| Many investors are unsure how they should invest | | | | mortgage required |
| their money for the best return. Joint venture | | | | · invest money in property but on a |
| investing gives above average returns and is a | | | | relatively short term |
| popular way to use your money in the relatively | | | | · get above average returns on your |
| short term. | | | | property investment |
| So where can an Investor put their money? | | | | · invest directly with the developer |
| · Cash account | | | | · get guarantees from the developer |
| · Share investing | | | | Joint Venture investing is seen as a way to get |
| · Property investing | | | | maximum return on your money. This is how |
| · Joint Venture investing | | | | investment banks earn their money. They take the |
| Putting money into a bank account to just sit there | | | | money from the investor and pay them low interest |
| very rarely helps an investor because although they | | | | rates for their investment, then use the money in |
| get a few % return on their money, inflation eats it | | | | the investment market lending to property |
| away at it just as fast. | | | | developers at a much higher rate. |
| Share investing is not for the faint hearted. Share | | | | By being the investor putting money up for property |
| prices move up and down at a reasonably fast rate | | | | development through Joint Ventures, the investor |
| and this can be quite difficult for some investors to | | | | can possibly even make 100% return on their money. |
| handle financially and emotionally. With share investing | | | | It would be quite feasible to expect to receive at |
| you have no say in how the company is run on a | | | | least in the vicinity of 25% return on a property |
| day to day basis and there really is no form of | | | | development investment. |
| guarantee. The best you can really hope for is that | | | | If you researched how the wealthy make their |
| you will get paid dividends along the way. | | | | money and keep on making money, you will find that |
| Property investing can be a reasonably secure | | | | Joint Venture investment is one of their most sought |
| investment, although not without some risk, but the | | | | after investment strategies. |
| returns can take quite a while to come in. Returns | | | | People favour Joint Venture investments mainly for |
| can be made from rental and from capital gains. Also | | | | two reasons: |
| it can sometimes take a while to realise cash out of | | | | |
| properties if the market is not favourable, meaning | | | | 1. As mentioned, the higher return |
| that this strategy for investing is not everybody's | | | | 2. Being in a Joint Venture is virtually a passive |
| first option. | | | | investment |
| Joint Venture investing means that there is some | | | | Most people who have $5,000 to $10,000 to invest |
| leeway in areas that do not present themselves in | | | | do not have the skill, the expertise or the time to be |
| other forms of investing. | | | | actively involved. By putting amounts of this size into |
| With Joint Venture it is possible to: | | | | Joint Venture, good returns can be made and treated |
| · have small amounts invested | | | | as a passive investment. |
| · have money invested in property but no | | | | |