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How should I invest in real estate?

There are eight common strategies. Most education content tells you about all of them. We score them against your capital, your time, your tax situation, and your appetite for hassle — and recommend one.

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Your strategy fit

Based on your capital ($75,000), time (10 hr/mo), tax bracket (32%), and stated preferences, here are your three highest-fit strategies — top recommendation first.

Turnkey rental

Buy a renovated, tenanted SFR; property manager runs it. Out-of-state common.

Why: Sweet spot for turnkey — buy 1–2 doors with reserves.

BRRRR

Buy distressed, rehab, rent, refinance to pull cash out, repeat.

Why: Capital supports a BRRRR if you have construction skill.

Personalized notes

Your 32% bracket and willingness to be hands-on make depreciation a meaningful tax shield. A $300,000 rental generates roughly $10,909/yr in depreciation deductions — at your bracket, that's $3,491/yr in tax savings.

Recommended next step: Open the explainer below to read the one-paragraph version of each strategy. Then, if your top fit is direct rental or BRRRR, model a specific deal with the cap-rate / cash-on-cash rules in the Glossary. If your top fit is REIT ETFs or crowdfunding, you can act today through any brokerage or platform — your minimum is small enough to start.

Full ranking

  1. Local single-family rental — fit score 15
  2. Turnkey rental — fit score 9
  3. BRRRR — fit score 9
  4. House hack (2–4 unit) · Short-term rental (Airbnb) · REIT ETFs · Crowdfunding (Fundrise / Arrived) · Syndication LP Full 8-strategy ranking on Pro
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The eight strategies, in one paragraph each

REIT ETFs (VNQ, SCHH). Buy shares like stocks. Real-estate exposure in any retirement account, no minimums, fully liquid. Best for: anyone starting out, or anyone who doesn't want a second job.

Crowdfunding (Fundrise, Arrived). $10–$100 minimums; access to private real estate without accreditation. Returns lock up for 3–7 years. Best for: small dollar amounts, want above-public-REIT returns, can live without the liquidity.

Turnkey rental. Buy an already-renovated, already-tenanted single-family rental, usually out of state. Property manager handles operations. Best for: $50K+ deployable, want ownership tax benefits but not operations.

Local single-family rental. Buy in a market you know, screen tenants yourself, manage repairs. Hardest work; best information edge; full tax benefits. Best for: handy, local, time-rich.

House hack. Buy a 2–4 unit property with low-down owner-occupied financing, live in one unit, rent the others. Subsidized housing + landlord experience. Best for: under 35, no kids yet, willing to share a building with tenants.

BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat). Buy a distressed property, fix it, rent it, refinance to pull cash out, do it again. High-skill, high-return, high-risk. Best for: construction-fluent investors with reserves.

Short-term rental (Airbnb). 1.5–3× the gross rent of long-term, but higher costs, higher vacancy, regulatory risk. Many cities banning or restricting. Best for: vacation markets with stable regulation, hospitality temperament.

Syndication LP (accredited). Invest passively alongside a sponsor on a $5M–$50M property. $25K–$100K typical minimum. Sponsor risk is everything — vet the sponsor like you'd vet a CEO. Best for: accredited investors who want institutional-quality deals without operating.