But what they don't know is that 30k homes by and Large in the US are really money pits and management intense and for the most part are not a suitable investment for arm chair quarterbacks. those that do well with them live with in an hours drive BY and Large not all but I would say a very Large %.I bought a tear down in Barron Park for 795k in 89.. spent 300 building a new home..

It's good to spell out what should be covered ahead of time and clarify things, even such things as i expected the cleaner should clean off the front porch tables and chairs, and she didn't think that was part of her job, so we had to negotiate that.It's amazing how much time and thought all of this takes!

Not only have they purchased entire streets and renovated all the houses (front porch lawn chairs and kegerator included in all houses), they have 60+ condos they are currently renting/renovating inside the mill, and they have A COMMUNITY OF 20+ TINY HOUSES they will be renting out soon. 

Also if you go unfurnished you'll never need to worry about your dining chairs falling apart, couch getting stained, coffee mugs breaking, etc.I'd talk with a local realtor who knows the rental market really well and get their feedback.

Drive down 4th or Summit St on a Saturday gameday and the porch roofs are filled with shirtless kids in lawn chairs (yes on the roof), baby swimming pools in every yard, and so many red solo cups they cover the entire lawn...fun times.All this can be mitigated if you have a highly experience PM that specializes in college rentals.

I honestly don’t think Powell could have done any better over these crazy last 4 years, and honestly almost any other fed chair would have done significantly worse imo.

They have decently nice pieces from kitchen tables/chairs to dressers and beds and sometimes we even find couches or rugs.  

What about keeping track of office and business expenses like computers, chairs, software, travel, lodging, etc.

Not sure how this suddenly becomes disputable except perhaps this being not the most popular fact on a rei forum:)They are two different animals for sure but at the end of the day the passive paper animal covers the rock and wins.Your "academically proven fact stocks beat rei on average," is premised only on asset values plan and simple.There is no consideration to:- equity creation- market efficiencies- accessibility- control- tax advantaged returns and asset transferability- cash flow- leverage- risk mitigation- etc.If the point is to compare two peices of publicity in a narrow view negating all other factors from arm chair Ivy league people who may or may not have ever invested  then sure stocks beat REI.I've traded equities beyond these index comparisons with options via speculation, income strategies, shorted positions, and other strategies but the reality is it takes a lot of tracking, waking up early mornings, setting up and constantly modifying your software, and more brain damage then REI if.

@Ray Trounday send me a DM and we can pull up a chair and chat about this subject for a while