What is property investing? In lesson 1 of the Introduction To Property Investing we look at the definition of property investing and why people chose property over other investment options What is property investing? On the surface, this is a really simple question and were definitely going to go into the definitions of this sort of stuff. But, were currently going to look at why people invest in property as well over other investments like stocks or maybe creating your own business or something like that. First, with the definition, which I got from ye old Wikipedia. Property investing, which is generally also known as real estate investing, involves the purchase, ownership, management and rental and/or sale of real estate for profit. Its a purchasing of real estate, whether that be houses, units, blocks of units, commercial property, offices, all of this sort of stuff. And youre purchasing it in order to make a profit and that profit can be made in different ways; which were going to talk about in the next lesson, about how to make money investing in property. ------------------------------------------- http://onproperty.com.au/417 - View the full transcription and audio version of this episode. http://onproperty.com.au/free - See real positive cash flow property listings ------------------------- DISCLAIMER No Legal, Financial & Taxation Advice The Listener, Reader or Viewer acknowledges and agrees that: Any information provided by us is provided as general information and for general information purposes only; We have not taken the Listener, Reader or Viewers personal and financial circumstances into account when providing information; We must not and have not provided legal, financial or taxation advice to the Listener, Reader or Viewer; The information provided must be verified by the Listener, Reader or Viewer prior to the Listener, Reader or Viewer acting or relying on the information by an independent professional advisor including a legal, financial, taxation advisor and the Listener, Reader or Viewers accountant; The information may not be suitable or applicable to the Listener, Reader or Viewer\'s individual circumstances; We do not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence as defined by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and we are not authorised to provide financial services to the Listener, Reader or Viewer, and we have not provided financial services to the Listener, Reader or Viewer.