Real Estate Leverage

[Landen Ward]

I recently read an article on how Real Estate is a great tool to invest in against inflation. The used example was a 20% downpayment. After inflation caused the house to double in price, the downpayment was apparently quadrupled? I'm not sure how this works. I would think the downpayment would be cut in half since your downpayment was while more money was contributed to the overall value.

Also, it said something about not having to pay as much towards a fixed loan anymore.

I'm new to this if you can't tell. Thanks!