A call to Invest

INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE John Kamau.

Current situationsMost people have to work daily in order to feed Most people are busy in their workplaces therefore they have less time to explore Most people dont have the aptitude or know how to undertake another kind of profession Most people are doing what they dont like for economic reasons Most people will end up with little to show for their many years of toil

Cash flow quadrant

REASONS WHY PEOPLE DONT INVESTLack CapitalLack of the Proper InformationLack of Investment VehiclesNegative ExperiencesFearMyopia

INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE

Property consisting of housing and landCharacteristics of Real EstateIt is TangibleHas no fixed MaturityHas high Transactional costHas stable ReturnsHas Capital AppreciationIts stable under InflationIts Variable among regions and locations

It is difficult to measure risk relative to the MarketIt is easy to influence performanceHas low LiquidityAdversely Affected by Civil unrestCostly to buy, sell and operateRequires managementDifficulty to acquireHas power to Leverage

Raw LandRental Housing Commercial/ResidentialReal Estate TradingReitsConstruction and Development for Sell

AREAS OF INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTAE

Real ESTATE INVESTMENT VEHICLES.

Joint VenturesPartnershipsInvestment CompaniesReitsIndividual Approach

What to ConsiderLegal issuesLocationPricing against ValueOpportunities

In the long run, its not just how much money you make that will determine your future prosperity. It is how much of that money you put to work by saving it and investing it.