how to invest in real estate
some of the most common ways to invest in real estate include homeownership investment or rental properties and house flipping one type of real estate investor is a real estate wholesaler who contracts a home with a seller then finds an interested party to buy it real estate wholesalers generally find and contract distressed properties but don t do any renovations or additions the earnings from investment in real estate are garnered from revenue from rent or leases and appreciation of the real estate s value according to attom which oversees the nation s premier property database the year end 2021 u s home sales report shows that home sellers nationwide realized a profit of 94 092 a 45 3 return on investment up 45 from 64 931 in 2020 and up 71 from 55 000 two years ago 3real estate is dramatically affected by its location and factors such as employment rates the local economy crime rates transportation facilities school quality municipal services and property taxes can affect the value of the real estate offers steady incomeoffers capital appreciationdiversifies portfoliocan be bought with leverage