Both the houses and commercial real estate prices just keep going up.

There is no 100% sure investment. However, it is still one of the best investment one can have.

I got into real estate almost by accident. Me and my friends were renting this old place when the landlord wanted to sell it.

He was not making enough to meet his end, and he needed some money urgently. He offered his place and we took it.

It was not easy to pull the money together but we did.

That area was depressed then, but urban renewal program brought money into the city. It was a matter of time that our place worth a fortune.

My friends wanted to stay there, but after a couple of years I get sick of living there. I decided to sell my share in the place and invest my money somewhere else.

Naturally, I took the money to real estate investing. It was something that I am familiar with.

I invested in new construction downtown, buying a small share in a large commercial space. It cost me a lot of money, but I was getting checks from them every month.

Within a year, it pay off.

One of the things that people don't realize about real estate investing is that you don't necessarily have to buy a whole property to invest money in real estate.

You can actually buy a small share. This is actually a very good way to invest.

The good thing is that you need not be responsible as it does not take alot to buy part of the shares.

Such arrangement allow you to have enough money to buy other real estate shares as well.