An Introduction To Investing & Profiting

With Real Estate

There are many powerful reasons why real estate continues to be the choice investment vehicle for savvy investors. Here are some of the reasons why real estate should make up a substantial part of your investment portfolio:

• Real estate over the years has proven to provide a better return on capital than other investment types such as stocks and bonds.


• Real estate enables the investor to generate both residual income (from monthly rents) as well as capital appreciation as the property naturally increases in value over time.


• Real estate can be used intelligently to reduce your tax liability when you know how.

•    While global financial markets typically rise and fall together, there are always real estate hot-spots which means the real estate investor can make money in any and every economic climate. For example, at the time of writing the U.S. real estate market is stagnant, yet other real estate areas such as India have exploded due to fierce economic growth. The savvy investor understands and identifies real estate trends to maximise their returns.
  
  
• There are many different types of ways for the investor to put their money in real estate. From buying houses and apartments, to new builds there is something to suit everyone – increasingly, a greater number of real estate investments come with guaranteed returns (for example the developer offers a set rental return that can be anything from 5% to 2% and more).
  
  
• For those with a good line of credit, there are many “buy to let” type mortgages available for serious investors. This means it is often possible to control real estate equity with a small deposit amount and fund the rest through loans.
  
  
• Real estate can be a very reliable mode of providing for old age. Both government and private pensions carry substantial risk, but real estate investment allows you to own property that ultimately can provide for a nice nest egg for your old age.

These are just a few of the reasons to consider setting up your own real estate investment portfolio. This resource goes into a lot of detail on how to use real estate as a means of investment.