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Beginners Real Estate Investing Guide
Real Estate Investing - Ask
Questions Before Making an Investment
First Time Real Estate
Investor
Real Estate Investing - Planning
Your Investment Strategy
How to Find Real Estate
Investment Properties
Getting a Professional Home
Inspection
Large Profits From Inexpensive
Real Estate Repairs
Real Estate Investing - Costs
and Fees
Real Estate Insurance
and Risk Management
Real Estate Investment Risk
Part 1
Real Estate Investment Risk
Part 2
Getting The Best Return For
Your Investment
Creative Financing
For Real Estate Investors
Real Estate Investment Tax
Considerations
Real Estate Rental Properties
- Great Investment or Nightmare
Real Estate Foreclosures - Great
Deal or Headache
Flipping Real Estate for Profits
Slow Return On Real Estate
Investments
Negotiating for the Best Possible Real Estate
Deals
Real Estate - A Time to Buy and a Time
to Sell
Creating Your Real Estate
Investment Strategy
Investing and Growing
Your Real Estate Portfolio
Commercial Real Estate
Investing
Real Estate Marketing
Understanding Real Estate Law
Do You Need An Real Estate Agent?
What The Real Estate Mortgage
Lender Sees
Do You Have A Career In Real
Estate?
Rural or Urban Real Estate
Investments?
Real Estate Investing on the
Internet
Real Estate Investing
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Real Estate Investing - Introduction
Using Trusts as a Real Estate Alternative
There are many reasons why those who are interested in real estate investment
never get into it. For example, you might know that you want to invest in
real estate, but you are unsure as to which type of property you should invest
in, such as homes, commercial properties, or just land. You may also not
be sure that you have enough money for real estate investment.
You may not consider yourself savvy enough for real estate investment, or
you may be afraid of the risks involved. Whatever is holding you back, you
decide to wait, and you continue to purchase books and courses that teach
you about real estate investment.
There is one very important thing to remember. Those courses and such will
tell you how easy it is, but you are wise to consider the fact that if it
was really so easy, everyone would be doing it. You've probably heard that
real estate investing is very risky, and that is true, but there are alternatives
that lessen that risk.
You can literally purchase real estate, have it managed for you, and liquify
it anytime you want to...and it is easy. You can do this through a Real Estate
Investment Trust (REIT).REITs have been around for approximately fifty years
now, and this is one way that investors are able to own several properties,
in the commercial and private sectors, without having to worry about that
property, or their investment.
The great thing about REITs is that they are bought and sold just like stocks
are bought and sold on the stock market. All of the real estate in the trust
is managed by people who are very experienced in real estate investing, and
turning properties over for profit. All you have to do is invest, and sell
your REIT investment whenever you chose to.
Because an REIT conains many properties, it is very diversified. This makes
it possible for investors to get in at lower prices. The manager or the team
of managers, keep a close eye on the properties, and the value of those
properties, and quickly get rid of properties that are not earning money
for the trust. They then purchase other properties that have more profit
earning potential.
Dividends are commonly paid out to the investors, and they are very generous
dividends, which makes REITs more valuable to investors than stocks and bonds.
Often, the value of properties that the REIT owns increase in value, this
means that the investors benefit from both the increased value and the dividends.
This is something that you won't see with bond investments, and while bonds
have certain maturity dates, REITs do not.
While an REIT does greatly reduce the risk of real estate investment, there
is still some measure of risk involved. For example, if the real estate market
goes down hill, buildings become and remain empty for long periods of time,
making them unprofitable.
On the other hand, if you want to invest in real estate, but don't feel that
you are ready to invest in individual properties on your own, an REIT is
a great solution. It is especially attractive to those who have a lower tolerance
for risk, as well as those who don't want to be bothered with managing individual
properties.
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