In times of market turmoil like we're experiencing today, having unbiased research has always proven to be the difference between winning and losing. It helps you find hidden ports in the economic storms; it removes emotions and reveals opportunities that others can't see.
We base this 100+ page detailed research report solely on the true future economics of a town. We don’t care what it did in the past, we only care about where you are going to get your biggest returns in the future... If you have ever wondered where the best places to invest in Real Estate are, based on the long term economic fundamentals, and have not had the time to complete all your Due Diligence... well wonder no more.
Your Real Estate portfolio (even if it is just one property) is substantial, easily hitting the hundreds of thousands of dollars. That means that one piece of research can impact your profitability to the tune of thousands of dollars, just by pointing you in the right direction, cutting through the emotions of the market and making sure that you aren't being 'sold' again. A small investment into a research report focused on the economic fundamentals in your target region is one of the smartest ways to ensure you are making the right investment decisions whether you are thinking of buying, selling or holding.
The results in this report have surprised and shocked many with which towns make the Top Investment Town list and which towns do not. Despite this initial shock, the research has always proven to be right for long term performance, making informed investors a lot of money over the years. The new 2010 - 2014 edition of the report will prove to do the same for those who use it.
This special research study analyzes the current and future prospects for real estate investment opportunities and identifies the best places in British Columbia for long-term real estate investing. The top regions identified in this report are poised to outperform other regions over the next 5 years, helping sophisticated investors get better performance on their investments.
Just think, even if you had access to all of the data and the key contacts and databases, this research on your own could easily take hundreds of hours of your time. All this research has been completed for you by the hand-selected research team trained to look for long term economic indicators that will drive Real Estate Values.
All the towns in the report were chosen for their long term potentials, not short term speculative market runs. So you can be assured that you are basing your decisions upon long term proven fundamentals and not short term market fluctuations. In fact, each of the cities and towns in the report has their own section that details the research and key numbers for the region.
Methodology of The Detailed Research...
Many sources were consulted in order to provide you the most comprehensive information. These included a variety of research reports published by Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Statistics Canada's most recent census information available at the time of printing, Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Canadian Home Builders' Association, City and Regional Real Estate Boards, local economic development offices and the Office of Budget and Management.
Additionally, real estate investors and realtors© who were well acquainted with particular cities and towns were consulted to provide 'real time' and 'on the street' experiences that may be more applicable than government statistics can provide. This triangulation of data collection is anticipated to provide the reader with the most comprehensive information to form their investment strategies.
This report is usually updated every couple of years. However, the fast paced BC market has been moving, changing and evolving even quicker than normal economic and historic patterns, prompting a re-examination of the research.
Please note that these towns were chosen for their long-term potential not short term speculative market runs. With the exception of some of the statistics, the fundamentals do not change dramatically on a year to year basis.
The towns have been recommended as good places in which to invest based solely on the current data available. These are areas where investors should investigate buying and hold as rentals. Homeowners with long term hold positions can also use this report to identify regions in which to live. They are towns with a future, not just a past.
Remember, with every real estate purchase, you must do you due diligence by thoroughly and independently researching and verifying all the information available on the town and even more specifically the property itself.
There are always good deals in every market. Conversely, no matter how hot the market, there will always be properties that don't do well. The way you avoid owning one of these underperformers is to follow a proven investment system that forces you to ask the tough questions while ignoring market hype and misinformation-- This report provides you with the research you require.
The first level of investigating a town begins with the underlying economics. As a base from which to work, we begin by analyzing many cities and towns across the province using the REIN™ Goldmine Scorecard (questions listed below). The answers to these questions help to narrow down the list to a smaller number of potentials. We then spend the majority of our time investigating these selected regions. The results of these further investigations lead to the report you have in your hands.
Even if a city or town of your choosing does not make the REIN™ Top Investment Towns list, does not mean that you cannot do extremely well in your chosen region. To investigate any region in the country for long term potential it is imperative that you use the following questions as a base from which to work, as it will allow you to cut through any misinformation that may surround your target market.
It is also important to note that current market conditions are not signs of what the future market will hold, only the economics supporting a market can tell you what the future potential is. Here is a list of questions investors need to ask themselves before making real estate decisions.
In this special report, the following long term key fundamentals were analyzed in-depth:
- Is the area’s average income increasing faster than the provincial average?
- Is the area’s population growing faster than the provincial average?
- Is the area creating jobs faster than the provincial average?
- Does the area have more than one major employer?
- Is the area in the RBC Affordability Index Hot Zone (25% to 39%)?
- Will the area benefit from an economic or real estate ripple effect?
- Has the political leadership created an economic growth atmosphere?
- Is the Economic Development Office progressive and helpful?
- Is the area’s infrastructure being built to handle the expected growth?
- Are there any major transportation improvements in the works?
- Is the area attractive to Baby Boomers’ lifestyle?
- Is there a short term problem occurring that is slated to disappear in the future?
- Is there a noted increase in labour and materials cost in the area?
The answers to these questions provide a base from which to work while analyzing any region in BC. Especially during today’s market turmoil and mixed economic signals this pure economic focus is critical.
Some of the resources used to compile the information for you to use came from reports costing $1,000's of dollars (yes, one report alone cost $2,500)... don't worry; that’s not what it will cost you to get this report. (the impact of this research can provide you significantly more value than just a few thousand dollars) Short of the property you may choose to buy, the cost of this report will give you the next biggest return on your investment.
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To add more additional perspective to these detailed research reports, Don has been interviewed on a number of news programs and we posted one here for you -- Enjoy