subject: The Demographic Cycle is an Idea to Consider When Making Real Estate Investments [print this page] With these thoughts in mind, real estate investors should consider that investing for short term gain is especially risky now. Investments should be on a buy and hold basis. Investments should be set up to prevent a dominoe effect if weakness develops. Investments should focus on cash flow and avoid appreciation or perceived inherent value over a given price. Value based and appreciation based investing in this environment is especially risky at this point in time. Therefore focusing on high occupancy commercial and multifamily and rental property in general is significantly less risky than other alternatives.
The Demographic Cycle is an Idea to Consider When Making Real Estate Investments
