HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN REAL ESTATE

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By Joe Arias

Real estate is one of the best investment vehicles in the world to make money. The versatility of real estate truly provides an opportunity to invest in a variety of different ways. No matter your background, experience, or financial situation, there is a way for anybody to get started in real estate today.

Why invest in real estate? Did you know in the last two centuries, over 90% of the world’s millionaires have been created by real estate? When it comes to investing in real estate, there are multiple different ways for investors to make money in real estate. Examples include passive income through rentals, appreciation from property prices increasing, flipping, and so many more creative ways. No matter your style or risk tolerance, real estate will present a way to make money to match your goals.

Fix and Flip

One of the most common ways investors make money in real estate is through fix and flips. In a nutshell, the goal is to purchase a home in disrepair below market price, remodel and fix up the home, and then put it back on the market to sell for a hefty profit.

Savvy investors can scale their business to accommodate over 100 flips per year. The average gross profit from a flip is about $62,700. Multiply that by any number of flips and you can see why so many investors are interested in fix and flips. A best practice is to buy in appreciating markets where the forced appreciation from fixing the home can also ride the demand within the market.

When analyzing deals, you’ll want to use comparable homes to understand what the potential price can be of your fix and flip. Consider factors based on your market. In certain markets, the value of the home may judge more on the square footage of the home. In others, it depends on the renovations more than the square footage. Look for opportunities for improvement. Can you add a bathroom or bedroom?

Also, remodeling kitchens are more important than the actual bedrooms. Many different strategies go into a fix and flip. Just understand that ultimately, your knowledge of the market and your ability to secure a deal under the market will help increase your chances of completing a successful flip.

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Buy and Hold

Another popular way to invest in real estate is through buying and hold rentals. This involves purchasing a property to rent out either for the short run or long term. Through buy and hold real estate, an investor can generate passive income by collecting rent each month. The way you make money is when buying the property, your expenses should be lower than what you are renting for.

Anything in between your expenses and the rental rate is your profit. Let’s say you buy a house for $150,000 and your monthly expenses that include mortgage, taxes, and insurance equal to about $1,000. You rent the house for $1,300. The net cash flow that you collect is $300 a month after everything. That’s $3,600 a year just from one investment. Again, multiply that number by the number of properties you’d like to own, and that number grows rapidly. At the same time, if you have a mortgage on the home, your home, each money you are gaining equity as you pay down the principal. Another includes appreciation. Real estate typically grows at a rate of 3.0% or higher depending on the market.

Over time your initial investment will be worth more. For those investors interested in passive income, Buy and Hold is a fantastic strategy to make money in real estate.

REIT

If buying real estate directly is not your interest, another possible way to still take advantage of earning an income from real estate without owning is buying into a REIT. A REIT is a real estate Investment Trust. You can buy a REIT the same way you would buy a stock which makes it more appealing to some investors. Usually, publicly-traded real estate investment companies that buy different real estate assets are what makeup REITs.

The advantage of buying a REIT is that they offer a high rate of return in the form of dividends. Some REITs even payout monthly. It is not uncommon to find a REIT that pays out over 5% return in the form of a dividend. The cash flow these companies generate from their rentals is passed onto their investors.

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However, unlike stocks, REITs typically don’t appreciate the way that stocks like Apple and Tesla do. Be wary that if you are looking to double or triple your money, a REIT probably is not the solution for you. That said, if you are looking to park your money and generate some form of passive income, a REIT may be a type of real estate investing that you may want to take a look at.

One other benefit behind a REIT is the barrier of entry. The fact is, as long as you have an account to buy stocks and REITs on, you can buy individual shares of a REIT and slowly grow your account. This is great for beginners that are looking for some form of cash flow.

Where To Start?

If you want to make money in real estate, consider investing in yourself and doing what it takes to learn about real estate. Additionally, you’ll want to get your finances in order as that is critical when it comes to buying real estate. Look into the different ways to invest in real estate and see which approach aligns best with your lifestyle and risk tolerance. Not everybody has the time to invest in flips and manage a rehab. Understanding which style of investing matches your goals is important before getting started. Speak to a few experts and gain some additional insight. Before long, you too can be making money through real estate.

Joe Arias and his partners have flipped hundreds of properties in the Southern California Region. He has developed cutting-edge systems to simplify and scale the entire remodel process that can easily be applied to flipping, rentals, wholesaling, and other passive income strategies. More recently, Joe founded a real estate investing education company called RealSuccess Investments, allowing him to share his tools and systems with hundreds of up-and-coming investors. 

RealSuccess is focused on education on flipping, rentals, passive income, and wholesaling.

Joe is also a best-selling author. He has written 4 books: Finding your RealSuccess, First Steps to Flipping, R stands for Rentals and Retirement, and Wholesaling Real Estate.

