The only time that I had ever bought housing in the past was through necessity as my family grew or my job moved me around. During this time, I would always see and hear about people who were making huge sums of cash from the property market and in all honesty, I always thought that these people were amongst the elite of society and as such, never thought about being able to do such a thing myself. After a chance meeting with an old school friend Radha Singh Hazlet NJ real estate developer, I suddenly realized that I could get involved in real estate as a way of making money.

That was three years ago and I am now onto my third property and looking to buy a fourth, it turns out that it is not just the elite who can play with real estate, but people like you and me. If you want to do what I did and start investing then here is how to begin.

Educate First 

The first place that you need to start if you are looking to start making some money from real estate investment is in your own education. If you already know a little about the property markets then great but either way you need to invest some serious time in understanding how the market can change, what its impacts are and how it can become affected. You also need to understand what kind of properties can make the most money and how. This time spent on education is going be crucial to your success.

Gathering Funds

Buying a property is not just about how much money you will need to buy the property itself as there are many other charges and payments which come with it. In order to buy a property you will need the value of the property, money to pay for fees, services and searches as well as having any funds required to invest in the property itself. You can of course use financing for this but in my experience, it is always better to have the money yourself before you begin investing, this way it is much cleaner and comes with far less worries.

Rent or Buy

If you are not in any great hurry to turn a profit then you could look into the option of buying a property which you will then rent out for a long period of time. This method will ensure that you have a monthly cash flow coming in and that the market cannot dictate when you will sell the property. Alternatively, you could get into property flipping whereby you will aim to buy houses at the low end of the market and then sell them on quickly for a profit. Usually house flipping will see you take a lower profit from each house, but you will be buying and selling more by way of quantity. Whichever type of ownership you opt for, you must ensure that you have a full understanding of what you are doing before you start.