Sunday, May 17, 2009

Real Estate Investment Trusts and REITs to Make Your Fortune

When it comes to making money and doing well at it, did you know the majority of the world's billionaires have made their fortune in the real estate sector? That should tell you something! There is money to be made in real estate and by investing in real estate.

If you are like a lot of people, you may think there is no way you would be able to make any decent amount of money in the real estate market. After all, you don’t have a bottomless bank account to start buying property with. Additionally, you really don’t want to deal with the nightmare of having to go through all the paperwork of buying and selling property. Well, you don’t have to. Instead you need to learn a little more about real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate mutual funds.

When you decide to invest in REITs and real estate mutual funds you are not purchasing a whole piece of property by yourself. Instead, you are purchasing shares of real estate interests that have been put into a single portfolio.

This means instead of needing hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase one piece of property, you will be able to get in on the RIET buying business for sometimes a couple hundred dollars per share.

Research

Before you start purchasing REITs and real estate mutual funds, you should try to make sure you know what it is you are purchasing. After all, you are still putting your money on the line for an investment.

Researching REITs and real estate mutual funds can be easy or hard depending on how you do it. For most people, it's difficult. They try to use regular brokerage sites to get to know more about the investments they want to make. This is fine if you are investing across the board in the stock market. But if you are trying to specialize in the real estate sector, you could waste a lot of time searching through a number of investment options and arenas trying to find those few tidbits that are related to the investment you want to make in real estate.

The easier option is to go to a brokerage site that specializes in real estate so you know you will find the information you need with little to no hassle.

Haven't heard of such a place? That's not a surprise. REITBuyer.com is a relatively new addition to the online brokerage arena. REITBuyer.com is the first and only online brokerage that specializes in real estate trusts and real estate mutual funds.

That means you can do your research and only have to look at those things you are interested in, not wade through page after page of information that won't help you.

Then, when you're ready to buy, you don't have to do anything, as REITBuyer.com is also a full service online brokerage firm where you can buy, sell and always keep an eye on your portfolio.

This article was written by Earl E. Bird, III, spokes person for the REITbuyer.com, a website designed to educate investors on REIT buying and investing in Real Estate Mutual Funds. Whether you are a savvy investment guru or a new investor looking for guidance, Reitbuyer.com has everything you need to be successful. Read more about investing in REITs at http://realtyassociates.blogspot.com