Someone said to me the other day, “since we are in a recession, give me one good reason why I should invest in real estate?”  

It caught me off guard , I couldn’t even answer the question because it was just too overwhelming to me .  I couldn’t see how someone could be so naive.  But now that I’ve gained my composure back, I would like to answer that question with not just one reason, but with 50! 

But before we get into this, I want to touch on just a couple of things.  Real estate investing consist of several investing strategies.  This includes purchasing rental properties, commercial properties, personal homes, land, real estate notes, real estate contracts, financing, etc.  People have the misconception that real estate investing is simply buying a property and renting it out, but that’s not the case.  Read the rest of this entry »