Real Estate Investing Vs Investing in your own Company

[Brent C.]

As a newbie looking into Real Estate as a way to make money, the more I read the more feel that Leverage and tax advantages are the two main ways to make money in Real estate, otherwise it is like any other business, in fact maybe worse in many cases. I am thinking about buying some multi family properties and realizing if I am not watching over everything I am surely going to loose money or make a less than acceptable returns. Furthermore I have limited options with what I can do to increase my profits, like paint the exterior or put in new carpet. I am physically stuck to a location while a business can often move locations or expand. 30% plus returns investing into a company is very very doable. I often have turned $20,000 into hundreds of thousands. There are also many more options that you could play with if things didn't work out work out, unlike a property.

I would love to hear more from others who perhaps have owned or ran a somewhat successful company and now involved in real estate and how you feel the two compare.

Just trying to pinpoint at which point does it make sense for me to get involved in Real Estate because if I have to watch over everything regularly and get returns less than I would in a company it makes no sense for me.

I look forward to your view points.

Sincerely,

Brent