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Real Estate Investing for Beginners – Real Estate 101

Real estate accounts for 60% of the worldu2019s mainstream assets u2014 and a significant portion of all national, corporate, and personal wealth. With that in mind, real estate investing clearly deserves consideration from any individual or business looking for asset classes in which to invest a portion of their capital. 1

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Real Estate Investing for Beginners – Real Estate 101

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  1. REALESTATEINVESTOR ANTHONYLESTER - FRESNO RealEstateInvestingforBeginners – Real Estate101

  2. Realestateaccountsfor60% oftheworld’smainstreamassets — andasignificantportionofallnational, corporateandpersonal wealth. Withthatinmind, realestateinvestingclearlydeserves considerationfromanyindividualorbusinesslookingforasset classesinwhichtoinvestaportionoftheircapital. 1 Butbeforeyoucanmakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhetherornot toinvestinrealestate, andwhichofthemanytypesofrealestate mightmakethemostsenseforyou, youfirstneedtounderstand realestateinvestingbasics. Thispageisdesignedtoprovideyouwithabroadintroductionto realestateinvesting, beginningbyansweringaquestionthatfew peopleandevensomeseasonedrealestateinvestorscannotfully answer: Whatisrealestate? (Note: Ifyouarelookingforanadvanced-leveldiscussionofreal estateinvestingingeneral, orrealestatecrowdfundingin particular, wesuggestyouvisitourResourceCenterforawealth ofinformativearticlesandwebpagesonthesetopics.)

  3. WHAT IS REAL ESTATE? Whentheyhearthetermrealestate, manypeoplethinkofland, orhomes, orother typesofbuildingsandstructures. Thosearecomponentsofrealestate, buttheyarefar fromacompletedefinition. HereishowtheUniformStandardsofProfessionalAppraisalPractice (USPAP), the industryguidebookforrealestateappraisers, definesrealestate: “Anidentifiedparcel ortractofland, includingimprovements, ifany.” Thatreferencetoimprovementsis keytoyourunderstandingofrealestate, becauseitunderscoresthefactthatreal estatealsoincludesanythingfixedorpermanentlyattachedtotheland — afarbroader categorythanmostpeoplerealize. Improvements, asunderstoodintherealestatecontext, canincludeahome, store, officebuildingorothertypeofstructurebuiltontheland. Butitcanalsoreferto anythingelsepermanentlyaffixedtothatproperty, includingfences, roads, streams, treesandeventheutilitysystemsontheland. Finally, realestatecanalsoinclude severalrightsinherenttoapieceofproperty — suchasairrights, waterrightsandthe mineralrightstoanynaturalresourcesinthegroundundertheland. ThisiswhyUSPAPalsoincludesadefinitioninitsguidebookforrealproperty, whichit explainsisoftenusedinterchangeablywithrealestate. USPAPdefinesrealpropertyas “Theinterests, benefits, andrightsinherentintheownershipofrealestate.” 2

  4. WHATISAREAL ESTATEINVESTOR? Withthatall-inclusivedefinitionofrealestate inmind, wecannowdefinearealestate investorasanindividual (orbusinessorother entity) investingintherealestatemarketby purchasing, leasingorotherwiseacquiring rightstoapieceofrealestateoranyofthe rightsinherentinapieceofrealestate.

  5. Althoughnotypeof investmentcanoffera guaranteeofaprofitoreven protectionoftheprincipal, historicallyrealestatehas beenoneofthesafestasset classesforinvestors, whileat thesametimeoffering potentialforgains. Realestateinvestingoffers severalpossiblebenefits generallynotassociatedwith othertypesofinvestments. Herearejustafewofthose benefits. WHATARETHEPOTENTIALBENEFITS OFREALESTATEINVESTING? Click here for More Read

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