The Real Estate Debate

I am writing this because I ran into an old friend the other day who mentioned through conversation that he was "looking at getting into real estate." That was the 2nd such conversation I have had in the last month so it got me to thinking. Is real estate sales the fall back job of choice for people who don't know what to do next or those that are looking at making so extra money or worse those that are looking to get rich quick! It troublesome to me because of how easy it is for someone to get into real estate sales. You don't see people saying I want to get into law in their mid 30's or 40's, I am sure it happens but it is a far less occurrence than those that say I am looking to get into real estate. You don't see people saying I want to get into medicine at 35 years old. The reason is that those professions require years of schooling/training because of the nature of the profession. With real estate you pass 3 classes take a state test and poof you a...

I love real estate! I love real estate as investments also, I think real estate is by far best type of investment around. I don't think real estate is the best investment because you can make more money with real estate investing than other type of investing. There are a few things that factor into that thought process. 1. Real estate is less volatile than the stock market. With stocks you have the capacity to gain insane amounts of money in a relatively simple amount of time but you also can lose money equally as fast. With real estate typically you will not see a market downturn happen nearly as fast. 2. You have the opportunity for 2 ways to earn a return on your investment...1) through the appreciation of the property and 2) through rental income if the property is purchased as a rental. So with that its time to start investing! If you need more information about real estate investing please visit my website www.thejohnsonrealtygroup.com or email me at james@thejohnsonrealt...