So let’s take a moment to look at the various types of ownership that you can choose as a real estate investor. Leasehold ownership. You can own the structure that is built on a piece of land while the land still stays under the ownership of someone else. Alternatively, you could be on the other side of the leasehold agreement, where you own the land, but the structure built on it is not yours. In this case, there is a lease agreement between the tenant and the landlord, and the rents get revised at pre-agreed times by pre-agreed amounts. Freehold ownership. This is more common, and more
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