It is an interesting time in real estate—we stand on the precipice of the ending of a national foreclosure moratorium, interest rates are extremely low, the housing market
is red-hot, and the commercial market is still unpredictable. What should a real estate investor do now? While there are a number
of options that can lead to success, there is one caution—stay away from
whole loans.
Cautioning against whole loans almost goes against the very
nature of this blog, which promotes all profitable methods of real estate
investment. Whole loan trading and valuation is the very reason why I started
this blog and whole loan investing can be a great way to find hidden value real
estate. That said, the following are various reasons why whole loan investment
is not the best strategy in the current market: