Alternative Investment Strategies

Alternative Investment Strategies

Alternative Investment Strategies

Veteran real estate investors know that the money in real estate is made on the purchase of the property, not the sale. Smart investors must be market contrarians in order to make real money. While it may not be necessary to time the bottom of the market perfectly, it always helps to be directionally accurate.

Real Estate Investment Strategies

Several real estate investment strategies fell out of favor shortly after the real estate bust in 2008. Speculating in almost all forms went away completely. Many savvy investors made money placing non-refundable down payments on condos and then flipping those condos to other buyers. Some aggressive builders made money by buying land and building huge suburban communities with no prospects of buyers. These strategies tend to do well in up markets, but don’t work well at all in down markets.