Buy and Hold. If you’re looking to invest in real estate because of its long-term growth potential, this is the strategy for you. You’ll purchase a property with the intention of keeping it for years — even decades — to come. Flipping Houses. Flip properties are homes that are bought and sold within a short period of time for profit. Renting Out Your Investment Property. The rent from an investment property will help offset the mortgage payments and other expenses related to owning it until you decide to sell or move into the property yourself (or even just increase your net worth). Rehabbing Properties. If purchasing distressed properties sounds like a good idea, consider rehabbing them into something more valuable before reselling them at higher prices down the line when market conditions improve (like today!). It’s important when doing so that any repairs made on said properties aren’t done so cheaply as they may cause future buyers to worry about whether or not their new home will last during bad weather seasons such as winter months which tend to require expensive heating equipment maintenance costs throughout North America every single year since our winters tend towards being colder than most places around the world with similar climates.