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Friday, July 13, 2012

How Much Money Do You Need To Invest In Real Estate

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With volatility returning to the stock and bond markets over the last few years, many investors have turned to hard assets such as real estate as a way to shield themselves from the market's madness. The temptation to do so is certainly strong. Thanks to the continued mess in the housing market, prices on all types of real estate are getting lower and lower. Those low prices have made it easier for average people to add these assets to their investments.
However, given the number of choices and ways to go about investing in the asset classes, finding out where to begin or how much capital one needs is a daunting task. Luckily for you, Investopedia has taken some of the painful guess work out of figuring out where to start. In this article, we’ll look at some of the choices available and familiarize you with how much capital it takes to get started. First created in the 1960s as a way to allow regular retail investors to participate in the commercial real estate market, REITs are some of the cheapest and easiest options for adding real estate to a portfolio. These securities are traded on the major exchanges like stocks and invest in real estate directly, either through properties or through mortgage investment. Some REITs will invest specifically in one area of real estate or in one geographic locationIn exchange for offering investors high-dividend distributions, REITs receive special tax considerations and offer a highly liquid method of investing in real estate. ... Continue to read.
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  1. Real estate is very powerful industry and people invest money in this sector to secure their future. Above photos are really nice and this kind of properties are best for people for investment.

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  2. It depends on how much can you risk when you plan on investing in the property market as well as how much do you only have to start such kind of investment. arizona real estate continuing education classes

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