way because it
isn't a quick way to make a buck. Based on some of the things I
have seen happening ... think again.
My mom lives
up in Kearney, Ontario, population 500. A little over a year ago
this gentleman comes to Kearney with the idea of resurrecting the
old ski hill and turning Kearney into a little ski resort town.
GREAT IDEA!! It will certainly help boost the economy all year round.
News spread
like wildfire and something happened. Property values jumped in
a huge way, vacant land that didn't have a for sale sign on it suddenly
did, and investors were jumping on the band wagon. NOT because they
were buying up homes left, right and center. I mean some were yes,
but with a population of 500 there aren't a lot of homes to be had
up there. They were looking at the THE LAND!
Again, there
isn't a lot in Kearney. A General Store, two little snack bars,
a Post Office, LCBO, and I think now there is a ATV Rental place.
There is a huge potential there to buy up the land and do one of
two things:
1. hang onto
the land until some developer sees that your land is exactly where
they have decided to build timeshare condo's, a strip mall of some
sort, or even a golf course
2. if you have
the money, develop the land yourself.
It will sell,
especially in an area that is being developed.
The point I
am trying to get across here is YES there are some times when you
buy a piece of land, it will just sit and could sit for awhile before
someone takes notice of it. However, if you keep your eyes open,
and purchased land in the right areas ... then it could pay-off
a lot sooner than not.
Instead of looking
at the obvious places, Toronto for example and seeing where and
how the city is sprawling. Take a path of least resistence. You
can bet if you are looking at how a city is growing, you are not
alone. So, look out of the area. Go further up the highway. Look
for places like Kearney for example, that are small but are going
to be developed and of course set for growth. Do your HOMEWORK.
Check out the developer and see what has been passed through the
local Council and see if there is any sort of plans place by the
developer for the go ahead and perhaps there are even timelines.
There are all
kinds of Land Investing Opportunities out there. No they don't fall
into your lap, and take a little researching ... but if researched
properly and planned you could turn a vacant piece of land into
a good cash cow for yourself!
Throughout this
website you will find information in the form of articles covering
a wide variety of land investing "things you should know." There
is also information about different areas of the world that will
provide you with a more global land investment insight a of the
"lay of the land" sort to speak. The way to find a good land investing
opportunity is to find out what is going on in a specific area or
country.
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