Being a successful real estate investor hinges on finding smart real estate investment deals. It doesn’t depend upon being a property management professional, a repair person or closing professional. successful investors use professionals.
A successful investor must understand leverage. The less money you need to put down on each property means the more properties you can buy. It also increases your return on investment for the property. The smaller your initial investment, the higher percentage your return on that investment is.
Know The Values
The first key to success as a buy and hold real estate investor is to know values. By knowing values, I mean that you understand the market rate for rents and properties in the area where you are looking to purchase a rental.