Real Estate Investors! Are the return worth it instead of stocks?

[Anthony Then]

The title says it all assuming you can get back 7% on stock gains yearly, going by current trends this seems extremely conservative, companies today seem to be growing much faster than the historical data we usually reference for average returns. So the question is, is it worth the extra work? Dealing with agents, contractors, property management, risk of expensive repairs, and so on. I am genuinely curious are you guys seeing 20% returns yearly or something because seeing all of the extra costs needed to even just begin saving for a house is kind of demoralizing even when you have a good salary and side businesses. Let me know what you guys think.

[Carlos M.]

@Anthony . I get an infinite return on all of my properties. I was a mechanic for 22 years prior to investing in real estate. We started by refinancing our primary home and pulling 60k in equity out. Fast forward 11 years, we now gross 1 million per year in rental income. I know I’m not smart enough to make that kind of money in the stock market with $60k, but perhaps someone can.