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A Risk-Averse Approach to Real Estate Investing

The highest profile professional real estate developers and investors are typically those who have won big or lost big — they made their names taking oversized risks that in some cases paid off handsomely and in other cases crashed and burned.

But real estate investing isn’t just for highfliers with nothing to lose. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Investors can take a decidedly defensive approach to building wealth through real estate investing, especially given the favorable tax treatment that rewards many aspects of real estate investment. (Consult your tax adviser to learn more.) To be sure, all investments carry risk, be they

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