Why Investing in Bricks & Mortar (Real Estate) Is Your Best Bet

So, you have some money lying around and you’re looking to invest. After all, right now your money’s just sitting there, doing nothing. Luckily, you can do just that. Your options? Well, typically these range from investing in company stocks to buying government bonds. Each of these comes with a different kind of risk and different kind of return.

Most will probably be considering buying stocks or investing in mutual funds. The returns can be great, but with each fluctuation in the market, the stock prices fluctuate as well. There is no assurance that after, say, 5 years, this investment will give you a guaranteed return. But there is another way of investing money and having great returns: Real Estate.

Investing in the real estate market can be a great way of putting your money — or your little green soldiers, as I refer to them — to work. In comparison to these investment options, it presents a far better stability and more certain returns. Shelter is one of the three basic needs of human beings. No matter the state of the economy, booming or slowing down, people will always need a roof over their heads.

So, what are the benefits of investing in real estate? Well, not all real estate investing is equal, so let’s first have a look at some of the different investment vehicles that real estate has to offer.

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