It is common knowledge that the global economy has been irreversibly changed since last Summer. Now nearly two years into serious recession, the United States has scrambled to hold any sort of ground in consumer confidence, losing countless jobs and huge revenues in almost every sector. Real estate and retail have been hit especially hard, forcing bankruptcies and driving up unemployment across the entire country. The one sector of the economy which has held steady in both job creation and economic output, however, is health care.

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Investing in rental properties has its advantages and its disadvantages. Starting with the disadvantages, you have to deal with renters who often do not hold your property in high regard and who will not care for it as you would. Secondly, you usually must spend a portion of your rental proceeds (typically around 10 percent of the total rent for the property) to pay your property management company.

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