Many real estate players start small and move up the food chain to more complex deals, and many passive investors start with public REITs and move down the chain to more direct investing. Professional Real Estate Investing clarifies why real estate is indeed the world's largest asset class, explain the full continuum of "investing" in real estate, make it clear what can be done at what income level and with what amount of hands-on work and with what risk, and provide readers across the spectrum with the context to decide how they want to allocate their time and money to this asset class. This will be the first book to definitively address all aspects of real estate investing, and it will be written by the country's leading experts. It will clearly explain the differences between active and passive investments, retail and high net worth options, and private and public markets. For that reason, current and potential investors of every stripe will find value in this book. It will be compiled and edited by David S. Rose and written by approximately 24 contributing experts.