If you’re thinking about buying a fixer-upper or are interested in flipping homes, it’s important to understand sweat equity. This concept has to do with the time and effort you put into improving a property. Because it’s not based on dollar amounts, it's difficult to calculate. However, there are major pros and cons to investing your time as...

The methods for getting started in real estate investing range from strategies that are active to others that are more passive. Many methods fall between those extremes but all have their own level of associated risk. Here we’ll touch on some of the lower risk ways to get started with property investment. 1. BRRRR “Buy, Remodel, Rent, Refinance,...

Photo by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay While real estate has ups and downs, it has generally been a good long-term investment. Owning a home is one way of investing, but to really take advantage, you can buy property that you won’t necessarily occupy but will make you some money. How Real Estate Makes Money There are two basic...