What is the best method as an investor to profit off real estate by renting?

From an investors point of view what are the pros and cons of leasing, renting, and rent-to-own. If someone can explain this in detail from an real estate investors point of view that would be great.

Please *don't* answer from a resident perspective...

Either way, you have to have some risk tolerance in case the market goes south, but typically when the housing prices decrease, the rents go up because more people are scared of buying. This is happening in some markets today.
Basically, the answer varies depending on whether you are looking for cash flow or long-term appreciation. If you want positive cash flow, then you need to come up with enough down payment so that the rent will offset your mortgage. Also, with a few exceptions you cannot deduct losses from a rental property from your tax return. Instead, you accumulate them and they increase your basis at the time you sell the place.

Hope it helps.

Simple. Buy low, rent high.

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