For anyone that’s got a few extra dollars kicking around and who recognizes real estate for what it is – a cyclical investment that when bought and sold at the right times can be an excellent source of profitable cash flow.

There’s no question that there’s plenty of folks that have been devastated by their home going into foreclosure, but let’s look at the brighter picture, and that’s the fact that those with a keen eye for making money in real estate are taking advantage of these foreclosures. In fact, if you’ve never invested in real estate for the sake of selling it now’s as good a time as any.

Real estate cycles – it has highs lows and times of virtually no movement. The trouble is with all the doom and gloom about the number of foreclosures new investors may be missing an opportunity of a lifetime.

According to AJC.com  this weekend saw the sale of several foreclosed homes. A 7 bedroom, 4 bathroom house sold for around $200,000. How about $132,500 for a 2800 square food house in Georgia’s Gwinnett County? Now even the newest of investors can quickly visualize how an investment like this held for the right amount of time could result in a significant profit!

How can you get in on the action? Find out what’s coming up in your neighborhood. Foreclosures can be handled differently depending on where in the country they are occurring. Auctions have become a popular method of handling foreclosures. Many savvy investors walked from this weeks Atlanta auctions spending only a fraction of the value.

If you already own a home investing in a second or even a third home can significantly increase your wealth. Buy locally, buy in a part of the country you’d eventually like to live in perhaps in your retirement years, or just buy where the price is so good you can’t go wrong. Every community has its share of renters that need housing and all you need to do is hang on for the upswing to come again… and it will come…patience is the name of the game!