“I came from Argentina when I was 20, I am 40 years old now. I didn’t know anyone, I am CERO generation, usually people say, I am first or second generation but I was the one that crossed the border, no language, no friends, no family, no money, nothing, nada… If I can do it, anyone can.”

From a young latino immigrant  to a celebrated real estate investor, Joe is a true testament to hard work and discipline. As an investor, he has made it his mission to help others achieve financial freedom while enjoying living a life of passion, fulfillment, and empowerment.

RealSuccess Website

www.ourrealsuccess.com

Personal Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/joeariasinvestor/

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PASSIVE REAL ESTATE INVESTING

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By Joe Arias

Want to make money without having to put in a lot of work? You may want to consider passive real estate investing. It is the perfect solution for an aspiring investor who may have other time commitments like a full-time jobs that does not allow much time to be a property manager or a home flipper. Each of those activities requires at least a little bit of time on your part. You have to collect rent, market your property for rent, make repairs, and so forth.

With passive real estate investing, you basically write a check and then sit back and collect money over time. There are a couple of different options when you get into passive real estate investing, each comes with its own risks and varied amounts of returns. They are pretty easy to get in to and do not require a lot of knowledge in the real estate industry to be successful. Here are several passive real estate options worth looking into:

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What is Passive Real Estate Investing?

Before we jump into what types of passive real estate options are out there, let’s first look at what passive real estate investing is.

In simplest terms, passive real estate investing is investing in real estate without requiring hands-on effort or active participation. Passive real estate investing can either be direct or indirect. The main difference between the two is the amount of work you have to contribute to each investment.

Why Is Passive Investing a Good Idea?

When you are a passive real estate investor, you will earn money without having to actively work for it. Basically, you pay someone an agreed upon amount of money and they do all the hard work for you. Here are some ways you can put your passive income to use:

  • Build a retirement fund.
  • Pay off your debts.
  • Increase your savings account.

While there are non-real estate related ways to earn passive income, let’s just focus on those that do involve real estate in some form. Here are a few ideas for you on how to invest in passive real estate:

Direct passive real estate investing

In this case, an investor will purchase a property, which is then rented out to a tenant. This can be done in the form of short-term or long-term rentals. In order to simplify the process, many investors will hire a property management company to do time-consuming duties like maintenance, rent collection, or any other situations that may arise. This allows the investor to have very little active responsibility in their investment, making it a passive investment.

Indirect passive real estate investing

Suppose you want something that requires even less involvement than being a landlord and renting out a property to a tenant. In that case, you can invest in an indirect passive real estate investment by investing in a real estate investment trust (REIT). You will have no day-to-day tasks related to this form of investment and do not need to have very much real estate knowledge to be successful. You will still collect income in the form of returns and dividends.

Different Types of REITs

Real estate investment trusts are made up of corporations, trusts, or associations. These groups invest in large income-producing real estate like commercial buildings, hotels, data centers, or apartment complexes. Investing in a REIT is usually a low-risk investment and is traded like a stock.

There are three types of REITs you can invest in:

  1. Exchange-traded: Registered with the SEC and listed on exchanges like the NYSE.
  2. Non-traded: Registered with the SEC, but do not trade publicly. These tend to be more stable since they do not fluctuate with the market.
  3. Private: Not registered with the SEC or traded on exchanges. They raise funds through private investors.

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A well-managed REIT lessens risk by including large groups of properties rather than individual properties. One good thing about them from an investment standpoint is that they provide annual dividend income as well as long-term appreciation. You are usually able to withdraw money from the REIT when you need it, but will be subject to paying taxes on your returns.

There are a couple of downsides to investing in REITs. They are required to distribute 90% of their profits annually, which means they are not able to reinvest funds annually, which can prevent long-term growth. You also don’t have a tangible asset and cannot control any part of the decisions made related to your investment.

Tax Liens

Another passive real estate option is investing in tax liens. According to the National Tax Lien Association, $14 billion in property taxes go unpaid each year. When a homeowner falls behind on their property taxes, the county or municipality where the property is located will issue a tax lien against the property, which the tax assessor’s office usually issues.

These tax liens can be auctioned off to investors. If you win a tax lien auction, you will earn interest until the homeowner pays off the outstanding taxes. You receive your share and accrued interest when the homeowner sends the county a tax payment.

Interest rates on a tax lien can be as high as 12%, which would give you a very nice return on investment. In very rare cases, you may even be able to foreclose on and acquire the property for an incredibly low price.

Tax lien investing can be confusing and may be more work than a passive real estate investor is willing to commit to. Depending on the state you purchase the tax lien from, you may be required to notify the homeowner frequently in an attempt to collect the debt. This is certainly not for everyone.

