When buying your next Colorado Springs home, an FHA loan may be a great option… even when looking to buy and investment property.

What is FHA?

According to the HUD website:

“FHA loans have been helping people become homeowners since 1934. How do we do it? The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) – which is part of HUD – insures the loan, so your lender can offer you a better deal.

• Low down payments
• Low closing costs
• Easy credit qualifying

What does FHA have for you?

Buying your first home?
FHA might be just what you need. Your down payment can be as low as 3.5% of the purchase price, and most of your closing costs and fees can be included in the loan. Available on 1-4 unit properties.”

FHA and Investment Properties

Most people get an FHA loan to purchase a single family home, condo or townhome in Colorado Springs and  surrounding areas. However, you can take advantage of the great things that FHA loans offer in purchasing an investment property, too!

FHA loans cover single family homes, condos, town homes AS WELL AS duplexes, tri-plexes and 4-plexes!

Read Also:

• Investment Properties for sale in Colorado Springs and Surrounding Areas – Tri-Plexes andDuplexes
• Colorado Springs Duplexes for Sale – All Areas

FHA Investment Property Loan Limits

In El Paso County (which covers Colorado Springs, Monument, Manitou Springs and Fountain) here are the following loan limits for FHA:

• Single Family, Condo or Townhome:  $325,000
• Duplex:  $416,050
• Tri-Plex:  $502,900
• 4-Plex:  $625,000

MOST 2-4 plexes in Colorado Springs are currently* well under these limits, so now would be a great time to buy an investment property in Colorado Springs with an FHA loan.

For more information on Buying a Colorado Springs investment property, contact the Wagner iTeam: 719.434.7525

For more information on qualifying for an FHA loan, contact Trace Lee, with Bank of America: 719.314.6032

*Prices as of 7/11/2009.

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Colorado Springs investment properties for sale can be a great way to take advantage of the affordable home prices and invest in the local and current real estate market. Tri-Plexes and 4-Plexes are a great opportunity to buy a property where the “rental risk” is spread out over more than just one or 2 units. Basically, if one unit is vacant in a 4-plex – that is just 1/4th of the total payment – compared to 100% (if you are a landlord of a single family home) or 50% (for a duplex).

Check Out:  Colorado Springs Duplexes for Sale – All Areas

Some people buy Colorado Springs investment properties as a way to save for their children’s college: any rents over the mortgage amount go toward savings, and when it comes time for the kid to go to college, they either sell (or refinance) the property and use the equity to pay tuition.

We know a few folks who did this, but instead of selling their 4-plex, they just refinanced it and moved their local-college-attending “College Kid” into one of the units. He helped maintain the property and had a place to live (away from Mom and Dad) that was WAY cheaper than renting somewhere else.

Below is an internal Colorado Springs MLS website that shows ALL available 3-plexes and 4-plexes for sale in Colorado Springs (and the surrounding areas of Monument, Fountain and Manitou Springs). These listings are updated 4x a day, every day, to ensure pricing and availability accuracy.

If you have any questions about any of these investment properties, please contact us at: 719.434.7525

Happy tri-plex and four-plex searching!

To view all the properties, click on the blue “Investment Properties” link below:

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Colorado Springs duplexes for sale can be a great way to take advantage of the affordable home prices and invest in the local and current real estate market. Some people can buy a duplex, rent out both sides and get some residual income from the rents. Other people choose to buy a duplex, live in one side and rent out the other – making house payments quite affordable!

Below is an internal Colorado Springs MLS website that shows ALL available duplexes for sale in Colorado Springs (and the surrounding areas of Monument, Fountain and Manitou Springs). These listings are updated 4x a day, every day, to ensure pricing and availability accuracy.

If you have any questions about any of these duplexes, please contact us at: 719.434.7525

Happy Duplex Searching!

To view all the properties, click on the “Duplexes For Sale” link below:

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The Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection has found some great duplexes (listed by various real estate agents) for sale in central and downtown Colorado Springs. Below you will find a list of these properties.

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For more information on any of these duplexes (vacancy rate, lease terms, full address, bedrooms, etc.) please contact the Wagner iTeam: 719.434.7525  or team@wagneriteam.com

*If you are driving around looking at these properties, PLEASE do NOT bother the tenants. If you are interested in purchasing any rental property, you MUST contact your real estate agent.*

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(*Photo From: http://flickr.com/photos/grantmac/340884007/
Uploaded on January 1, 2007 by jgrantmac Flickr.com)

The Colorado Springs real estate market offers more than just single family homes for sale. In fact, there are some great opportunities to buy a home AND make some monthly income in the process.

If you are thinking of buying a home in Colorado Springs, have you ever considered buying a duplex?

Buying a duplex in Colorado Springs could give you the opportunity to live in one side, and rent out the other side. The rent from the other side can cover part of your mortgage payment, offering you a great opportunity to build equity AND have lower monthly expenses.

Right now there are 64 Duplexes for Sale in and around Colorado Springs. Prices range from $68,000 to $500,000 and rents range from $300 per unit to over $1,200 per unit. (Unit = one half of a duplex.) Some duplexes are 1 bed 1bath units, while others can be 3 bed 2bath units with private garages. It all depends on where in town you are buying and how old the duplex is.

Most duplexes in Colorado Springs can be found in the central/downtown part of town, but you will also find quite a few for sale in Old Colorado City (west Colorado Springs) and the Southwest part of town (near Fort Carson).

If buying a duplex in Colorado Springs sounds interesting, and you would like to know more about what kind of financing is available for duplexes, you can call us and we will direct you to a lender that can help you get approved: 719.434.7525

If you are interested in searching for Duplexes for sale in Colorado Springs, check out our Residential Income Property Search. This search will include all types of residential income property for sale in Colorado Springs, including (but not limited to) duplexes.

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Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Wagner iTeam
The Wagner iTeam is a power team of Keller Williams Realty,
specializing in Colorado Springs Real Estate and Monument Real Estate
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