No were not trying to compete with all the junk mail you've been getting. Were trying to tell you the plain and simple truth. Of course theres money in real estate. But the moneys not for you to roll around in without doing any work. You have to work hard, make wise decisions, last out bad times, fail a couple of times, learn a lot, and finally make that money that your starry-eyed dreams led you here to earn.

More than anything, it is important for you to be very well informed, aware and have a thorough working knowledge of the real estate sector. This is important so that you don't end up making disastrous mistakes, and even more important so that you don't appear a complete ignorant fool when buyers ask you questions. I wouldn't want to buy property from someone who didn't know what he was talking about? Would you? Now that you've answered that, go get all that knowledge we were talking about!

What are the Money Spinning Ventures?

The first reason that people say that theres money in real estate is because of the residual income generated through real estate. More often that not, one invests in a piece of property that will generate some income to him. This is probably where the popular notion of real estate being full of money came from. If you sell a piece of property for much more than you bought it for, obviously it will give you a high, and you'll want to do it again.

It is precisely because of this that real estate is called a gamble of sorts. To make those pots of money that people told you about, you need to have a certain amount to invest in the first place. You cant be poor and expect to become rich with the real estate business! A certain amount of capital is required for you to invest with when you buy your first piece of property.

It is a very popular trend of late to buy properties, give them a completely new look, and then resell them. The first thing you need to keep in mind if this is what youre interested in doing is the cost of refurbishing the place. You have to add the cost of renovation to the cost of the property. If your selling price lets you make a great profit then it makes sense to go ahead with it, otherwise take our advice and forget about it! This business is the perfect example of how people cash in on the residual income generated through real estate.

Of course, apart from this you can be a regular agent and buy and sell/rent out properties to individuals or businesses. This too is rather profitable. However, the bottom line at the end of the day, is that this is a gamble but one which admittedly is very interesting. If money is what youre looking for, you might just get it, but play smart!