Investment vs. Kapitalanlage

English translation: rental ownership vs. professional investment

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German term or phrase:	Investment vs. Kapitalanlage
English translation:	rental ownership vs. professional investment

08:15 Mar 26, 2019

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Bus/Financial - Real Estate / Form of investment in real estate

German term or phrase: Investment vs. Kapitalanlage

I am translating for a real estate company, and they are offering property for different kinds of client needs. Two of which are:
1. Investment
2. Kapitalanlage

Both are being translated with "investment" in English, but they are different things. Any idea on how I can make this difference clear? They gave me the following input to help me differentiate (keep in mind, this is for a contact form, so there isn't much space for full sentences):

Kapitalanleger – hier sind vornehmlich Käufer von vermieteten Eigentumswohnungen gemeint
Investment – ist ein eigener Bereich. Hier werden vornehmlich Profis angesprochen, sprich Anleger Wohn- und Geschäftshäuser, Immobilienprojekte, Neubau etc.

Any help is very much appreciated!! Thank you!
Aneta

AnetaJ KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 Germany
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rental ownership vs. professional investment

Explanation:
In this case it seems best to provide the intended meaning, rather than worry about whether the German words really mean what the author intends them to mean.

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Darin Fitzpatrick
United States

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Thanks so much! I think this is a very good way to go. Much appreciated!
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rental ownership vs. professional investment

Darin Fitzpatrick

no easy answer (!)

alec_in_France

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peer agreement (net): +3

rental ownership vs. professional investment

Explanation:
In this case it seems best to provide the intended meaning, rather than worry about whether the German words really mean what the author intends them to mean.

Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks so much! I think this is a very good way to go. Much appreciated!

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Asker: Thank you so much! I think this is a very good way to go. Much appreciated!

1 hr confidence:

no easy answer (!)

Explanation:
A difficult one.
IMO you will have to include a bit of explanation, e.g. "Kapitalanleger" - principally investments by (small) private landlords vs. those by (larger) professional investors.

alec_in_France
Local time: 07:26
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