Thursday, February 5, 2009

Investment Power - Real Estate

By C. R. Bolden

I would like to show you how powerful investing in Real Estate can be. This is the main reason why we have lots of Real Estate Investors all over the world. Suppose someone gave you $10,000 to invest. What would you do with it?

Put the money in the bank? If you earned 5% interest, your investment would be worth about close to $12,800.00 after five years. Not bad, but with the current rate of inflation of 3% per year, your investment may not make you much in the long run after you pay Federal income taxes.

In other words, you are barely keeping up with inflation. What about investing your $10,000 in the stock market? A good mutual fund can earn 10% to 15% a year. Also not bad, but not all mutual funds will earn that amount. Some go up and down just like stocks do.

Maybe you can get a much higher rate of return by buying stocks, but which stock do you choose? Even stock analysts can't agree on which stock will increase in value, and guessing proves nearly as accurate as relying on the advice of stock experts.

Stocks values can go up tremendously, but many more go down or increase slowly. Although you can make money in the stock market, even the best information can't guarantee a profit. Do you really want to throw your future on something as unpredictable as the stock market? What about starting a traditional brick and mortal type business? Your $10,000 may not even get you started. Maybe a restaurant? Only about 10% of new restaurant nationwide ever make it.

Think about this, if you invest $10,000 in the stock market, a bank account, or a business, what do you have? A $10,000 investment. But look at what happens if you invest $10,000 in real estate. Even with a loan and a down payment of $10,000, you can purchase a $100,000 property. So your $10,000 investment is actually worth $100,000.

Where else can you buy a $100,000 investment for a fraction of its actual value? And unlike any other investment, you can buy all types of real estate without using any of your own money. Imagine the type of return that you can get.

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