When you are planning for your future, and trying to find ways to create a nice nest egg, people will often suggest that one of the best ways to build wealth is to invest in real estate.
Most often when they say this they mean to actually buy houses cheap, fix them up and then either flip them or rent them out, becoming a landlord.
If you aren't quite ready to become a landlord, or if you don't have enough money for a down payment on a rental house, these days there are other options to own real estate in your portfolio.
One of the best options I've found is to invest in real estate via real estate crowdfunding sites.
Some of the best crowdfunding sites I've found that have low minimum investments and that have good historical returns on the investment include:
As with anything, it's probably a good idea to start out small, and keep your real estate investment at 10% or less of your portfolio.
Have you tried investing in real estate? How has it worked out for you?