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Is real estate a good investment? If you are like me, youve asked yourself this before. I can tell you from personal experience the biggest and most common mistake that real estate investors make is not knowing the appropriate strategy of investing for each property. This mistake cost me $30,000 in profit on one of the first deals I ever tried.

Youve probably heard by now that there is never a bad time to invest in real estate. There are just too many opportunities that fall beneath the umbrella of real estate investing. The thing is, not ALL real estate investments are a sound decision ALL the time.

If you are like me, you play close attention to the golden rule that "if everyone else is doing it, go the other way." This couldnt have been more true for flipping properties when the housing market had an abundance of supply and next to no demand. Flipping isnt the only strategy for making money in real estate as its not always the best choice in certain markets, especially if the banks arent lending.

So, what is the best real estate to invest in when the housing market looks so bleak? Now is the perfect time to consider investing in long-term (buy and hold) rental properties. Real estate is the best investment even today for those who plan properly.

Think about how many people actually lost their homes due to foreclosure, largely due in part to crappy lending. So, the obvious now is that there is an insanely high demand for quality rentals, right? If youve got the capital or connections to invest now you are able to find some smoking hot deals in wonderful neighborhoods.

The last thing anyone wants after losing their home to foreclosure is to have to rent from a slum lord. So the key is to find rental real estate that is in liveable conditions. Some might need repairs and thats ok, but its not too difficult to spot deals all over right now.

If youre not interested in the day to day grind of rental investing, you can even hire a property management company to handle the property and its rental for you. They do all the work leaving you to enjoy worry-free real estate investing.

When your property value increases after the market picks up it puts you in a great situation and allows you to consider many more options for your property. Do you want to sell it for a lump sum payday? Do you want to consider a lease option with the tenant? Does it make more sense to you to hold on the the rental income? Congratulations, you know hold all the cards.

Now ask yourself the question, is real estate a good investment? I think now that you know you have some options to explore with your real estate investment you are starting to see light bulbs go off in your head with pretty returns in the future. The key is to find the best investment strategy for the property in the current time.