Real Estate Investor Magazine February 2025 February 2025 | Page 126
By Daniel Lombard & Gerhard van der Westhuizen
Finance
Restart with Wealth As ‘ Real Estate Investment M
By Daniel Lombard & Gerhard van der Westhuizen
For decades , property investment has been centered around buy-to-let models , where investors purchase real estate , rent it , and hope for a good capital appreciation .
While this traditional model is an average to good investment , it often falls short of greatness — after all , good is the enemy of great . Although it has served many , it comes with its fair share of risks — market fluctuations , rising interest rates , levies , unpredictab maintenance costs , and property management challenges .