Whatever the worst case sceneario is, its much less severe than investing in the stock market.

This sounds good, but as I will illustrate later in this blog, it pales in comparison to real estate.Details: The stock market is known for its volatility.

For context, I don't plan on doing more REI on other properties for the next 5-6y either, so it's either I do some version of this investment (with a construction loan @ 65% LTV) or keep the downpayment part (35%) in the stock market.

. * It's mind-boggling that after what we've been through in the housing market since 2008, that California would consider a bill that sends the message, "We don't want to develop, rehabilitate, or improve our housing stock

I have decided that I want to generate 50% of my passive income from stocks/dividends and another 50% from real estate.

It is like worrying that your stock portfolio only grew by 1% or lost 5% and now you want to cash it out. 

I was recently laid off from my job and have three issues: 1) No way to get a conventional mortgage 2) Need a place to live, and an advantage: sizeable savings on stock, bonds.I want to start investing in RE (ideally multifamilys), but for now I want to start small: buy a condo to live in, and [whenever I buy a multifamily I could move to] rent it.I would like to evaluate my high-level strategy, and get your comments:* [Soon] Get a "securities line of credit" worth around 15% of my savings.

I love these RE vs. stocks discussions. 

You also need to stock the house with consumables such as coffee, towels, dish soap and body wash and shampoo etc.  

For example, you could sell everything and invest 1/3 in stocks, 1/3 in syndication, and 1/3 in self-storage or some other real estate.