How to invest in property without putting in any money?
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Buying real estate with literally nothing down is very very difficult.  It is possible, but you need perfect timing, and the perfect deal.  I have a client that was almost able to do it.  It would have grossed around 70k profit.  But at the last minute, he had to come out with $3-4k to cover a few costs.  (It's not no money down, but pretty darn low for 70k profit)  Don't buy into the late night infomercials.  Go get yourself some books on the subject.  And read them.  Then read them again.  Then... jump in.  You are always going to risk something.
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As you have realised, your portfolio is very heavy on property.\n\nOne of the fundamentals of investment risk management is to diversify. When you are diversified when one investment type experiences a decline another might go up. \n\nIf you are carrying no debt on your 2 properties you are actually in a good position but might need to move things around. Are all of your properties currently rented? What is happening to the income from that?\n\nYou may want to consider buying some shares as an additional investment. They will provide you with a semi regular income and can be sold very quickly and in small parcels, unlike property. \n\nYou'll obviously need some money to purchase shares. Would you consider selling one of the units in your complex for this purpose? Or taking a loan against the units? \n\nAnother investment category it sounds like you should be strongly thinking of is cash. You should have a "rainy day" account that could keep you going for at least a couple of months.\n\nI would suggest you talk with a financial planner. Shop around for a decent one and understand what services they offer and how they get paid e.g. are they going to just flog product from one place. \n\nSounds like selling the unit block and converting the proceeds to a smaller block or less units and shares and cash may be a good idea.\n\nI am not an expert and don't know anything about your situation so it's hard to comment
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you might want to get your real estate license first this will help you understand your local market better and the more you know the less risk you will have when making investment decisions. look at the city and state tax repossessed homes that will be a good place to start. i don't know where you live but if it is on the coast or the gulf this ship has sailed for a while but if you are in the middle somewhere you can still turn a profit. look for run down places that look deserted look for land on the out skirts if the good side of town this is a great place to invest for the long term.
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Lynn, \nAssuming that you already have some liquid cash set aside in the event of some financial disaster (recommended 3-6 months of fixed expenses), the easiest (and safest) way to invest with little money is in a mutual fund. There are some fund families that will allow you to invest with as little as $100 if you set up a bank draft with them. Saving this way has been proven to be the least painless way to save because it will happen automatically and you'll be surprised how fast it will accumulate. Another advantage to this style of investing is that you take advantage of a somewhat sophisticated investment method called dollar cost averaging. Basically, you are investing a set amount at a set time each month. On months when the price of your mutual fund is up you will buy less shares of the fund. On months when the fund price is down you will buy more shares of the fund. Over time, this is a great way to lower your average price per share. The final advantage to investing in the manner that I have described is that you are limiting the risk that you are exposed to. One small investment in a mutual fund is actually used to buy hundreds of companies. (That is what happens to the money that you are investing) Because they are able to invest in so many different companies, your risk is spread out among all the companies that are represented in the fund. You'll probably get some people recommending D.R.I.P investments because you mentioned you didn't have much to invest. I would not recommend this because in a drip you are buying a small amount of shares in one company so all your risk is tied up in the fate of that one company. Good luck and save as aggressively as you are comfortable with.
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Go to a bank and take out a loan... very unlikely that you'll find any answers that you want.. no one is going to give/loan/borrow/invest.. whatever you want to call it.. that much money to someone on yahoo.. come on kid.. seriously!
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Invest it in another property and spread the risk
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First I recommend, be patient.  No need to make any quick decision(s).  Keep an open mind, and listen to suggestions.  Think for yourself then, and you will make the appropriate decision.  Look at your circumstances.  If it is a windfall, and not needed right now, take $10000 of it and find a no-load mutual fund as an investment.  Then leave it alone and your investment ought to double about every 7 years.  That is what us "little" people do.  A no-load fund means, no fees to buy and no charges when you sell later on.  Hold the remaining $5000 and think some more.
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Spend $100 on something you want/need.\nSpend another $100 on something stupid (go crazy with this one...once in a lifetime thing)\n\nSave the rest.  Put it up somewhere like you didn't even have it until some time comes along when you really really need money.
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Invest,\nReal Estate, Stocks
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do a diversification. eg: don't put all into one thing. \n\ndepending on when you will need the money, will determine your risk tolerance\n\nyou need to see your banker, and ask for the person who provides investment advise.  most banks provide this free of charge. \n\ngood luck. \n\nthe higher the risk, the higher the POTENTIAL for return. \n\nHowever, you know your own tolerance, don't invest in something too risky, UNLESS you can afford to lose it.
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None.  Use a debit card, save money, invest.
