convincing a spouse that real estate is for us

[Juan Aguilera]

I've been a bigger pockets member for some time now and I love seeing success stories. I'm obsessed with the Podcasts and reading discussions and forums. However, I haven't made the jump yet into real estate investing. It's not the my wife and I cant afford it. My wife is a nurse, and I'm a Union skilled Tradesman (Plumbing and Pipefitting). We can afford to make the jump perhaps a little easier than some. The problem for me, is convincing my wife that real estate can be as good of a retirement plan if not better, than perhaps traditional investment methods AKA......... 401K, Roth IRA, so on so forth. If anyone out there has had a similar situation, I'd like to hear how you went about breaking down the numbers and or perhaps a book that you turned your spouse or significant other onto, to get them on your side and see the bright side of Real Estate and the potential financial independence that can be achieved!