What Is Fractional Real Estate Investing? - Benzinga

Private pilots who love to fly purchase their airplanes with other aviators. At municipal airports across the country, you’ll find Cessnas, Pipers and Beechcrafts owned by several different folks. Airplanes are expensive and getting more so — those who love to fly usually don’t have the funds to buy their own, so they team up with a group of friends or acquaintances who also like to fly. Just as flying enthusiasts can purchase fractional interests in airplanes, investors can buy fractional interests in real estate.
Fractional real estate investing isn’t a time-share, where you pay for a certain amount of time every year in a vacation home. Timeshares don’t offer you ownership rights. Fractional real estate investing allows you, together with other investors, to own a home, vacation property, apartment building or commercial facility. You share the costs and split the profits for valuable real estate.
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Some may be tempted to compare fractional real estate ownership to investing in REITs through a brokerage account. There are big differences between the two:
What is the best investment between the two? It depends on your personal situation. If you want to own a piece of property and you can maintain the investment for several years, then fractional ownership may be for you. If you want regular monthly or quarterly income with the liquidity to get out of the investment at a moment’s notice, then you may want to consider a REIT.

The choice is yours.
Read next: The Best Fractional Real Estate Investment Platforms
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