There are countless books touting “freedom” using real estate—I’d probably chalk #2 off as another one of those.  

I’d also be leery of anyone touting trusts, wraps, and merely taking over notes of the desperate.

Hey Everyone,I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area.Houses here are expensive (relative to many other parts of the country) and require significant amounts of capital tied up in a down payment.I was looking to get pros/cons on: 1) buying a house (condo,sfh), renting out other rooms while living in one of them2) staying in a rental while deploying capital towards RE investments OOS and locallyIn several BP podcasts, and from RE moguls like Grant Cardone, renting is often touted as the better of the two options for an investor.

Some people will tout cap rates for 4 units and under, but it doesn't apply.

I've heard both options touted recently.I suppose the benefit of the former is that the buyer doesn't know what your actual fee is, but is just negotiating with you on their purchase price (which includes your fee).

Many gurus tout multi-family as the right option for everyone and every location.

The VALUE is all about the lease with structure and terms.People often get confused TOTAL lease term with NNN and PRIMARY term of the lease.It's common for some leases to tout 99 years,50 years etc. totalI don't care about that.

.🎆 The Sphere, touted as the world's largest spherical structure at 366 feet tall and 516 feet wide, made its debut on the Fourth of July with a spectacular display.

They touted low fees for professional services.

I know there's the out of state crowd that touts our high prices, but at the same time, there's a reason prices are high.