Crowdfunding

Another type of passive real estate investing is crowdfunding. With real estate crowdfunding, groups of investors combine their money to purchase commercial properties, apartment complexes, and single-family home portfolios. These are mostly managed and executed through online platforms where investors are able to view progress and send payments.

Crowdfunding is very popular because it is so easy and does not require a large investment. Neighborhood Ventures is a Phoenix-based real estate crowdfunding company. Their projects are usually funded in a matter of days. They buy old apartment buildings, renovate them and then rent them to tenants. They take on projects in their own neighborhoods in an attempt to keep their investment dollars local and improve the communities where they live and work. Investors can very easily and quickly create an online account, upload their funds – as little as $1,000, choose a project, and watch their money grow.

Crowdfunding is another very hands-off investment. Since there are so many crowdfunding companies that are very transparent in the properties they will be purchasing, you do have the ability to choose a project in a real estate market with the potential for large returns. With a company like Neighborhood Ventures, you would be investing in the Phoenix Metro area, which is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, seeing double-digit returns each year.

Many real estate crowd funders do require holding your money for a specified period of time. This ties up your money and makes it difficult or impossible to cash out at a moment’s notice in the case of an emergency.

Passive Real Estate Investment or Stocks? Which is the Better Investment?

Deciding between real estate or stock investments is a personal choice that depends on your financial situation, risk tolerance, and goals. You can make money two ways with stocks: value appreciation as the company’s stock increases and dividends. Your returns are based on stock market activity as well as the company’s earning.

Real estate has proven to bring in higher returns in a shorter period of time in most major real estate markets. According to the S&P 500 Index, the average return on investment in the U.S. real estate market is 10.6%. Comparatively, the average annual return for the S&P Index over the past 20 years is only 8.6%. Real estate also tends to be less volatile than the stock market. REITs and crowdfunding reduce the risk further since you are able to enter into the investment for little money out of pocket.

Overall, real estate and stocks both present risks and rewards. There is no right way to invest and people have seen both huge returns as well as huge losses by investing with each.

Risks in Passive Real Estate Investing

Every investment comes with a series of risks, and passive real estate investing is no different; you carry the ongoing threat of losing your principal. First, if you are hoping to make a lot of money through passive real estate investing, you may be disappointed. Something else to be aware of is that there are a lot of passive real estate investment opportunities out there, and they are not all created the same. Always do your due diligence before investing, as no investment can guarantee you either a return or even protection of all your principal. Performing your own due diligence can help you find safer and possibly more profitable investments for your capital.

Here are some things to look out for when considering investing:

  • What is the company’s track record? You could take a look to see their past projects and how much money they made. If the company is consistently failing to complete projects or are not generating the returns they advertise, you may want to pass.
  • How much debt is the company in, and what are the details? Look to see if their debt is due to mismanagement. If so, this is another red flag, and you should probably pass.
  • What do other investors say about the company? You should be able to find online reviews about them.
  • Do they communicate with their investors? It is usually not a good sign if you invest money and then have no idea what the project’s progress is.

The Bottom Line

Many investors have made a lot of money through passive real estate investing. If you find the right REIT or crowdfunding or other passive real estate investment company to invest in, you can make money while you sleep. So, if you are looking for an easy, low-cost investment, passive real estate investment may be your best bet.

Joe Arias and his partners have flipped hundreds of properties in the Southern California region. He has developed cutting-edge systems to simplify and scale the entire remodel process that can easily be applied to flipping, rentals, wholesaling, and other passive income strategies. More recently, Joe founded a real estate investing education company called RealSuccess Investments, allowing him to share his tools and systems with hundreds of up-and-coming investors. 

RealSuccess is focused on education on flipping, rentals, passive income, and wholesaling.

Joe is also a best-selling author. He has written four books: Finding your RealSuccess, First Steps to Flipping, R stands for Rentals and Retirement, and Wholesaling Real Estate.

“I came from Argentina when I was 20, I am 40 years old now. I didn’t know anyone. I had no friends, no family, no money, nothing, nada. If I can do it, anyone can.”

From a young Latino immigrant  to a celebrated real estate investor, Joe is a true testament to hard work and discipline. As an investor, he has made it his mission to help others achieve financial freedom while enjoying living a life of passion, fulfillment, and empowerment.

RealSuccess Website

www.ourrealsuccess.com

Personal Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/joeariasinvestor/

Real Estate Investment- Instagram: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realsuccesseducation/

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Is REIT a good option for earning passive income?

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By Phil Bradford

The year 2020 has made us realize that you need an extra income avenue to sustain yourself. Apart from your regular income, if you can earn passively, then you will be one step ahead to make yourself financially stable.

