Rental History - Yes, while you may or may not outperform a property based on it's historical performance, it's a good variable to consider nonetheless.2.

My analysis shows that from a “house hack” perspective, the most strait forward way to lessen your monthly out of pocket is in a SFH situation - but as an investment it would not out perform a duplex scenario.

The solo 401k would way outperform the IUL if invested in the exact same indexed funds due to all the fees in the IUL.

However, with the Bay Area outperforming the rest of the state, there is undoubtedly some pressure on the median price as the Bay Area made up a larger share of home sales.

If you are an experienced investor and believe you are among the talented top 20% who can consistently outperform the S&P 500, I would create my own hedge fund.

Linked below-I think it's smart to diversify and hold precious metals but the article is pointing out that in most possible scenarios for the future, real estate will out perform.

Employment will continue to rise.Inflation fueled by debt will be the greatest threat by end of the year, but I think we've seen this year that it's a delayed risk which the stock market/mortgage rates can overlook in the short run.In Atlanta, I think we'll see rents continue to rise sharply while new construction continues to spin up and non-investor buyers come back into the market.I think multi-national companies, domestic consumer goods/services, and foreign markets will outperform this year.Take this with a grain of salt.

Every San Diego purchase has out performed our 2 OOS investments but one of our OOS RE had some Mother Nature misfortunes.  

In Los Angeles, where there’s rent control, my 5 SFRs outperform my 4-plex.  

If your cheap crappy postcard has a headline that grabs their attention, and a message that intrigues them enough to call, it will FAR outperform the most elegant hand written letter that says nothing compelling at all.