Real estate basically means a piece of land and any property built on it like a building,factory,a house etc. The property has to be attached to the land and any other movable things like furniture,personal belongings,etc on that land would not be considered a part of real estate.It is a great way of short term as well as long term investment.It is quite popular nowadays because of being less risky as compared to other forms of investment.Now that we know what exactly do we mean by real estate,let us see what are the types of Real Estate.