Chapter 11
Investing in Real Estate
In This Chapter
Looking at the attractions and drawbacks of real estate investing
Understanding what it takes to become a successful property investor
Discovering simple and profitable ways to invest in real estate
Exploring some hands-on real estate investments
Avoiding bad real estate investments
If you’ve already bought your own home (and even if you haven’t), using real estate as an investment may interest you. Over the decades and generations, real estate investing, like the stock market and small-business investments, has generated tremendous wealth for participants. (See Chapter 2 for more on the rate of return from various investments.)
Real estate is like other types of ownership investments, such as stocks, where you have an ownership stake in an asset. Although you have the potential for significant profits, don’t forget that you also ...
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