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Buying a home as a real estate investment is not the same thing as buying a home to be your home.  You will be looking for different things as an investor than you would be as someone seeking their dream home.  This change of perspective is essential if you want your investment home to turn out to be everything you'd hoped for.

Identify What You Want

First of all, what are you hoping to get out of your investment home?  What type of profit are you looking for?  How soon are you hoping to get it?  These are the types of questions that you need to be asking so that you can target your search for this home appropriately.  You don't want to go in with the vague idea of wanting a real estate investment because then you could end up with the type of investment you don't want.

Price

How much money do you want to spend on this investment home?  How much you invest in real estate in this market is up to you because there are so many options right now, but you should go in knowing your ceiling.  Investments don't always work out the way you want them to, so you need to choose an amount that you can afford to lose. 

Location

You may not care where this home will be located, or you may have the perfect location in mind.  Either way, get as clear as possible about the specific area or the specific type of area that you want this home to be in. Check out any areas before you buy.  You want to know if the neighborhood is increasing in value, or if it is headed the other way fast. 

Condition

You always want to look at the condition of a home.  You can choose to go after a home that is already in near perfect condition if you want the low maintenance approach to real estate investing, or you can find one in need of some major repairs if you're willing to get your hands dirty to turn a huge profit.  Know the condition of a home before you buy and what that will mean for you as an investor.

Know What You Can Risk

Throughout this process, you want to be aware of what you are willing to risk.  This can be in terms of money, time, effort, or all of the above.  Every real estate investment carries with it an element of risk, so you need to choose a risk that you can live with, even if that risk goes south.  Look for the level of risk that suits both your resources and your personality so that you don't end up regretting your decision to buy an investment home.

These are the things that you want to look for in an investment home.  The criteria that you go by are more basic than if you were purchasing a home to live in, but each criterion is incredibly important.  Everyone knows what happens when you make a bad real estate investment. 

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