Cheap rent apartments are a good way for families that have come unto hard financial times to save some money. But like any other apartment, you want to find a good one otherwise the hassle may not be worth saving a few extra dollars a month.
For quite a while investors have been using their money to purchase some stock or other. Those who knew how to handle money were moving from one investment to the next quite quickly that those who were still new were left at a loss wondering how, when and where to do their investing. Investing in commercial real estates just like investing in anything else is not meant for everyone. It requires vision and quite a bit more money to invest initially. However, investing in real estate for commercial reasons might require more than vision and money, it also needs economic forecasting and no doubt, some luck.
Climbing The Property Ladder: Commercial Real Estate Investments
This article explains the "needed" balance between motivation and action in the attempts to be a big time economic player. The balance pertained to is found in the book "Cash In A Flash".