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Jan 22 2009

All Signs Point to it Being a Good Time to Buy Vacation Real Estate

A few factors are making vacation real estate a smart decision .
- Mortgage rates are low
- Home prices are down
- Stock market is volatile
- Real estate has always, historically, rebounded
- Renting out your vacation home can help you pay for your investment
- Gone are the days of paying asking price or getting in a bidding war

If there is an area that you have always had your eye on now is a great time to consider buying your vacation dream home, especially when renting it out can help pay for it, if not more than pay for it.  In many areas of Hawaii prices are down 25%, in some resort areas of California prices have dropped nearly 50%.  Many ski resort areas may not be showing significant drops in listed prices but that doesn’t mean you won’t be paying less than you would have a year or two ago.
Vacation areas will always be in demand, whether it be for rentals or for purchasing.  Resort real estate is a great investment especially when traditional stock investments are so volatile.  If you thought you may have been priced out of your dream vacation home now is a great time to take another look.

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One Response to “All Signs Point to it Being a Good Time to Buy Vacation Real Estate”

  1. cindy23on 01 Feb 2009 at 9:31 pm edit this

    I was in Florida this past week looking for a vacation home! It is the perfect time.

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