An example might be helping you neighbor sell their car, you find a buyer and the car owner flips you a reward, that may fly without having to be registered as a car dealer, but that is not acceptable conduct in real estate.

Last year I took the leap and bought a 3-family home in Hartford, CT to house hack and it has been a completely rewarding experience.

The path to building a real estate portfolio is extremely rewarding!

The greater the risk the greater potential reward or......

It takes DECADES for interest to compound and make any difference.I just leave savings in a dedicated checking account.2 hundredths of a Percent interest for 15-20 months doesn’t really matter-I avoid the stock market personally, right now, because I feel there is a high risk of a correction and low reward of increased value of the account due to market appreciation.

It's also more rewarding financially, but definitely a lot of work!

I personally have a built in pool and know the rewards are great even in this hot Virginia weather.

Financially, a vacation rental is higher risk (you never know if you'll rent it 30% or 60% of the time), higher reward (some homes grossed $10k+/month this summer & fall).

APPRECIATION   Risk / Reward  solid areas/properties that are highly liquid.. can be sold to homeowner for top dollar.that's why people invest in those markets.. 

Finding that 'sweet spot' in the mid-tier range can indeed be a rewarding challenge.