The days of making tens of thousands of dollars in a short space of time with real estate investing are long gone. However, that is not to say that there is no cash. You just have to remember to set your sights a little lower when it comes to profitability. You should also plan what is the best course of action for the property in which you invest. On this page we are going to look at three ways you can make money with real estate investing. It is worth noting that there is no better option when it comes to making money for a property. As I mentioned before; you will have to choose the best option for your own personal circumstances.

resale of the property

When most people invest in real estate, this is the first option that comes to mind. The idea of ​​this method is to do one of two things:

The first option is to ‘sit’ on the property for a while and wait for the market to go up a bit. This is not the most preferable method because you obviously won’t make any money in the meantime and it will take a while for the market to rise to the point where you want to make a little money after all the fees have been paid. Serious real estate investors will not go this route. If you don’t want to make improvements to your property and want to go this route, I suggest you opt to rent your property out for a while.

The second option, and perhaps one of the most fun, is the idea of ​​buying a property and then renovating it a bit. You’ll be surprised how much a property’s value will increase with just a couple of small changes. The wonderful thing about this option is that properties that are not in the best condition are quite cheap since very few people want to buy a property that needs a lot of work. However, the downside to this method is that you will have to work hard to minimize renovation costs in order to maximize profit. This means that you will probably have to carry out the vast majority of renovation work yourself. That being said, if you can do things right, you can make thousands of dollars in profit in just a few short months.

Reselling a SOLO property is ideal for those who want to get cash back as soon as possible. The vast majority of people will actually avoid renovating the property simply due to the fact that it is not always guaranteed that they will make a profit on the sale. After all, the price you sell your property for depends on what the current real estate market is like. For example; If the real estate market falls while you’re renovating your home or commercial property, then you’re going to make a loss, and this is obviously not ideal.

rental property

This method is the most preferable for most real estate investors. This is because, if done correctly, you will be able to generate a significant amount of cash each month with almost no effort (more on that soon). The problem is that you are not going to make money as fast as you would from selling the property, but many people make a fairly steady income just by renting out property.

As I mentioned earlier, the main benefit of renting a property is the fact that you will earn money every month. If the property is priced right, much of this cash will be profit (that is, after the mortgage and any other fees that need to be paid). The downside is that if your property isn’t currently renting, and it won’t be all the time, then you won’t be making any money. This means that you have to take action. The vast majority of investors will contact a property management group that will take care of all of that for them. However, you should be aware that the administration fee will often be quite high and will really affect your profits.

Remember, if you want to start renting property, you need to be aware of the various laws that currently exist in the country. Many of these can make first-time homeownership quite difficult (and expensive), so do as much research as possible before diving into this option. This is certainly one of the best ways you can make money in real estate investing, but it’s probably one of the hardest.

Real Estate Commercial Activities

This is not the most popular option for real estate investing, as you will need to own a certain type of property for this to work. Basically, you will turn your investment property into a “money maker”. For example; you could open a bed and breakfast or a hotel. You typically don’t invest in real estate to open any other business, as you’re not looking to make money from real property, although you will if you go down that path.

You have to realize that it is almost a full-time job to go down this route of real estate investing, since you will have to run a business that will take up a lot of your time. Of course, you can hire staff, but that will cost you a considerable amount of money. This option is not recommended for ‘first time’ investors as it is very difficult to make cash.