According to market research, even in bouts of down cycles and recessions, rents have seldom fallen drastically.
During such periods in fact, with less people buying properties and new supply cut-back, the rental market is usually quite well sustained.
When good times come round, rents are pushed up by rising employment, income levels, and heightened prosperity.
Therefore, owning a piece of real estate – particularly one that is in a fast appreciating location, offers an investor the opportunity to increase your wealth by trading up to larger or more expensive properties. In the process, this enlarges your wealth and at a faster rate too.