Today most people have become aware that there is more to investing than savings accounts and stocks. Many people now take advantage of diversified investments such as mutual funds and we hear more and more stories about how the average trader is now making their own stock picks, often through on-line trading systems. The investment world is changing and the knowledge that people have about investing is on the rise.

However, one proven area of wealth creation is still very much uncovered. Over the years, real estate has been at the foundation of many fortunes and great wealth building. People who have discovered real estate investing have uncovered the power of the investing formula that sees investors making a small down payment and then having tenants pay off their investment for them. These investors have discovered that by investing in real estate they can be rewarded in three ways:

1. Immediate cash flow from the investment is available
    
2. Tenants pay off the bulk of the investment over time
    
3. Real estate appreciates and rents increase, thereby allowing their investment to increase in value while their cash flow from the investment increases.

The mathematics are simple. Just purchase one average property in a strong or emerging market and your have an investment that makes a meaningful contribution to your investment portfolio. The initial investment can be as little as $5,000 and the gains can be substantial.

Accumulate 7 of these properties over a period of years and you may be able to create an income you may never outlive. In fact, some investors find that by investing in a well-diversified selection of residential real estate properties they can actually create an income at retirement that is larger than when they were active in the workforce!

Real estate provides one of the few investing styles in which someone else pays off the lion's share of your investment. It is a style of investment that gives you title to a physical asset and it has proven its role in wealth building strategies over centuries, not years or decades. Today is a good time to discover the power of real estate investing!