The best way to save yourself from the impact of recession is to invest in income property. From small to medium businesses to the homes of almost every lower and middle class families, recession leaves its mark of destruction.

Income property is one way to get some sort of protection from the disasters of recession. How can it sustain through recession? Well I can think of many reasons, but let's narrow it down to top 2 ways how it can save you from your financial demise.

Raise Your Income by Renting Your Property

Your property will make money for you as long as you are willing to slash prices when the economy collapses because a large group of people will look for homes with low rent prices. There will always be the hassle of taking care of some unwanted maintenance issues and sometimes some of your apartments will stay vacant but that's something you have to deal with. Management is crucial; you can't just expect to buy a property and sell its space to become rich or make any money. You will not make a profit, nor will you be saved from the jaws of recession unless you learn how to keep your business and your income property in top notch shape. Don't think you can just hire a manager and sit around all day while other people take care of your work because it will be difficult for you to hire a qualified manager during the bad economy. And the added salary cost will not help you in any way in the long run because your budget needs to stay as low as possible.

One of the most important tasks when you're renting out your property is knowing about the people who will be living in your property. If you let people with bad records stay in your property than it will be very difficult for you to attract new business.

Hail the Resale

Now for the second main way on how to stay alive during recession. This doesn't apply to anyone who doesn't have complete knowledge of real estate. If you don't have solid knowledge of real estate then don't even think about it until you learn because in this method making money only happens when you make a sale of your income property. The unstable market pays you for your skills.

By buying a property at a lower rate when the market falls, you can save yourself during recession. But you have to know your market to find the sweet spot of when to buy a property because you need to let the prices drop as low as possible before you invest. The importance of independent research to be successful using this strategy cannot be over emphasized; you need to know your way through the maze of real estate better than you know your own home.

And then after buying the properties at the right time and at the right price, you wait and hold on to it until the market regains its momentum and you find a buyer who pays you the price you set.

Reselling income property is more risky than renting it but it also pays off many times more if done correctly.