So really right in line with historical stock market returns.The beauty of real estate is the it is 1) much easier to buy advantageously (get a good deal) than with stocks--at least for the average person, 2) you can also buy, even without leverage, properties that out perform the stock market, and 3) you can safely leverage 70% to 95% without much difficulty, making your money work much harder for you. 

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

@Tom Tran your plan may work but the difficulty is finding a property that meets your criteria and has an owner willing to allow a lease option.

I only see this in commerical, and in hundreds of projects the only time I saw a client ALMOST use it was on a $20mm project where the GC was 1.5years late, even then the client didn't do it because of the difficulty. 

I passed the first time but by the skin of my teeth compared to real estate brokers tests that I can basically finish in 45 minutes .. some of the mods think I gave up.. but nope done .. 

I have some people(who have skin in the game) who have offered to go through places with me, which is nice too.     

If you are using HML then that should be good to start with and put some skin in the game but you have to know how to negotiate your HML. 

Owners now have skin in the game with down payments, proof to repay the loan has been provided, many bought cash etc.

That is the anonymity of the interweb.Additionally on this forum you are dealing with a lot of people that have developed leather tough skin from repeatedly having to deal with a hole tenants.

How difficult is the process of filing tax documentation for a private money loan?