Those were the ‘flipping days’ where it was easy to make money and anyone who could spell their own name became a ‘realtor’ to make easy money.

Just because the real estate market has plummeted into a recession is no reason to give up on real estate investing. In fact, just the opposite is true. There has never been a better time than now to grab onto some real estate bargains and invest for the long term.

Follow the opposite of the pack just as the real expert investors do such as John Templeton and Warren Buffet. You can find great deals by calling the For Sale By Owners in your area. You can see the power of FSBO’s in one of my recently published articles found by clicking on my name, Maria Gudelis.

Take a look around at the homes in your area and consider investing in one as a place in which to live or to rent to others. Chances are that you pass bargains every day that will end up making you a fortune by the time you are ready to retire. Or simply vacation to a spot you love, and check out the real estate deals there in the local newspapers.

The way to invest now in real estate is to invest in property the old fashioned way – as a long term investment. Real estate is mean to be a long term investment and is a very good one for several reasons. One reason is that real estate values tend to rise along with inflation and the cost of living. Even homes in blighted areas rise in value over a period of 20 years.

Hope you enjoyed this blog post! Maria Gudelis