Real Estate is different from other investments, in that you can derive profits from it in different ways.

Leverage

• Real estate is a physical asset where you use the banks money to increase your return on investment. With a 20% down payment, your investments are significantly increased.

Positive Cash Flow

• Real estate allows you to gain additional income that keeps pace with inflation.

Appreciation

• House prices keep pace or exceed the inflation rate. As house prices increase so does the value of real estate.

Principal Reduction

• Over time the principal is reduced with mortgage payments, increasing your equity in the property.

Diversify

• Physical assets help to diversify your portfolio.

Create Wealth

• Real estate values continues to increase over the long term, while the debt associated with the property decreases.

Accessible

• Anyone can buy real estate. It can be a shelter in more ways than one.

Improvable

• The value of real estate can increase significantly with the right renovations.

Deductable Depreciable and Deferrable

• There are many tax benefits that come with real estate investing.