The stock market is looking wobbly. Bonds are paying you about what you're losing to inflation. And the rest of the investment landscape is about as reliable as the latest presidential candidate poll.
So if you're wondering how to get ahead, let alone keep up with your rising monthly rent payment, take a look at where some investors are generating decent returns buying up houses and renting them out.
Your rising monthly rent is a big reason that rental housing has become a hot property.
Since the Great Recession ended, the overall rate of inflation has been fairly tame, by historical standards. Since July 2009, when the biggest economic storm in decades had finally lifted, the government's measure of consumer prices has risen by about 10 percent.
The average rent, on the other hand, is up nearly 14 percent. That's more than food, clothing, and the cost of many other products and services. (But not all: The cost of airfares, doctors' fees, college tuition and hot dogs are all rising faster than your rent.)
But rent is a much bigger share of your monthly budget, which means it's become a big source of profit for investors buying rental properties.
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