Picking your Investment Property Niche

[Chelsea Weimann]

Many people want to invest in real estate, but few know where to start. Coaches in the real estate world often educate on the importance of analyzing the numbers of a potential investment and maintaining an effective investment strategy. Now, there is no argument regarding the vitality of calculations and strategizing. Successfully investing in real estate requires knowing how to obtain and maintain investments that provide a steady cash flow. However, it is just as important to develop knowledge of the various niches to establish what will be the most fitting for you as an individual. Let’s take a look at some of the various investing niches:

• Single family houses
• Duplexes, Triplexes, and Fourplexes
• Small apartment complexes (5-50 units)
• Large apartment complexes (51+ units)
• Senior housing
• Hotels/Motels
• Residential land
• Commercial land
• Office buildings
• Retail space (Strip centers, malls, etc)
• Medical centers
• Industrial buildings

These are just a few popular niches among the numerous others. Don’t let this overwhelm you. Despite there being so many types of property, I urge you to pick just one to pursue for now. Once you have gotten into the groove of your chosen niche by establishing a successful long term plan, who is to say you shouldn’t expand on your accomplishments? Until then, I encourage you to build your business on the knowledge you have obtained surrounding one type of property and grow at a pace that best suits you.