A professional tells you how it's done

How small apartments can bring big money

Financial expert Gerald Hörhan: "For a one-room apartment - or what I call an 'ugly little hole' - in a reasonable location, you need 15,000 to 25,000 euros in equity." The professional explains what happens next.(Bild: Burak Cayci (Agentur Kocak GmbH))

Financial expert Gerald Hörhan, known as "Investment Punk", explains why now is a good time to buy real estate. He is convinced that it pays to invest in one-bedroom apartments. How to go about it and in which regions of Austria it makes the most sense.

Hörhan: "The Signa bankruptcy has made it clear to everyone: The real estate industry is in crisis. People are unsettled, banks are cautious. But now is a very good time to buy real estate as an investment." The reasons for this: