So as others said before its not a means to get wealthy it is just another tool in the toolbox provided you can stomach the ups, downs and volatility. 

One thing I DO know... volatility in the market like there is right now is always a harbinger of stock market woes... 

@Thomas Rutkowski IULs are definitely a way to go, but there's more volatility there. 

There are also many other signs pointing to recession such as low unemployment rate, bond yields are very stable, low, volatility, interest rates are rising, stocks are at all time high, real estate is at all time high in many places and much more.

I think that as long rental rates are less volatile than housing, and you dont see outside forces influence rates and big spikes in prices, I see no issue in companies owning large amounts of rentals

@Shane Johnson - Stock Market ETFs will be far more volatile than real estate assets.

And tenants in this price range are so much more volatile than say, $1,000 a month tenants.  

They do tend to be more volatile/risky situations but we don't refuse them.

The tenant may have a legitimate mental problem that is triggering their behavior, and if they are that volatile you don't want to do anything that causes them to go off the deep end. 

Sometimes, RE, even though potentially risky, is seen as less risky.Any smart RE private money lender is going to want to feel secure with the property as collateral, and will not lend without enough equity to make it worth the risk and/or charge a high enough interest rate to make it worth the risk.But, to answer your question, no, I don't think it's weird for investors to move from a volatile stock market to RE.