Passive income vs selling stock

[David Yee]

Hello,

I am just starting my real estate journey by reading various books on the topic. Why is it that passive income is touted as such a major benefit of owning rental property? It seems that the same profit could be realized by purchasing and selling stocks each year. 

Thank you for your insights!

[Jonathan Stone]

Quote from @Joe Villeneuve:

Not even close. There are many reasons why REI is much better than the SM.

1 - Leverage
2 - Exponential returns on investments
3 - Owning RE for free
4 - Using same money to buy an infinite number of deals.

...and more

Joe is on it as always…. But let’s not leave out the big one for many high income/high net worth individuals:
The ability to save on taxes