This strategy works well if you enjoy DIY and quick rewards.2nd: The Buy-and-Hold approach involves purchasing properties, renting them out, and building wealth over time through rental income and property appreciation.

For the individual person, the risk involved is not worth the reward in most instances. 

Obviously, if it won't lower your taxes, no point in doing it.Part 2 - What is risk / reward trade-off? 

Opting for a syndicated ranch lightens the load, allowing contributors to share responsibilities while reaping significant rewards.

With Realtors it is often about reward - and as they say, "every man has his price."

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.