Purchasing real estate is about more than just finding the right place to call home. As investing in real estate has become more popular, it's also become a common investment vehicle.
Although the real estate market has plenty of opportunities for big gains, especially in the Denver market, real estate is a lot more complicated to buy and own than investing in stocks and bonds. Owning property isn't always easy, but there are plenty of perks. Here are two major ways to invest in real estate.
If you’ve been buying and flipping or renting single family homes, you may want to look into apartment investing. Yes, I know, you think you need gobs of cash to buy apartments, when the fact is you can buy apartments with little or no cash out of pocket. I’ve done it, my students have done it, and you can do it, too!
Apartments operate on an economy of scale. If you have 10 units and one vacancy you are still 90% occupied. When you lost a tenant on a single family house, you are 100% vacant. Multiple units allow you to spread the risk around. Here are some great benefits that investor get with apartment and multi-unit investments: