After consulting with a financial adviser, you may decide to make real estate a part of your investment portfolio.  There are several different options out there which you may be interested in pursuing:

• “Fixer-upper” properties - buy a home in need of repair, do the repairs, then re-sell the home
• HUD homes - another category of fixer-uppers.  You can search for these at their website
• Foreclosures - a little more to it than just buying a list from infomercials or 800 numbers.  If you would like a link to a list of bank-owned properties on the MLS, contact me with the area you are interested in and I'll send it ou to you.  Also, if foreclosure auctions interest you, a firm by the name of Hudson and Marshall is one organization that handles these across the country.  You can click here to see when the next area auction is scheduled.
• Rentals - buy a single or multi-family property, rent it out
• Join a real estate investment club - click here  for a list of clubs in the area
  

I’d be happy to discuss any of these in greater detail if you are interested...just call or e-mail!