How Real Estate Investing Can Make You Money - Cyrille Auxenfans Property purchased as a personal house is the typical way many care for the needs of their family; but other than a minimal tax write off for interest expense, and perhaps some accumulation of wealth through appreciation, the benefits of home ownership are not measured in the same monetary terms as properties acquired through real property invest. Home buyers are looking for safe tree-lined neighborhoods, good school districts, an ample amount of bedrooms and bathrooms, and beautiful open floor plans. Real estate investors never buy investment property based upon these things other than how they might influence rents and occupancy. The benefit of real estate investing boils down to four ways investors plan for to make money on speculation possessions. Cash flow The primary principle of most property investor, of course, is rent out space in their advantage with the intention to collect rental income. Cash flow is generated after the property's operating expenses and debt service i.e., mortgage payment are deducted from this payment profits. When more cash comes in than goes out the result is a positive cash flow that becomes occasionally obtainable to the shareholder on a regular basis. Tax protection Real estate investment also provides investors the benefit of being able to legally reduce his or her annual or ultimate centralized income taxes generally by allowing the owner to take deductions for the subsequent: Acquisition costs - Most costs incurred at the time of purchase are deductible in the year of purchase. Property expenses - All expenses incurred in the operation of the property are deductible. Mortgage interest - The interest paid on the mortgage is deductible. Depreciation - The IRS also assumes that your buildings are wearing out and becoming less valuable over time and therefore allows you take a deduction for that presumed decline in what the tax code calls cost recovery . Of course there are nuances and exceptions in all tax matters that every investor should always discuss with a tax expert. But you get the idea. Loan paying back Loan paying back is a periodic reduction of the loan over time. In other words, with a fully-amortized loan (i.e., not interest-only) each payment made reduces some amount of principal. The benefit surrounding real estate investing is that each time tenants pay the rent they are virtually paying down the debt and therefore helping the investor to buy the property.