A Chance to Redeem Ourselves

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An article featured in Christian Science Monitor on March 23rd talked about the rise in foreclosures in the Boston, Mass. area. It seems that most of the city’s residences purchased homes during the beginning of the real estate boom in 2002. Now, “more than a quarter in Boston spend at least half their pay on housing.” (Source: Christian Science Monitor) Setbacks such as tax increases, corporate downsizing, a death in the family, illness, and job relocation have forced many of the homeowners in the Boston area to lose their homes to the bank due to foreclosure.

What does this mean to the real estate investor? Most of us are problem solvers. We find distressed homes and distressed homeowners and assist them by purchasing their house and fixing it up.

• The sellers benefit,
• The neighborhood benefits,
• We create jobs through our contractors who do the renovation, and as a result,
• The economy benefits.

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By finding areas such as Boston who are in the clutches of an economic slump and whose residents are being hit with so many foreclosures, real estate investors can once again hope to redeem their good name and step up to the plate.

Recently real estate investors have had the same unscrupulous reputation as used car salesmen. We’re regarded as shysters with dollar signs in our eyes. The house-buying and selling public would rather suffer through another month of mortgage payments than deal with an investor.

Areas like Boston, and the recently-ravaged New Orleans are prime opportunities for real estate investors as a whole to redeem the stigma we’ve been given. To make money and help the communities we invest in at the same time. To restore the good name of investors across the country.

Now is the time, fellow investors, to ride in as the Calvary and save the day! Not as the Black Knight arriving to take advantage of the unfortunate.

To read more about marketing to buyers and sellers, check out Rachel’s blog about all things real estate at http://www.bigcheesemarketing.com

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To your marketing success,

Rachel Young
Big Cheese Marketing