Investment is the act of buying an asset, waiting till it increases in value, and then selling it to make a profit that usually increases in value by time and then selling it later to make a profit. Throughout the last decades, many individuals have been seeking a safe way to increase their money safely unlike many other risky ways such as the fluctuating stock market. real estate has emerged as a promising and safe investment in which individuals buy a property and rent it to generate an income or sell it later at a higher price to gain a profit. This paper provides an overview of real estate investment: what its types are and how to invest in it, what are the different investment strategies in it, and what the pros and cons of investing in it are.