The housing market in the US might be in a slump and many real estate investors would have no part of this market. But that’s the first mistake of novice investors. According to Open Press, , David Lindahl a millionaire in real estate says that politics is local and so is real estate and that investors need to ignore all those national headlines and start focusing on what’s happening in their own market.

If you’ve been thinking of getting into the real estate investment market you might want to read “Emerging Real Estate Markets: How to Find and Profit From Up and Coming Area, by David Lindahl, aka the “Apartment King.” Now here’s a man that really does know what he’s talking about!

You need to look around. Just as some area are experiencing business close down, high foreclosure rates, another area in the country could be experiencing the opening of new factories, an explosive commercial and residential market. You’ll never get rich playing the waiting game in the real estate market.

There are four market cycle phases to every real estate market. Every city in the US is in one of the stages at any given time. It begins with the entry into the growth phase, which lasts 1 to 3 years. After a period of rising prices and growth phase 2 is entered which is saturation, which is the bridge between growth and phase 3 Decline which is were you see flat values, low rents, and higher vacancy. Finally,  you enter phase 4, which is Absorption.

Absorption and the earliest part of the growth cycles are the best time for investors to jump in. As a new investor, it’s important that you learn to recognize these phases and make the most out of them.