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Traditionally, the big, long-term wealth increase available to real estate investors is to heavily leverage the purchase of property that is in turn rented out to cover the mortgage payments. As the principal debt is paid down by your renters and the property market value rises up, you accrue equity wealth. Once the debt is paid off, you both have full equity in the property and profit from the rental payments as they come in, minus only upkeep, management, and tax expenses on the property.

Real estate investing has many different facets. There is investing for the long term, the short term and our secret real estate niche.

By long term, we normally think of holding an investment and then renting it out. Most purchases for the long term are made using leverage, a small down payment and the balance covered with a mortgage. The monthly rent should cover the mortgage payments, taxes, insurance and repairs and eventually pay down or off the balance. A disadvantage is you have the ownership problems of dealing with tenants and toilets.