| The term best is a subjective term, since | | | | better pick in category number one. |
| different investments will be appropriate for | | | | Category #2 - Future Trending |
| different people. However, there is a way to | | | | If people could predict the future, then it really |
| evaluate this comparison with enough objectivity | | | | would remove a lot of the mysticism out of it. |
| to give the average person some insight into | | | | Aside from the general principle that land values |
| whether it is better to invest in land or in | | | | and apartment values go up over time, predicting |
| apartments. This is best done through comparing | | | | the future is extremely difficult to do. In the case |
| the two investments across multiple categories | | | | of land values however, the future is looking |
| and then drawing conclusions based on how well | | | | bright not only because of the general axiom of |
| they do in those categories. | | | | the increasing land values over time, but also |
| Category #1 - Past and Current Trending | | | | because it is currently a buyer's market. |
| In the past and current trending category, land | | | | Therefore, you can easily invest in land and hold it |
| investments are quite excellent. In fact, the only | | | | until it starts to increase in value again. |
| thing in the history of the world that has been | | | | The same is true for apartments, to a certain |
| consistently rising is the price of land, because land | | | | degree. Where it falls apart however is when one |
| ownership is a big part of life in much of the | | | | considers the fact that since it is a buyer's |
| world today. For that reason, the trends over the | | | | market, there are many people looking to get out |
| past and the current amount of time show that | | | | of their apartments and into houses. This either |
| land investments are great opportunities that for | | | | involves the purchase of vacant land or simply |
| the most part will yield good returns in the past | | | | the purchase of a house. In both cases, it is |
| and in the present. | | | | demand that is taken away from apartments and |
| The same is true for apartments. In the past and | | | | that in turn does not make their future outlook as |
| in the present, apartments have returned very | | | | good as it would be with land investments. |
| good investments. However, the problem with | | | | Conclusion |
| apartments is that there is a larger initial capital | | | | So, there you have it. In both a past and present |
| that must be invested in order to get them and | | | | comparison as well as in a future comparison, land |
| this in turn can result in some really bad losses | | | | investments appear to perform a lot better than |
| when they do happen. Both apartments and land | | | | their apartment investment counterparts. For this |
| investments have very good return prospects, | | | | reason, if you are interested in making an |
| but apartments can cost you a lot more if you | | | | investment today, you are much better off going |
| lose. For that reason, land investments are the | | | | with land investments. |