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When you are thinking about passive earning, REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) is a good way to earn passive income and you can trust it. Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT manages commercial real estate properties. The REITs are publicly or privately traded companies and with the money taken from the investors as an investment, they run the commercial real estate properties. The benefit of investing in REIT is they are designated to pay 90% of their taxable income to the investors and the 90% return signifies the dividend is higher than other stock investments.

Now, you can take a look that REITs invest in what kind of property

REITs are attractive for the investors because the investors don’t have to take any burden like buying any property directly. REITs are dividend-generating passive income avenues where investors do not have any tension of buying any property.

Have a look at REITs usually hold what kind of properties:

  • Office buildings.
  • Retail buildings such as shopping malls.
  • Hotels and resorts.
  • Healthcare facilities.
  • Apartment complexes.
  • Warehouses.
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You can depend on REITs to earn passive income if it has a good management team and if there are some good properties in its hold. Then you can relax and watch the growth of your investment.

The 11 points that describe REITs is an ideal passive earning avenue

The REIT works in the same way as the stock market or the mutual fund. You will receive dividends from the company and make a profit from REIT stocks when you will sell them.
  1. The high dividend returns are the special feature of the REITs. No other investment can provide you such a high return.
  2. The upfront fee of REIT is not very much.
  3. For a newbie investor, REIT is the easiest way of starting an investment. You have to only use a brokerage account to buy REIT stocks.
  4. The investment range of REIT is comparatively lower than other investments if you make a comparison. The investment range of REIT runs from $100 to it can stretch upto several thousand dollars. REITs are an easy way to build your wealth.
  5. REITs are usually liquid investments. You will be able to buy and sell the REITs in the open market.
  6. The dividends you will earn from REIT can be increased from time to time when the asset value of REIT’s properties will increase gradually.
  7. Investing in REITs is a good option to diversify your portfolio and it can help you to reduce the volatility of your portfolio.
  8. REITs are the best alternative for those people especially the retired persons and the newbie investors who do not have adequate capital to buy and manage their property.
  9. The real estate market is usually dominated by larger corporations but REIT is giving the chance to small investors to invest in commercial real estate. Generally, REIT is the collective trust among the multiple investors that non-accredited investors can invest with minimal dollars.
  10. This long-term investment in REIT is profitable for its liquidity.
  11. Indeed, the historical performance never guarantees the future performance of REIT. Though REIT data reveals from 1977, it has earned 12% on average annually.
One important point to remember is that your income from REIT will never be taxed by the IRS as passive income. Rather the earning from REIT is considered as portfolio income and they will be taxed based on the capital gain tax rate.

Can you depend on REIT amid this uncertain time?

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In this devastating 2020, where everything is uncertain, people are almost dependent on stimulus packages, the question will come to mind that is it a good time actually to invest in REITs? Well, financial experts are saying that if you have money in hand now then the better option for you is to invest in REITs than the stock market. With REITs, your investment will grow in less-volatile conditions and in a stable and balanced way. It is only REIT investment that is providing you an opportunity like you can deduct up to $3000 from your taxable income if you suffer any loss. But REIT experts are saying that you can avoid three types of REIT investment now and they are the hotel, hospitality, and retail. The hotel and hospitality business is in its bottom level currently due to tour and travel is at its lowest strata. The same thing happened with the retail stores. Due to lockdown, nearly all the retail stores are closed so retail REITs are not much profitable now. So, if you keep these points in mind even in this uncertain time, you can depend on REITs to earn passive income.

Can you depend on REITs during an emergency?

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Average Americans tend to use the ‘quick-money-way’ for fulfilling any emergency. For Americans, quick-money means either high-interest credit card loan or a payday loan. But both are not good for your financial health. The minimum interest rate of a payday loan is 391%. For a small loan amount, you have to pay off a ballooning interest rate. Rather than this option, during any emergency, if you sell your REIT stock, you can get a lump sum amount most safely. However, if you are already entrapped in payday loans then you can choose the consolidate payday loans option for now. Eventually, REIT is more dependable to you as an option to get out of any financial emergency.

Final words,

After reading the article, you may have understood that to earn passive income and for your emergency-money-requirement, there is no substitute for REITs. To invest in REITs means you will gain some tax advantages. Due to the reason of avoiding corporate tax, REITs distribute 90% of their income to the shareholders. The net result of this is higher earnings for REITs investors. In brief, if you want to earn a passive income without taking much hassle or risk, you can depend on REITs. That is why REITs are the dependable income avenue for you even for your after-retirement-phase or if you are a rookie investor.
Phil Bradford

Phil Bradford

Phil Bradford is a financial content writer and an enthusiast. He has expert knowledge about personal finance issues and he is a regular contributor of Debt Consolidation Care. His passion for helping people who are stuck in financial problems has earned him recognition and honor in the industry. Besides writing, he loves to travel and read books.