How To Invest In Real Estate: 5 Simple Strategies

• by NerdWallet

• March 28, 2025

Done right, real estate investing can be lucrative, help diversify your existing investment portfolio — especially useful during a turbulent stock market, like the one we’ve seen in 2025 — and eventually provide a stream of passive income.

Buying a property may be what immediately comes to mind when you think of real estate investing. But understandably, many investors — especially beginners to real estate — don’t want the burden of being a landlord or maintaining a property. Thankfully, many of the best real estate investments don’t require showing up at a tenant’s every beck and call.

Here are some of the best ways to make money in real estate, ranging from low maintenance to high.

This post originally appeared at NerdWallet.