For most people, the term real estate has a limited number of meanings. They tend to hear the words and think of either a private home or a commercial property. But there is much more to the concept than these two classic examples.
The computer age has given rise to a whole new real estate paradigm that includes an intangible asset known as digital properties. Other popular ways to invest in the broad segment of real estate include income-producing rental homes, REITs (real estate investment trusts), repairers, and office properties.
The modern face of the market is both exciting and potentially lucrative for investors who prefer to place their capital in assets other than old-fashioned stocks and bonds. Here are the relevant details on the top five ways people will invest in real estate in the 2020s.
Numeric properties
One of the newest assets is virtual property within the metaverse, the internet-based VR (virtual reality) world. Those who don’t care about digital real estate should regularly consider that several millions of dollars are exchanged between sellers and buyers. In the real world, a Miami-based prime real estate broker offers all of his clients digital replicas of any tangible asset they purchase. For potential investors, the benefits are uncertain but potentially huge.
Consider that just a few years ago, digital properties sold for small sums, but now cost several thousand dollars each. Several reputable real estate brokers and companies are exploring the digital real estate segment, and the concept is gaining wide social acceptance among serious investors. Anyone who owns real estate should take a closer look at adding one or more digital assets to their portfolio.
Vacation Rental Homes
Rental homes offer two benefits for the price of one. First, owners can purchase one in a remote city of their choice, not to mention earn a regular income. When they want to go on vacation, they can take the house off the rental market and stay there as long as they want without paying for expensive hotels or someone else’s rental property. Other owners use vacation rental homes in town as stable, long-term sources of income to earn top dollar during peak seasons, but then move into the homes after retirement.
REITs (real estate investment trusts)
Affordable shares of real estate assets are what REITs exist for. Not so long ago, anyone who wanted to earn income from property had to invest significant capital, deal with complicated legal paperwork and take outsized risks. With REITs, anyone can buy small amounts of carefully vetted properties and avoid all the headaches of real ownership, like owner duties and heavy upfront investments.
Upper-Fixers
For at least 30 years, there has been an active market reversal in the sector. It is made up of buyers who seek out homes to remodel, renovate them, and quickly put them back on the open market for sale. Pinball machines work on the principle of combining sweat equity with short-term speculation to earn a potentially positive return on every good repairer they acquire. Initial expenses include the property itself, as well as renovations. Pursuing a side job as a house turner can provide a stable and significant income for those with the money, time, and energy.
Office condos
Investing in office condos is a relatively easy way to enter the market as a backer. Some condos, most of which are located in strip malls and small commercial buildings, cost less than residential homes and require far fewer renovations. People who enjoy working on the fringes of commercial real estate can start by acquiring a unique office condo, fixing it up, furnishing it, and then selling it to a willing buyer.
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