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Investing in Real Estates is as simple as it is complicated.\n\nInvesting in Real Estates is in its simplest form, similar to investing in anything else... stocks, gold etc...\n\nThe idea is always in trying to buy now hoping that prices will increase sometime in the future while making sure your returns from renting out that property (similar to collecting dividends in shares) makes you a significant yield.\n\nNow, some characteristics of good value real estates that all real estate investors like myself look for are :\n\n- Located in a state or area that has good potential of future growth. (example are states or places that are slated for some big time government development)\n\n- Located in a preferable lot in that state or area. If it is a residential real estate, you will want to make sure it is a conducive area for living in and has convenient traffic in and out of. If it is a commercial real estate, you will want to make sure that it has a good human traffic and located in a central area.\n\n- Selling at a significantly cheap price versus market price. There will always be someone throwing away good properties in good areas below market price. Find these properties and you will at least hedge yourself against any unexpected downturn in property prices and be able to make a higher profit when you sell it in future.\n\n- Yielding a good rental. Yes, if the rental value is high, then you are likely to recover your initial capital faster. Reasonable yields that full time professionals like me look for are at least 8 to 10%. Calculate yield by taking the annual rental return and divide it by the value of the property. To find out how fast you can recover your initial outlay, you need to find out its Internal Rate of Return which is simply calculated by dividing the net annual rental return (monthly rental minus monthly mortgage installment)  by your initial outlay. That will tell you how many years it will take for this property to be free. As a bottom line, you will want to make sure that the monthly rental at least covers your monthly mortgage payment.\n\nIf a property fulfills all of the above criteria, you would have assured yourself of a good monthly return and an eventual good profit on selling the property in future.\n\nAnother rule of thumb is that investing in many small units usually makes a much higher yield than putting all your money in one big unit and it diversifies your risk better.\n\nFor more ways of investing in both properties and other instruments, please see some of the books that I have read at http://www.bestoptiontradingbooks.com \n\n\nHope these helps and good luck.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n\n.
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Be a realtor or stock broker.\nUsed to do be a stock broker.  Now, I am a private investor investing in private companies, publicly traded companies, real properties and lending people money.
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Start investing in the stock market.  I have listed below a link to a really interesting article that can say it much better then I can.  It is a great way to start out with little or no money and not pay big commissions to brokers.\n\nI used this program and have done really well over the last two years.  Started with little money, added little money and learned discipline and a lot about the stock market.  I now teach others to do the same.  \n\nDon't have that $100 bucks to get started?  I bet you do if you just change the way you spend money.  Will include a link to the online broker that I used to start my savings.  I also went ahead and opened a credit card through the Sharebuilder website.  The credit card has a 0% APR on opening transfers and pays you 1% cash back that you can use to purchase Stocks with in your Sharebuilder plan.  If you pay your balance every month (which is the only way that you should use credit), then this is FREE money. \n\nIf you have a Bank of America Checking account they have started a plan that is called "Keep the Change."  With this plan, once you have opened a savings account with $100, they round up all your purchases.  If you buy something for $1.25 with your debit card, they will withdrawal $.75 (rounded up to $2.00) from your checking account and deposit it into your savings account.  After the first three months of doing this, they then will match your money dollar for dollar, 100%.  Then after the first year, they will match your round ups at a 5% rate.  The account only pays .5% APR, but the 100% matching for the first three months is FREE money. \n\nThat is a 100% return on your deposits (round ups) for the first three months.  \n\nIf you don't have a BOA account then try looking online for a good paying Money Market Fund (MMF).  Some have balance requirements, some don't.  The better rates out there as of today are running about 4.25% or higher.  Watch for fees, compounding methods and other charges before you consider purchasing a MMF.  \n\nGood luck and start saving today!  \n\nToo many Americans don't save enough money.  Instead, they look for the lowest payment on that purchase.  You should ask yourself, do I want to pay myself first (saving money) and purchase something for cash or retire with style or do I want to always be in debt paying others interest.  Don't you deserve the interest more then the lender?  I think you do.  \n\nI don't work for any of the above mentioned ways to save.  I do hold accounts (Individual Roth IRA, Individual investing plan, Individual trading account, MMF and a Visa Card through Bank One attained after opening my account with Sharebuilder.) with Sharebuilder.  I have no other interest in Sharebuilder.  I do have a bank account at Bank of America, both checking and savings (opened with $100.00 deposit), but own no stock or other interest in the company.  I am not affiliated with MSN in any way or form and do not own any company stock.  Investments may loose money and in many cases are not FDIC insured.  Any investment should be after careful consideration by the investor before investing.  Your results may very.  (think that covers the Brochure law.)\n\nGood luck and let me know how you do.
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Real Estate Investment.
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You need to open a brokerage account somewhere.\n\nwww.tdwaterhouse.com is one place.\n\nYou can buy shares there and check on your investments.
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now a days best investment for an n r i is buying land only.\nbut u have to buy secured land only