Downtown Seattle Undressed

Investing in Seattle Real Estate – Buy and Hold Vs. Lease Option

Let’s talk a moment about an hollistic approach to investing.

Not only do Sunny and I work in real estate, but we’re avid investors as well. We like to say that we are our own best clients. It’s true. The opportunities are endless, and working within this industry allows us first dibs on the best deals, often before such deals are formally listed on the open market. All this talk about the sky falling has gotten many people paralyzed with fear. To some, it’s a sign that they should wait it out, that they should do nothing…..to us, it means we simply need to shift our focus to where the opportunity is. I’m terrible at paraphrasing, but as the old saying goes, the best time to invest is when there is blood in the streets. Well, it hasn’t come to that in Seattle, at least not yet. With that said, if you work in Real Estate and are not buying at least 1-2 homes per year, especially now, then you may want to ask yourself why you’re here?

For those of you out there, agents or otherwise, who do invest in real estate and prefer it because it tends to yield much greater percentages than the average 5% certificate of deposit, etc., this is a discussion you most definitely will want to participate in.

Because of time restraints and the depth and intricacies of the subject of “Lease Optioning” property versus the traditional “Buy and Hold” method of investing, this will be a five-part series.

During this series, we will discuss the following-

• Risk and your Investments- Real Estate, Stocks, etc.
• How to develop and stick to an investment strategy (i.e., defining what you want to accomplish)
• The difference between “Buy and Hold” & “Lease Option” philosophies
• The beauty of lease Options (Three profit centers)
• How you can successfully locate, purchase and lease option your property

This is going to be fun. Stay tuned……