First, the tangibility of real estate. When you have $50,000 invested in a group of stocks, you have, at best, a piece of paper to prove it and the reputation of some financial institution you know very little about to back it up. With real estate, you have an actual physical property with a deed that has been validated and recorded by the government.
Second, the simplicity of it. You will not have the problem of understanding options, straddles, and covered calls. Real estate is pretty basic: The only things you have to deal with are the price of the property, the cost of money, simple appreciation, and market value.
Third, because of the mortgaging ordinarily used to buy real estate, the appreciation you get on a property's value is leveraged. Let's say, for example, you buy a $200,000 duplex with a $40,000 (20%) down payment and it appreciates at the rate of 5% per year (which is the typical inflation in real property values). After one year, you're up $10,000, or 25%, on your initial investment (not counting costs or any amortization or rental gains).
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