Super7, why only look at real estate? I assume that you would invest in real estate for the return on investment. There are a lot of other opportunities with a lot less hassle than buying a house or land. You can put your money in funds that invest in real estate if you really want to focus on real estate. The ideas that other people have put forward about upcoming markets are excellent. Instead of physically buying the property you could also focus on funds that invest in these markets, possibly even with the combination of real estate, but that does not have to be the case. Because these funds usually have a certain geographical area they invest in, you can also spread your risk. E.g you could invest in Poland only, or the whole of former Eastern Europe. You are easy in, easy out. No brokers, no real estate selection to be performed, etc. etc. If you really run out of options, there is always the "pakestaak charity foundation"...:)
Super7, why only look at real estate? I assume that you would invest in real estate for the return on investment. There are a lot of other opportunities with a lot less hassle than buying a house or land. You can put your money in funds that invest in real estate if you really want to focus on real estate. The ideas that other people have put forward about upcoming markets are excellent. Instead of physically buying the property you could also focus on funds that invest in these markets, possibly even with the combination of real estate, but that does not have to be the case. Because these funds usually have a certain geographical area they invest in, you can also spread your risk. E.g you could invest in Poland only, or the whole of former Eastern Europe. You are easy in, easy out. No brokers, no real estate selection to be performed, etc. etc. If you really run out of options, there is always the "pakestaak charity foundation"...:)