Anybody can get into real estate investing, but it takes a special type of person to become one of the truly great real estate investors. Great real estate investors have to have a sharp mind, the ability to take a risk and a keen knowledge of the market. Here are the top 5 real estate investors:
1. Donald Trump. The Donald shows how real estate investing and fame can intertwine. Host of TV’s The Apprentice and putative 2012 presidential candidate, Donald Trump built his real estate investing empire after joining his father’s company in 1968. His current status on lists of the world’s richest people is unchallenged – thanks in large part to his real estate acumen.
2. Robert Allen. Mr. Allen is known primarily for his line of real estate investing and personal finance books. He advocates buying property with no money down and recommends creating multiple income streams. He’s become increasingly involved in the world of online wealth and has hosted many seminars on how to create and manage wealth.
3. Conrad Hilton. This hotel tycoon laid the foundation for the Hilton International Company with a single hotel that he purchased in 1919. Hilton was the first international hotel chain, and today Hilton hotels continue to be known for their high standards. You can find a copy of Be My Guest, Conrad Hilton’s autobiography, in hotel nightstand drawers around the world.
4. Robert Kiyosaki. Another real estate investing author, Robert Kiyosaki is the author of the Rich Dad series of books. He’s also one of many prominent real estate investors in America. Kiyosaki believes in the importance of passive income, such as income from real estate investments.
5. Steve Wynn. Steve Wynn is known for his Las Vegas hotels and casinos. His real estate acumen proved valuable (for him personally) during the resurgence of Las Vegas in the 1990s, when he acquired The Golden Nugget. Wynn is known for his luxury-themed hotels, his smile, and for a commercial in which he sits perched high above Las Vegas on a tiny little platform atop the Encore hotel, his feet dangling off the edge. For real.
From massive hotels to passive income, real estate investors can build their real estate empire in a variety of ways. Reading about these cool real estate investors may be just the spark you need to start your own real estate investing business.
