{"id":13995,"date":"2023-08-28T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=13995"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:13:30","slug":"buyer-is-real-estate-a-good-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-is-real-estate-a-good-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Real Estate Investing Still the Best Way to Build Wealth? Experts Say\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone dreams of financial freedom, and real estate has long been considered one way to get there \u2014 but is it still a dependable wealth-building route to take in the year 2023?<\/p>\n<p>As with most forms of investing, there are many complexities and few ways to guarantee a sure thing. In short, experts say \u2014 yes \u2014 real estate is generally still a very smart investment indeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a huge advocate of real estate investing,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/kimberly-pappalardo-nc-0222069\">Kimberly Pappalardo<\/a>, a top real estate agent in Raleigh, North Carolina. \u201cIt\u2019s how I started out a long time ago. My husband and I saw an albeit risky opportunity turn into something more solid than we could have even ever imagined.\u201d In her opinion, \u201cBy far, real estate is the best way to accomplish long-term wealth and financial freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Investing in real estate?<\/h3>\n                        <p>Hire an investor-friendly real estate agent who can help you get access to off-market properties at a discount and assess potential rental income based on market trends. HomeLight can connect you with investment property specialists at no cost.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/buyer?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Get Started<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But you need to know if it\u2019s a good investment for you before plunking down your hard-earned money. And you need to know what types of opportunities can work for you based on your own budget and goals. To help you break down your options and weigh the pros and cons of each, here\u2019s a primer packed with pro tips for each type of real estate investment out there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"section--1\" data-toc-header=\"Why invest in real estate?\" data-toc-type=\"head\"><\/div>\n<h2>Why invest in real estate?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve always thought real estate is a good investment and it\u2019s a time-proven fact,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/rick-ruiz-nv-54121\">Rick Ruiz<\/a>, a top real estate agent in Las Vegas, Nevada. \u201cThe biggest reason why is because it&#8217;s very inflation friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Think about it: How often have you received notice that your rent is decreasing? In most cases, rents tend to either remain stable or, more commonly, rise over time. As a property owner, the initial amount you paid, whether in cash or through a loan, stays the same \u2014 offering stability amidst fluctuating economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Ruiz also points out the advantages of having a fixed mortgage rate. He explains, &#8220;Your payment and your costs are for the most part fixed. Over time, two things are going to happen: rent will increase, and if you use a mortgage, your balance of what you owe your bank is going to decrease.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone dreams of financial freedom \u2014 but is real estate a good investment to consider sinking your money into in the year 2023?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":37967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192,620,626],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-buyers","category-buy-house","category-real-estate-investing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Real Estate a Good Investment If You Want to Build Wealth?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everyone dreams of financial freedom \u2014 but is real estate a good investment to consider sinking your money into in the year 2023?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-is-real-estate-a-good-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Real Estate Investing Still the Best Way to Build Wealth? 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