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Internet financing is a growth industry. As the profits of newspapers and magazines wanes, the value of rapidly growing online properties increases.  Although, probably not fast enough to save the newspapers. 

I attend an investors meeting where most of the other people are heavily into real estate investments.  I tell them it seems strange that if I had a rental property which generated $1,000 per month of net cash profit they would all be interested in making loans based on that property.  If I have a website making the same net, no one is interested.  

It's not surprising given the technical requiresments for buying wisely and growing your purchase, but that has to change.  Right now existing websites can be purchased for 10-12 times their monthly net cash.  That means if you buy today and do nothing at all to improve the income, you have your investment back in a year or less.  It sure beats CD's.  

Of course a lot of things can go wrong with that happy plan.  Traffic statistics get inflated, straw buyers or friends click on ads to "help out".  In some ways it reminds me of all the tricks used to sell gold mines to suckers.  

I think a team which included a technical expert and an experienced investor could do well. 

We are living in very uncertain times and there is a lot of risk associated with any investment decisions, including the decision to do nothing.   I think thecarefully considered purchase of a few websites could make a real impact on an investors ROI.