It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

Separately, the benefits and disadvantages of renting to Section 8 is a topic of extended debate on this forum.

I just acquired one from a PM where they were charging a tenant a resident benefit package and a building protection plan.  

I know of all the benefits that come with real estate but it seems like if you break even with 20 percent down, those are similar returns to just putting that money in the S&P 500.

Longer Tenure in HomesData from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows people are staying in their homes for a decade (see graph below):This increased tenure means homeowners benefit even more from home values growing over time.

Each have their benefits and drawbacks.

Even if you only averaged 2.8% appreciation annually, which if you've had it 20 years I have no clue how that's true given prices have well more than doubled in that time, youre skipping over the fact that you have been benefiting from that appreciation on the ENTIRE house, not just the % you paid for.  

This is a significant potential benefit that can impact everything from security deposits to rent controls to eviction procedures. 

They originally wanted to phase out STRs with deed transfer, but the complexity and lawsuit risk of that verbiage had them change to this. 

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.