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I don’t recommend being a real estate investor…un-less you have a well-de-fined strategy, quantitative

goals and are dedicated to go by the numbers and not by unsup-ported advice or emotions.

My engineering training and 30 years of experience manag-ing high tech profit centers in Silicon Valley taught me how to analyze for the best return on investment in any mar-ket.

Today, the principles of analysis remain the same. Anyone can do it, however, one needs to be very disciplined and educated about the submarkets and products, or ride the coattails of someone who is.

The primary parameters for selecting the best investment markets are:•Rent to purchase price ratio•Population growth and inward migration•Employment growth and business climate•Housing affordability•Location•Cost of living•Rental market•Current and projected market conditions

Now that speculative investing for fast profit has gone the way of the last super-model, the wise investor is focused on cash flowing assets and safe harbors.

Are there markets that have weathered the down-turn well, are superior in many of the parameters above, and have had rela-tively calmer waters dur-ing these past few tumulus years? Indeed, my experience in more than 1800 unit transactions over 35 years

has revealed that Dallas / Fort Worth is one of the best real estate investment markets in the United States; that is why I chose it for most of my personal portfolio long term holdings.The strengths of Dallas / Ft. Worth are:•Business and financial capital of the South. •The highest rent per invested dollar for a major economic center in the United States, and therefore, the highest cash flow•One of the lowest risk and safest harbors in the United States for real estate•Lowest decline housing price from peak; the only US single digit depreciation met-ro•Fourth largest and one of the fastest grow-ing MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Area) in the United States. Projected to double population to 12 million by 2030•Broad-based economy that has had double the employment rate growth of the United States during the past decade

•No. 1 ranked business cli-mate in the United States•No state in-come tax• L e a d i n g MSA for cor-porate head-quarter relo-cations and expansions•Second lead-ing MSA in US for For-tune 500 cor-

porate revenue•Most affordable housing of top 20 cities ($116,000 median Q3 2011)•Central location in the United States at-tracts companies desiring time zone and distribution competitive advantages•DFW airport is the third busiest in the world•One of lowest cost of living major MSA’s, yet above average household income•Highest millionaire growth rate in the United States•Strong rental market (95% occupancy Q4 2011 for single family homes)•Very landlord friendly

Yes, the national economy crisis has affected even DFW, but not significantly compared to other MSAs. Texas is the sec-ond most populous state, so there are in-deed many home foreclosures, especially since there is such low housing costs and consequently a high percentage of govern-ment backed loans, but in spite of this, the Texas delinquency and foreclosure rate is relatively low compared to other states. I believe that these factors are another strong indicator of whether a metro has hit bottom yet, and that many cities and states have farther to go, so selecting the lowest risk metro is as important as seeking high current cash flow.

During the last two decades the appreci-ation average was about 5% per year. With a 5 to 1 leverage with 80% loans investors got a 25% return on their down payments in addition to the high cash flow. Histori-cally, the last economies to slow down, are the first to go back up.

I don’t know when DFW will start ap-preciating significantly again, but I believe it will be before many other areas, and our window of opportunity to invest optimally in any leading area may be shorter than we think.

In this economy I prefer to invest in homes over commercial and multifamily products because homes have more liquid-ity, are generally lower risk, appreciate faster, and one can build a “mutual fund” by buying in various neighborhoods rather

than putting a lot of eggs in one address. Even in a good region, one must be very careful though in selecting the right product, neighborhood and professional service and management team. Make sure you rely on resourc-es that have a lot of investment experience in that region.

If I’ve learned anything in investing, it is that variations

Why Dallas / Ft. Worth is One of the Best Metros in the US

in performance from the me-dian can vary tremendously in any general geographical area, and only experienced profes-sionals can help you minimize that risk. I believe that the wise will not wait and see, but act to grasp the best opportunities of our lifetime before they are gone.

by Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

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For more information and a special discount offer visit www.tomwilsonproperties.com or call 408.867.1867

Parachuting surely is a dif-ferent experience than

reading about it! Dallas Ft.Worth is a much

sought after real estate in-vestment city that you can read about, however, seeing it, having multiple experts teaching you, touring you, and being available to an-swer all of your questions on

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