I want to make the right decision by investing in real assets and not phony ones on the internet like crypto currencies.

So they make their coin, whether you close or not. 

The market determines the true price of any product.You could have a beanie baby, comic book, rare coin, or any other collectible that a price guide or appaiser tells you that the item is worth $500.

I also have $0 in crypto right now which I am seriously thinking about building a smallish portfolio of BTC and altcoins with a pretty even alloation.

coin-op washer/dryer to pay for water usage (landlords in my city have to pay for water/sewage).quarterly inspections to limit problems from getting worse (if tenant does not call to report issues)straight up asking for higher rents up front.

Quite alright - - we all have opinions and sometimes difficult to appreciate the other side of the coin :)

When the people who chase down scumbags like him finally caught up with him, he had a Bentley parked in the driveway and a lot of gold coins in his house.

@Dave Foster  from my understanding the 1031 was first called the starker exchange and was coined for the Starker family an Oregon logging concern that wanted to exchange timber or timber lands. 

Investing is also about risk management, that's the other side of the coin that many investors don't want to turn over.speculation ?

Is it possible to use gold coins (major ones like Krugerrands or American Eagles) as collateral to buy down the interest rate?