Rental Rates Not So Reliable Anymore, huh?

So let me see a show of hands for everyone that has had their rent increase in the last 2 years…I can see the hands raising from here! It’s common to see and it doesn’t matter if you are in an apartment or a home, your rent will raise, it’s a fact!

Rent rates are not as reliable as you may think. I pulled this statistic out of the Seattle Times on Sunday:

Last year, the average rent in King and Snohomish counties for all apartments rose 8.6 percent, reaching $1,012 in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the most recent report from Seattle-based Apartment Insights Washington, which surveys 150,000 apartment units on a quarterly basis. Over the past two years, since the first quarter of 2005, rents have climbed 16.7 percent.

Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company

I have dealt with many individuals that have been scared to get into homeownership because they are afraid of their payment and rate increasing. Didn’t Einstein say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result??? Hmmm, so you continue to have rent increases and say that you don’t want a home because you don’t want it to increase…am I painting a clear picture.

Well maybe you say “I cant get into a home because I cant get financing” Ok, ok, ok…here’s what you are going to do, go to www.EmpireOptions.com, then review our program, then call me…presto! Answer to your problem!

We are helping countless families get into homeownership even though they have been turned down for financing. If you don’t understand how we can do this…go to www.EmpireOptions.com, then review…ok that’s enough. Seriously though, if you want to provide homeownership for yourself and your family, don’t wait…especially for your rent to increase. Get on the right path today, YOU can do it!


Dedicated to your financial success,


Kenton Becker
kentonb@empireoptions.com
Managing Partner / Lakemont Mortgage Specialist
License # 510-LO-36929
http://www.empireoptions.com/