12 ideas on how to receive passive income

Ideas that require large investments

1. Donating property for rent

Rent empty apartment - an obvious idea for anyone with such an apartment there. There are several options for how this can be done.

• To take an apartment for long term rent. This is a source of stable and sufficiently high income. The main risk - to find an apartment after tenants unsuitable for further stay condition.
• To take the apartment. Unstable, but more profitable than long-term rental, fashion. It is better to choose the option, in which you give an apartment to travelers. It will have to constantly maintain the marketability of apartments, but also a little less risk. If you plan to take an apartment countrymen, be prepared for the fact that it will be removed for noisy parties, after which only the walls remain unchanged.
• To take an apartment as a commercial property. Accommodation on the ground floor can be converted into a room suitable for a shop or office. If you do it yourself, check out the regulations. Also, the tenant can take the costs for the conversion of the premises, but it will affect your income.

Not all methods require additional costs. But in this case, your investment - apartment, because you can not be sure of its safety.

2. Put money in the bank

First is to determine whether you want to benefit from the contribution on a monthly basis, but on a bit, or you arrange a more substantial amount of time in a quarter, six months, a year. In the first case suitable cumulative score of a detachable percent each month. In the second case, select a deposit cap when monthly interest are added to the core input. So you end up with a large sum.

It's worth noting that the interest on deposits in Russian banks are not very big. To live comfortably to them, you need to keep on the account amounting to several million. According to the most simple calculations, at the rate of 8% from 1 million rubles a month you will receive a total of 6.6 thousand rubles. When a similar contribution for a period of 1 year, with a market capitalization in 12 months you will get thousands 82.99.

3. Invest in dividend stocks

With securities can annually receive dividends, but you need to choose them correctly. Firstly, it is necessary to dwell on the preferred shares and not on the usual: on the first dividend paid always, on the second - by the decision of the Board of Directors. Second, you need to select promising companies, profits (and hence the size of the dividends) which is constantly growing.

4. Invest in mutual funds

The meaning of a mutual investment fund is that investors trust the specialists of their money, and they are doing everything possible to increase investments. The yield at mutual funds, as well as the majority of financial instruments, is not guaranteed. It is therefore important to choose a good fund, which is worth studying the ratings, read the entry and exit rules of the mutual fund and clarify the nuances.

5. become an investor

To invest in a startup or growing company is extremely risky: in fact, you give money and more from you nothing depends. Organization at the same time can "shoot" and Apple to become the second or closed in six months. However, under certain analytical abilities, intuition and luck, you can find a talented start-up and get good contributions, watching his progress.

6. Buy apartment under construction and sell it after the deposit facility

The difference in the price of apartments on the stage of excavation, and the commissioning of 15-30%. Accordingly, it is possible to buy an apartment, for instance, up to 2 million rubles, and in a couple of years to sell over 2.4 million. This is a non-permanent option, but tangible passive income. But it is important to choose a reliable builder, not to be left without money in the status of defrauded real estate investors.

Ideas requiring minimum investments

7. lodgings

If you live in a two-or three-room apartment, it has a very beneficial tool for passive income. Firstly, renting rooms for rent will allow to share with the tenant the cost of housing and communal services. Secondly, you will receive a monthly amount that is sufficient to survive in the absence of other sources of income.

Of course, to live with a stranger in your own apartment - a process for the strong spirit. But maybe you're the kind of person, and this method is right for you.

8. monetize a hobby

If you have a hobby that brings tangible results, you can start selling the fruits of their labor. Let's say you are a talented carpenter and has bestowed stools all the friends or like to embroider, but do not know what to do with the finished paintings. You are passionate about the process, but because the finished products are more and more, and it is unclear what to do with them.

Get a profile page on social networks, accounts on popular shopping sites such as Etsy, «Fair masters." You are sure to find someone who will appreciate your talent. But remember, once you start to do things specifically for sale, passive income became active.

9. sell photos

One need not be a popular photographer to sell pictures. Enough to create a photostocks example Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Depositphotos. Each site is different barriers to entry, but among a variety of waste, you can choose the one that suits you.

Then everything is simple: upload photos and receives royalties for each snapshot download.

10. Create intellectual products

Under certain talents and skills, you can create a product that will be profitable for the rest of life. Write a book for mobile phone application or program that people like. You as the author will be laid charges for the use of your intellectual work, the main thing - do not forget to enter the item in the contract.

11. Contents keshbek

Conducting online purchases through special keshbek services, execution of bank cards with the return per cent of the amount of purchases may not bring millions. But you will get paid for purchases that would have done so. So why lose benefits?

12. record webinar

If you have something to teach people, you can record a video lecture or a training course on your topic, and then give customers access to it for the money. Such a method is good because it will require efforts from you only once: it is necessary to create a truly useful text and record a video.

It's worth noting that the webinars will diverge only if your data is unique and advertising will make the word of mouth. Otherwise, the promotion of lectures will take a lot of time and money.

Unsuccessful ideas for passive income

These options still appear in many lists of ideas for passive income, but it is in this aspect of the workers to call them difficult.

1. Own business

His work - a good idea to invest money, but you need to be prepared for the fact that you have to work seven days a week. Perhaps the business will even generate income, but call it passive difficult.

2. Blog, website, YouTube-Channel

Who is making the Internet easy. Blogging - a full-time job, which requires a content plan, marketing strategy, high-quality videos and photos. To online resource to generate income, it is necessary to invest generously, including financially.

3. Network marketing

Representatives of network marketing promise high returns with minimal investment, including temporary. Ostensibly profit will bring your team that you type when you start work. But these assurances are valid only for those who are at the top of the pyramid. And you are invited to join its base. That is, will not make you, and you.

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