Want to invest in real estate but don’t know where to start? With so many real estate investment strategies to choose from—rental properties, house flipping, new construction, private lending—it’s difficult to know which makes the MOST sense for you. Thankfully, BiggerPockets VP of Market Intelligence, Dave Meyer, is contractually obligated to do the hard work for you. So, in today’s video, he’s walking through nine different real estate investment strategies and ranking them from highest risk to highest reward.
In a tricky housing market like 2024, it's CRUCIAL to know which strategy works best for you BEFORE you start investing, or you could risk taking a financial hit. Investors are making money even today, but the ones who are making the most know which investing strategies are worth the reward.
00:00 Ranking Real Estate Investment Strategies 01:58 Bonds 03:17 House Hacking 04:44 Rental Properties 05:29 "Value-Add" Rental Properties 06:42 Medium/Short-Term Rentals 07:44 Flipping Houses 08:20 New Construction 08:57 Private Lending 09:33 Commercial Real Estate 10:52 How to Choose a Strategy