Buy Rental Property or Invest in Index Funds

[Abdul Rahman]

1. If you have 50K to invest what option is better?
   Option 1 - Buy a rental property of 200K, with 50K down with 30 yr mortgage. Potential Rental Income $1800/month, after mortgage/tax/HOA, cash flow is $550.
   Option 2 - Invest 50K in VTI (ETF or MF) or VOO (ETF or MF), leave it invested for 10-12 yrs.

I’m at least 10-12 yrs from retiring, so trying pick an option which will benefit during retirement.