Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Savvy investment in real estate gets you returns or mires you


Before the property bubble burst and even today, real estate was and remains an attractive investment option that offers high returns and is safe. However, real estate investment is not roses all the way. Several investors, lured by the fantastic rate of returns in property have rushed to invest in projects without taking the trouble to verify credentials. What has happened is that there are millions of square feet that got off the ground but were never completed. 

These properties are still at a construction stage and work has stopped in quite a large number of cases. Investors who hoped to reap rich rewards find their monies blocked and no solution on the horizon. These few might be considered luckly. In quite a few cases, investors found to their chagrin that the projects existed on paper and the promoters did a vanishing trick once they collected enough deposits.  You are lucky if you can find the builder or the broker and they are straightforward enough to offer a full refund.  On the other hand savvy investors made smart investments after careful scrutiny of the real estate project and the promoters. The projects  got off the ground and investors realized returns.

Never trust anyone, not beautifully printed catalogues handed out by builders or the sweet honeyed voice of brokers. It is your money. Take some trouble to visit the site, check  and make sure the project does exist and if you have doubts, have a lawyer carry out checks before you part with cash. 

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