For some reason, I have stumbled across a handful of articles lately about investment properties. Never wanting to be left out, I figured now is as good a time as any to join the fray. Even if you are not in the market for a new home, how about exploring the possibility of buying a home as an investment.
If, after all the facts were in and all the calculating and figuring was done, you could own a piece of real estate while having someone else pay the mortgage; would you do it? I think most of us would say a resounding "Yes!". There are a few more factors to the equation than just the financials, so let's take a look at a few of them.
Time: When I purchased my first investment property it was a 2 family home in Southern New Hampshire. All wa...