The buzzword in the growth investment sector is "real estate funding". Most savvy investors are growing weary of the decreased cash flow scenarios from single family rental units.
The housing investment market is in such a place that there are several offers on any decent new listing with many offers being sight unseen. This drives the sales prices ever higher and erodes the basis of any chance for a cash flow without a huge down payment.
With so many people feeling like they are behind the 8 ball with their retirement fund, they are desperately seeking a better and quicker way to grow their funds.
Real Estate Funding is an age old vehicle that most banking institutions have been using since they opened their doors. and never wanted anyone else to learn the technique much less play "their" game.
On the stock side of the market, most fund managers will never lead you towards RE Funding because it lowers their commissions or removes them and their fees from the equation all together. Let's face it, no matter how good it is for you they would never steer you in a direction that removes their chances of charging you fees!
Simply put, RE Funding allows you to lend your money and collect a guaranteed rate without the hassles of property ownership, vacancies, and repairs. It also removes the hassles of choosing the wrong stocks, the fluctuating hit and miss of stock market and earning s lost to cover brokerage fees.